Greenberg Artistic Performances

Dmitry Greenberg, the founder and director of Greenberg Artistic Performances, is a world-class pianist and composer from Israel, currently living in the US. Dmitry earned his Master of Arts degree in jazz piano and composition in 1995 at the State Conservatoire of Ukraine, where he studied from a famous jazz trumpeter Valery Kolesnikov and a brilliant, internationally acclaimed pianist Anatoly Lozovsky.

Dmitry is known to the Israeli music lovers for leading a house band on a top-rated weekly national TV comedy show "Seven Magpies" (2001-2003); being a member of the Tel-Aviv Acoustic Jazz Quartet directed by Robert Anchipolovsky; and leading his own Smooth Jazz Band.

Since 2004, Dmitry has participated in numerous concerts and recitals in San Francisco and other major US cities, playing with the San Francisco Symphony, Canadian Brass, Kim Weston, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ronnie Spector and many more distinguished artists. Besides working actively as a solo performer, Dmitry also leads The Dmitry Greenberg Jazz Trio.

Joy Bonner is a high energy vocalist who keeps her audience involved with a custom repertoire of songs spanning from the 1940’s to the current hits of today. With her original band, The Gurus, Joy has toured the States and Europe promoting their CD, Ritual Dance. The Gurus music has been showcased on TV and had radio airplay with their single “See You As I Do”.
Joy has opened for the Doobie Brothers, Tom Jones, Chris Isaak & Dionne Warwick. Recently Joy was honored to be invited to sing the National Anthem, God Bless America & Take Me Out to the Ballgame at a 2002 World Championship Anaheim Angels game. Joy has also performed on the Wayne Brady Show.

Omega is a “rising star”. If you have had the good fortune to encounter this voracious and eclectic songstress, you will have wondered, how have I missed this intensely enjoyable experience until now? 

Growing up in the culturally diverse canopy of Oakland, CA, Omega began sharing her sound in local arenas in the late 1980’s.  With a soulful tone and jazzy esthetic, Omega has definitely crafted her own unique style. To her credit, she has recorded albums with “Neo soul” group Neomythic, “House” band Afromystik and has also recorded numerous dance singles. Omega has traveled extensively on world tours with hip-hop group Blackalicious and Afromystik including America, Africa, Asia and Europe. These experiences have further honed and developed her professional career.  Currently, she is recording her debut album.

Michelle Sell enjoys an extremely active career as a professional harpist.  Since 1977, Michelle has played an average of 150-200 professional harp engagements per year. She has performed on the harp for the Queen and King of Thailand, the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg, President Jimmy Carter, Academy Award winning director Francis Ford Coppola, rock star Sammy Hagar, and former SF 49'er quarterback Steve Young.  She has toured with Frank Sinatra, Sr., and Linda Ronstadt, appearing on The Tonight Show and Good Morning America.  Most recently she has been touring with the Tony Award Winning production of “South Pacific.”

For Adam Goodhue, "drummer since birth", music has been the caravan that has brought him to stages and studios all over the world. Be it Big Band Jazz in China, R+B, Neo Soul and Blues in Oakland or New Orleans styles w/ Maria Muldaur and Bonnie Raitt. Always striving for tone and feel and the ability to draw from so many styles is what Adam brings to every musical endeavor.

Brahm Sheray is a freelance Bassist and Musical Director based in the San Francisco area. A lifelong professional, Brahm performs frequently at home in the Bay Area and around the world. Playing both Upright and Electric Bass gives Brahm the versatility and capability to cover any genre and stay in high demand.

Raymond Froehlich has been a member of the San Francisco Symphony percussion section for the past fourteen years, playing under most of the greatest conductors the world has seen. He has also traveled the world on tour playing in the utmost supreme acoustically designed halls in the world. A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory, he was previously a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and a timpanist with the Berkeley Symphony. Jazz has always been Raymond's greatest obsession other than his beautiful wife and two absolutely charming kids. Rounding out his playing in the jazz form he has played with many different ensembles including The Symphony all-star Jazz band, The Tommy Kessicker Trio, Full House Groove and The Gary Schwantes Group. Now, playing in The Dmitry Greenberg Jazz Trio, Ray truly is one of its cornerstones. 

