A truly spectacular pairing of a great singer, Tony Lindsay and a fantastic band, Michael O’Neill Quintet. Join us for a world-class live performance and help us celebrate the release of their new album “Pacific Standard Time.” Grammy award-winning vocalist Tony Lindsay was Santana’s lead singer for over 20 years, now leading his own group Spang-a-Lang . Michael O’Neill frequently performs at all the top jazz venues in the Bay Area including Yoshi’s SF and Oakland. He had a stint with the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra and now leads several jazz groups around the area.
This not-to-be-missed epic music collaboration features:
Erik Jekabson – trumpet
John R. Burr – piano
Dan Feiszli – bass
Alan Hall – drums
Michael O’Neill – saxophonesTony Lindsay – vocals
Their CD “Pacific Standard Time,“ brings a new experience of the American Songbook directly from this group’s creative playground, delivering Songbook gems and jazz standards with consummate authority.
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
TONY LINDSAY, Vocals
For 25 years as the lead vocalist for Santana, Tony Lindsay garnered 11 Grammy awards, traveled on several world tours and recorded on seven CDs: Milagro, Supernatural, Shaman, Ceremony, Food for Thought, Ultimate Santana and Multi-Dimensional Warrior. Tony has become a regular performer for The Golden State Warriors (NBA), The San Francisco 49ers, The San Francisco Giants and The San Jose Sharks, singing The National Anthem. Tony continues to perform with the first band he formed – Spangalang – who have opened for Curtis Mayfield, Tower of Power, Gerald Albright, Jr. Walker and the Average White Band. He was also one of four singers who traveled with “Dancing with the Stars,” the road tour version of the popular TV Dance show. Other bands that Tony helped form and still performs with are The Soul Soldiers, Black Magic, and the Ray Charles Project.
MICHAEL O’NEILL, Saxophone & Band Leader
Michael O’Neill, a San Diego native, began studying clarinet at an early age. His first mentor was his neighbor, the great jazz and studio drummer, John Guerin. After the usual involvement with school bands and orchestras, Michael did a stint in the Air Force Band. In college, while majoring in Biology, he minored in music studying composition and arranging as well as jazz performance. After a brief career in science, Michael returned to music full time, studying saxophone with the great Joe Henderson while playing in dance bands, salsa bands and doing local jazz gigs. During this time Michael became interested in composition and formed groups to perform his original material, a trend that is ongoing today. Besides jazz composition, Michael’s interests have taken him into orchestral and ethnic musical forms. In the 1980’s he began writing music for documentaries and television for which he now has a long list of credits. Jazz performance residencies as leader include 13 years at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon bay, 7 years at Cetrella Half Moon Bay and 6 years at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood Shores. Michael has performed and/or recorded with Idris Muhammad, Joe Locke, Michael Wolff, Giacomo Gates, Geoffrey Keezer, Maria Muldaur, Eddie Fisher, Rodney Jones, Kim Nalley, Jackie Ryan, Tony Lindsay, Margie Baker, Faye Carol, Brenda Boykin, Jeff Chambers, Rob Schneiderman, Mark Levine, Frank Jackson, and many others.The Michael O’Neill Quintet featuring the great vocalist, Kenny Washington, has headlined the Monterey Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, SF Jazz, the Blue Note in Napa, Jazz at Pearl’s, Oakland and San Francisco Yoshi’s, Anna’s Jazz Island, the Jazz on the Hill Festival, the Oakland Art and Soul Festival, the San Jose Jazz Society Concert Series and many others.
