English – Spanish – French – Portuguese

I'm an Oakland jazz salsa singer-songwriter, fluent in a few languages thanks to my itinerant childhood. Since 2004 I've done more than a dozen studio recordings for my own & other bands. In 2010, I sang on the Grammy-nominated Bien! Bien! In 2011, I made a fan-funded CD, and in 2012 my singing/songwriting was on Pacific Mambo Orchestra's debut CD. In 2013, we won a Grammy!

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Kids, Come to Oakland Feather River Sleep-Away Camp August 2019

Kids, Come to Oakland Feather River Sleep-Away Camp August 2019

This year Town Camp offers a special sleep away camp at historic Oakland Feather River Camp, our city's own municipal camp since 1924 located in Quincy, Calif.
Oakland had covered wagons? Pix from the past for Feather River Camp's 90th Anniversary

Oakland had covered wagons? Pix from the past for Feather River Camp’s 90th Anniversary

Here are some pictures I snapped while at the memorial day work weekend up in Oakland beautiful camp. A group had spread out boxes and boxes of historical pictures in order to put together a 90th anniversary time capsule. Here are some I thought were interesting. Feel free to estimate the dates of these pics....
Brainstorm! 10 Toxic Self-Help Books I Would Buy

Brainstorm! 10 Toxic Self-Help Books I Would Buy

I came across this title (Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life) and inspired, I brainstormed some potential best-selling self-help book titles: 1. Toxic Losers: Ruthlessly Eliminating Useless Nitwits From Your Life 2. Toxic Reality: Staying Positive When Everything Around You Turns to Shit 3. Toxic Rage: Turning the Bile Within into...
Back from Oakland Feather River Camp!

Back from Oakland Feather River Camp!

It’s hard to stay inside after a week of living outdoors, swimming in creeks and mountain lakes, making music and dancing, reading, hiking, socializing and, before bed, seeing the Milky Way snaking across the star-spattered sky. That’s my life at Oakland Feather River Camp, where I’ve taught the music program during Garage Band week for...