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Maria Martinez, drums
Maria Martinez is originally from Camaguey, Cuba and was raised in New
Orleans, Louisiana. She is a respected drummer, percussionist, clinician
and educator, living and working in Los Angeles since 1981.Maria has performed
with many artists and groups including; the late, great Barry White, El
Chicano, Rita Coolidge, Angela Bofill, Klymaxx, Emmanuel, Trini Lopez
and Johnny Paycheck.
Eric T. Ward, bass
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Eric started playing guitar
in high school. In the early 70's, Eric toured with Renaud and The Junction
and was the opening act for the Jackson 5. After moving to California,
Eric played and recorded with Marvin Gaye, Diane Reeves and toured with
the legendary Thelma Houston. Today, in addition to playing with Peach,
Eric still plays with Ike Turner, Carl Carlton (Bad Mama Jama) and Luther
Ingram (If Lovin' You Was Wrong, I Don't Wanna Do Right) and the Los Angeles
based blues band New Breed.
Cece Worrall Rubin, saxophones
A native Californian, Cece was born in Los Angeles
and has been playing the woodwinds since the age of 10. Cece has performed
with dozens of great musicians including Guns & Roses, John Tesh,
Michael Bolton, Jack Mack and the Heart Attacks, Chuck E. Weiss, Jimmy
Wood & The Imperial Crowns, the Four Tops, the Temptations and the
Fifth Dimension. She has appeared with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of "Aerosmith,"
Ron Wood of "The Rolling Stones" and Elton John on an M.T.V.
awards show. Recently, Cece performed and appeared on the ABC television
show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" hosted by comedian Drew Carey.
Alicia McCracken Morgan, keyboards Keyboardist Alicia
McCracken Morgan is a New York-born, Florida-raised
singer/songwriter/musician. Her credentials include performing with
such artists as Al Wilson, Bobby Womack, actress/singer Sally
Kellerman, rock-n-roll duo Don & Dewey, Billy Vera & The
Beaters (At This Moment), Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, R&B/Gospel
singer Tata Vega (The Color Purple), blues singer King Ernest, Peter
Tork, and Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night). She performed on TV shows
including Roseanne, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, The Naked Truth, Almost
Perfect, Phenom, and Sibs. She has also been a cartoonist, a circus
performer and a fire-eater.
Additional band members:
Jimmy Roberts, tenor saxophone
Jimmy was born in Suffolk, Virginia where he first
studied sax in the school band. Later, he went to Toronto, Canada, where
he learned the fundamentals of the music business. After moving to Los
Angeles, Jimmy became one of the soloists in the band of Bobby Keyes (of
Rolling Stone fame), which allowed him to network and led to triple scale
sessions with the likes of Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks and Trevor Lawrence.
While working with Etta James, Jimmy was invited to join the European
tour of Greg Allman and Cher, by sax player Gene Dinwiddie. Jimmy would
tour Europe again with Paulinho DaCosta, playing the summer Jazz festivals
Montreux and the North Sea. Soon after, Jimmy met Jackie Lomax, who was
the first artist signed to the Beatles' record label, and became the horn
arranger for Jackie's next four records. Jimmy subsequently recorded and
toured with Rod Stewart for nine years. Currently, Jimmy records and tours
with artists such as Sade, Bonnie Raitt, Etta James and Rick Braun. "Bless
My Soul" is Jimmy's most recent release on Soultone Records.
Gina Segall, drums, piano, vocals
The youngest member of Peach's band is 9 year old Gina
Segall, who was born in Los Angeles. On occasion, Gina "sits-in"
as drummer and counts fellow drummer Maria Martinez, as one of her influences.
In addition to being a drummer and avid pianist, Gina also sings. Most
recently, Gina's voice can be heard on the soundtrack to the Dreamworks
film The Ring, singing a song written by Hans Zimmer.
Ahaguna G. Sun, drums
Ahaguna was born in Pulaski, Tennessee where he began
his career singing in his father’s Baptist church. He is a self-taught
drummer and an established singer and songwriter. Ahaguna has toured the
world playing with some of the most well-known R & B acts of our time
and has an impressive list of credits, including two gold albums with
Warner Brothers recording artists Frankie Beverly and Maze, Teddy Pendergrass,
Lou Rawls, Bo Diddley, Farm Aid with Willie Nelson and Friends, and President
Clinton’s First Inaugural Ball. Most recently, Ahaguna toured with
President Clinton's brother, Roger Clinton in North Korea.
Marty Grebb, music director/producer
Marty Grebb, born in Chicago, Illinois, began studying
music at age 8 and after playing with several bands in his early years,
he attended the American Conservatory of Music. From that point on, Marty
was asked to play in numerous successful bands alongside many accomplished
musicians. Marty’s early resume includes playing with The Buckinghams,
Lovecraft, and The Fabulous Rhinestones. In 1972, Bonnie Raitt asked Marty
to play on her second album, "Give it Up." Over the years he
would play on many of Bonnie's albums including, "Nick of Time,"
"Longing in Their Hearts" and her most recent "Fundamental."
In 1974, Marty moved back to L.A. and divided his time to play with Leon
Russell, Bonnie Raitt, Etta James and Greg Allman. While touring with
Willie Nelson, Marty was asked to join the group Chicago, which he did
for a couple of years. Later, Marty became part of a T.V. houseband, backing
up great musicians like Les Paul, Jeff Beck and Steven Stills.
Recently, Marty's solo album was released on the Telarc label, and many
of his old friends and bandmates like Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Jim Keltner,
Steve Cropper and Amos Garrett added their sounds to the album. Telarc
also produced his last album "Smooth Sailin," and his newest
work "High Steppin" will be released soon. Marty produced and
arranged on Peach's latest album The Real Thing.
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