Whether it’s Black Tie and Gown or Casual Elegance, Orpheus Jazz Ensemble enhances your festive gathering and gets your guests in the mood with ‘Swing Standards’ and Holiday tunes performed to perfection. Comprised of seasoned musicians hand-selected for their professionalism and wide range of talent, this group intuitively knows how to swing, rock, and samba the night away! If you are looking for the highest quality, most versatile and upscale sound, you just found it…consider your search completed…

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Orpheus Jazz Instrumentation:

Male Vocalist
Trumpet
Piano
Bass
Drums
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS:

Vocalist - TERRY DEARMORE was a studio vocalist in Nashville, TN for 16 years. He sang background vocals for many different recording artists on numerous albums and singles, as well as lending his voice to hundreds of commercial products such as Budweiser, Toyota Forerunner, Subaru Outback and Greyhound Bus Lines. He also recorded albums with Jubal on Elektra Records and with Barefoot Jerry on the Monument and Columbia Record Labels. Besides singing, Terry plays guitar, bass and harmonica in recording sessions and live gigs. He is also a published songwriter and independent producer.

Trumpeter - ROGER ROSSI is recently retired from "The U.S. Army Band" where he finished a 33 year career as a Sergeant Major and trumpet soloist with "The Army Blues Jazz Ensemble". He has performed with jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Doc Severinson, Arturo Sanduval, Maureen McGoverin, The N.Y. Voices and many more.  Roger has performed for seven different US Presidents and many world leaders at the White House and State Department.  He has been free lancing on trumpet in the D.C. area for 35 years.

Pianist - BILL VANLEAR played clarinet, sax, and piano with the 3rd Marine Air Wing Band in El Toro, California from 1976-1979. During the eighties and nineties, Bill and his quartet played in the night clubs of Southern California, including The Mozart Cafe in San Juan Capistrano, The Cannery in Newport Beach,  Club Grille at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, and Studio Cafe in Corona Del Mar. The Bill VanLear Jazz Quartet featured Luretta McCray on vocals and Dick Dow on Bass.  He also plays with the Difficult Run Jazz Band and Orpheus Jazz.

Bassist - JIM HOUCK, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, has been a bass player from an early age.  He has performed and toured with The Guthrie Theater, Paula Kelly and the Modernaires, Russ Carlyle, Marilyn Sellers, Easy Smith, Ed Berger and the Jazz All-Stars, Gene White, the Ron Lee Quintet, Augsburg College Orchestra Jazz Band and Concert Band and many others.   Jim has recorded with the Doc Dikeman Big Band, the Difficult Run Big Band, and Orpheus Jazz.

Percussionist - TOM DELL’OMO received both Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music Performance/Composition degrees from the University of North Texas.  He served as Director of Percussion at The University of Montana before returning to UNT to begin his doctoral studies.  Tom won his current position with The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in 2001 where he performs daily for various ceremonies and special events around the National Capitol Region.
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