Randall Keith is Principal Bassist of the Santa Rosa Symphony, and assistant principal with the Fresno and Modesto orchestras and section Bass in the Oakland and California Symphonies. Randy is a master of many musical genres having performed with S.F. Ballet Orchestra, The San Jose Symphony, Chanticleer, the Mendocino Music festival (including the Big Band), Classical Jazz Quintet, Those Darn Accordions, the Pop band Java and the Fusion band Jack Face to name just a few. Randy has recorded on numerous CDs including releases by Archangelos Chamber Ensemble, Grant Taylor, Tim Krol and many others. Being a member of The Dmitry Greenberg Jazz Trio, Randy actively takes part in forming the ensemble’s repertoire by composing beautiful music, some of which has recently been introduced to the public.

Stephen Smith talking about himself: "Me? I'm a guy lucky enough to be living out his dream of doing music for a living. I came from a musical background and have always been around some form of music. Currently I'm producing some real cool Jazz CD's and other projects for Talking House Productions (www.THPRO.com) in San Francisco. I play bass guitar for several bands, CD's, TV shows, DVD's, Pro Sporting events, and music festivals. So, I stay pretty busy, but it's a real cool life and I like it."

Terry Scott is a singer, songwriter, musician from Washington D.C. By the time he was eighteen, he'd already been in a succession of bands playing keyboards and toured Europe. By the 1980's he was signed to a major record label deal with Electra Asylum Records. Terry Scott has put together his years of work and experience to find a sound all his own, fusing elements of rock, pop and R&B with strong songwriting and real musicianship in his recently released album, "It's Only Love". Although black acts are still projected with limited scope and vision, Terry dares again to challenge stereotypes and emerges with a range of great music that defies limitation. From the touching title track "It's Only Love", with its heartfelt message of love for humanity, to the blazing "Tribute" to Jimi Hendrix with its rocking guitars, to the Latin influenced "Waiting in the Wings", this album offers music in a myriad of style and taste that is Terry Scott. For us, it's beautiful music. To him, "It's Only Love".

 

Bill Belasco started drumming at the age of three. He played in various school groups and orchestras until he went on the road with “The Graduates”, a brass rock band that played all over the country. Bill settled in The Bay Area in California.
Today Bill is a well respected drummer on the San Francisco music scene. Since playing drums with the Pickle Family Circus for fifteen years, Bill has been continually adding musical diversity to his repertoire by playing with such diverse groups as Majestic Swing, The Sharmen Duran Trio, The Dave Miller Trio, and the Mike Vax Big Band.
Bill currently freelances with many different singers as well as instrumental groups playing clubs, weddings, concerts ,and sessions. Bill studied timbales with the great Louie Romero from Masacote.
Having a long love affair with Afro Cuban rythyms Bill is going for his dream with The Kenny Dorham Project. This band, with arrangements by trombonist Jules Rowell is a tribute to Kenny Dorham using his compositions in a latin jazz format.

 

Paul Branin is a fabulous musician who has been playing professionally since his teens. A multi-instrumentalist, he is comfortable in all styles and has achieved an equal and amazing level of proficiency on both guitar and sax. While playing with Levon Helm, Paul has backed up Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and a host of others as well as playing with other members of The Band, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson. He has worked with jazz legends like Jimmy McGriff, Hank Crawford and Jack DeJonette. Paul has played with Orleans, Robbie DuPree plus numerous local and regional acts on both the East and West Coasts.

Beth Welch Snellings is a professional, conservatory-trained cellist who is a popular performer at weddings and other events. A well-known musician in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, she has access to a wide network of music professionals so that as well as offering superb solo cello, she can arrange a custom ensemble or jazz combo that’s uniquely perfect for your event. Beth offers you an optional in-person meeting to go over the program in depth, so that you can feel confident about every detail ahead of time. Let Beth take one of your biggest event planning worries off your shoulders. With the ideal semi-formal or formal musical ambience flowing seamlessly, you’ll be able to relax, enjoy, and be free to focus on your guests.

To be continued...