In recent years, the band has added one of the most gifted
and powerful trumpeters in the nation, Walter White. His playing
caps everything this band does with beauty and excitement.
"As trumpet players go, White has it all....
jazz trumpeting doesn't come much better."
-Toronto Globe & Mail
"
...a major league talent."
-Los
Angeles Times
Walter's training was extensive: Interlochen,
Julliard, and the University of Miami. His previous
collaborations seem endless. He was formerly the lead trumpet
with the Harry Connick, Jr., Orchestra and with Maynard Ferguson.
photo
by Christianne White
That snappy and ebullient bass player is the one and only Paul Keller. The son of a preacher, Paul studied bass at the University of Michigan.
He now teaches bass at U of M in Ann Arbor and leads the Paul Keller
Orchestra
(formerly the Bird of Paradise Orchestra) and the Paul Keller
Ensemble. Paul worked with Diana Krall when she was first nominated
for a Grammy. That association continues to this day. He jokingly
says he is one of the best bass players in the country, its when he
comes to the city that he has his problems. All kidding aside,
Paul is one of the very best in the city as well !
He also works periodically
with the Detroit Symphony and the Cincinnati Pops as featured soloist.
He lives in New York State and commutes regularly to work with theWoody Herman Band and the Charles Mingus Orchestra.
