Shanna Carlson - Hugo Wainzinger
The Bridges Band concept is a musical journey through the Americas
with original compositions by
Shanna Carlson - vocalist and composer, and
Hugo Wainzinger - guitarist, composer, and arranger
featuring songs from their latest CD "Lost In Your Eyes"
With a warm, slightly husky and intimate voice, Shanna Carlson delivers a lyric that may make you say "I really never listened to the lyrics before". She's a natural balladeer who also swings like mad and has a playful side. Born and raised in San Francisco she performed for years as a soloist but also had her trio at The Top Of The Mark for 5 years and her own quintet that played at many local festivals in Pacifica, Cotati, Stanford and San Jose. She also traveled abroad and worked in Sweden, Switzerland and Norway. Nowadays Shanna has a trio once a week at a lounge in Lodi and keeps herself busy doing some solo house concerts, performances with Hugo with his quartet and occasional vocal coaching. Shanna and Hugo met when he asked her if she'd be interested in recording some demos of his songs. One thing led to another and once lyricist Ken McKenzie put words to other melodies of his, a CD "Lost In Your Eyes" was done! Much of her energy is now spent working with Hugo on The Bridges Band to rehearse, compose, promote and play our originals!
Hugo Wainzinger is a composer, guitarist, and arranger. Born in Argentina, he was exposed to a wide variety of music since childhood. He absorbed many musical styles, making him uncommonly versatile as an arranger, largely through the influence of his mother, a passionate bolero singer. A prolific composer as well as a wide-ranging performer, he spans the spectrum from classical to jazz to contemporary and world music. Frequently performing as a soloist, he also plays with both Latin and American artists at various Bay Area venues and festivals including the San Francisco Jazz Festival. In addition to his active career as a composer and performer, he engineers and produces recording projects at HeartStrings Studio in Mountain View, California.
Performances
Hugo Wainzinger has been featured as a special guest on many jazz radio stations/programs.
Past performances include: SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL (San Francisco, CA), San Jose Jazz Festival (San Jose, CA), Healdsburg Jazz Festival (Healdsburg, CA), Trinity University of San Antonio (San Antonio, TX), Ford Amphitheater (Los Angeles, CA), J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, CA), California Jazz Conservatory formerly known as Berkeley's Jazz School (Berkeley, CA), Piedmont Piano (Oakland, CA), Mildred Owen Concert Hall (Pacifica, CA), Hedley Club (San Jose, CA), Avonova (Oakland, CA), Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts(Mt. View, CA), Pink House (Saratoga, CA), Garden City (San Jose, CA), La Peña Cultural Center (Berkeley, CA), Casa Circulo Cultural (Redwood City, CA), Stanford Hospital Bing Series (Palo Alto, CA) to name just a few.
Latest CD "Lost In Your Eyes"
Shanna Carlson: Voice and Piano
Hugo Wainzinger: Guitar, Bass, Strings
Weber Iago (Jasnam Daya Singh): Piano
John Shifflett: Bass
Jason Lewis: Drums
Ken McKenzie: Harmonica
Jeff Buenz: Guitar
John Calloway: Flute
Michael Spiro: Percussion
Paul Van Wageningen: Drums
Dan Robbins: Bass
Bob Karty: Piano
Tony Malfatti: Clarinet
John Worley:Fkugelhorn
Jeff Cressman: Trombone
Harvey Winapel: Sax
Kenny Stahl: Flute
Gerry Grosz: Vibes
Jeff Neighbor: Bass
David Udolf: Piano
Fred Randolph: Bass
Smith Dobson V: Vibes
Jack Dorsey: Drums
Bob Ringwald: Piano
Scott Anthony: Banjo
Bob Schultz: Cornet
John R. Burr: Electric Piano
Jim Rothermel: Clarinet
John Hunt: Trombone
Jim Maihack: Tuba
John Wiitala: Bass
Tim Volpicella: Electric Guitar
Celso Alberti: Drums
David Belove: Bass