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DENNIS BELL

Dennis Bell, pianist, is a gold/platinum award winning producer, arranger, songwriter, conductor and music educator. Graduate of the High School of Music & Art, Dennis has produced records by Doug E Fresh, Dave Valentin, New Voices of Freedom, U2, and Touche; amongst others. He was the musical director/ conductor for the international tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and has written TV and Radio Jingles for Drakes, Hardees, Roy Rogers, and Nabisco companies. He has played with and/or performed on albums and concerts with Marcus Miller, Buddy Williams, Nick Brignola, Jimmy Owens, Dave Grusin, Buddy Morrow, Sal Salvador, Dave Valentin, Noel Pointer, Steve Jordan, U2, Lenny Kravitz, Celia Cruz, Billy Preston, and many others. He has performed and conducted in venues from Carnegie and Alice Tully Halls to Madison Square Garden, and appeared on the Joan Rivers Show, New York at Night, MTV, music videos, and in the movie U2, Rattle; Hum. Dennis is the founder and CEO of City Slicker Productions and record label GuavaJamm Entertainment. He is presently a Professional Associate Professor of Music at Mercy College in Westchester County.

LYNETTE WASHINGTON

This phenomenol jazz vocalist is a native New Yorker and has had a career that has taken her across the globe. Her travel has also enabled her to learn to sing in quite a few international languages. Although Lynette's singing style is heavily rooted in the jazz, R&B, and gospel arenas, Lynette nurtured her early professional singing career performing in Russian nightclubs throughout New York City and Europe. She recorded on the early GRP releases of Jazz Trumpeter Tom Browne as well with her own R&B/Dance group Touche’ on Emergency Records.

She has worked with such well-known artists such as Aretha Franklin, U2, and Peter Gabriel and was featured lead singer in New Voices of Freedom appearing in U2's Rattle & Hum, BBC's One World, One Voice, and Lenny Kravitz's; Give Peace A Chance on Virgin Records. Lynette has also recorded radio commercials and appeared in national TV commercials for Roy Rogers, Mercedes Benz, Boy’s Town, Nescafe and Pizza Hut.

She has appeared with such jazz notables as drummers Buddy Williams & Anton Fig, saxophonists Clifford Jordan & Gerry Niewood and bassists Alex Blake and Cameron Brown. Her three Cds Smoky Dawn, LIVE! In Harlem with Dennis Bell Jazz NY and Long, Long Ago (A Jazz Celebration of Christmas, Chanukah & Kwanzaa) have been featured on over 75 U.S. and International Radio Stations.

She is currently the jazz vocal feature in both the United Kingdom and French Apple iTunes Music Stores and was the #5 top jazz download in the United States Apple iTunes Music Store. Recently Lynette was the featured vocalist on WBGO’s Singer’s Unlimited Show with Michael Bourne and appeared as the 2005 Jazzmobile/Anheuser-Busch Jazz Vocalist Competition Winner at WBLS’s Croton Music Festival and at the City Of Yonkers’ Friday Night Jazz Festival in the Yonker’s Sculpture Garden.

Her NYC Club appearances: Creole, The River Room, Sweet Rhythm, Azalea, Opa, The Lenox Lounge, and many more.

NEW VOICES OF FREEDOM

ROCKSPEL? How do you describe it? A vibrant, raucous collision of rock, gospel. R&B. Jazz, Reggae and Hip-Hop as introduced to the world by the internationally renowned choir New Voices of Freedom (NVOF), "The #1 Rock & Roll Choir in the World".

NVOF, directed and conducted by gold/platinum award winning pianist, conductor, producer Dennis Bell, was first heard doing a choir version of their classic "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by the super band U2. The superstar rock band U2 subsequently invited the group to perform their magic at their "Rattle & Hum" celebration tour at Madison Square Garden. The rest of that magical meeting is seen and heard in the movie "U2, Rattle & Hum. The Madison Square Garden meeting was so successful, U2's Bono asked the group to sing another one of their songs "The Sweetest Thing" for the Bill Murray movie "Scrooged". From then on NVOF set out on their own adventures, singing in many venues some of which had never seen the likes of a choir before. The choir performed at clubs like The China Club, Wetlands, Tramps, The Lonestar Cafe and Delta 88 bringing their unique style and message to a variety of audiences. Appearing in commercials with, Aretha Franklin, videos with Sean Lennon and Lenny Kravitz ( "Give Peace A Chance"). NVOF also appeared in several TV public service announcements including the long-running Boys Town USA. The CD presents New Voices' unique brand of music — ROCKSPEL.

KYM OUTERBRIDGE

Kym is a talented songwriter in addition to her sensuous vocal talents. She makes her recording debut with the sensuous R&B album "Chocolate Box." Jazz musicians, Casey Benjamin (saxophone), Dennis Bell (piano) is featured on this album.

Kym is presently working on her second album as a member of the group Infinite Embrace. The album, entitled Infinite Embrace, will be released in May 2007.

SIR NUKEEM

Brooklyn-born rapper, Sir Nukeem, has been called "The King of Rasta-Rican Hip-Hop". In his debut album, Sir Nukeem combines the street sound of NYC hip-hop with the patois of the Jamaican DJ, adding a touch of Spanish into a mix that can only be classified as new and different.

The boomin' trax combine the rhythms of Jamaica, beats from the streets of NYC, and the classic sound of the Hispanic Caribbean.

Rasta-Rican Hip-Hop is an original, fresh new direction for the hip-hop nation. The lyrics are challenging, positive and engrossing as Sir Nukeem easily shifts from Patois to English to Spanish. Produced by Dennis Bell, the gold/ platinum award winning producer of Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick's hip-hop classics "The Show" and "La-Di-Da-Di".

PANTHEON

The band ... in their own words mon (Lead Vocals, Bass)
"Pantheon" is a power house of music from the temple of the Gods, with a sexy and scary word ensemble.

Dark Rose (Lead Vocals)
"Pantheon" is literally a place where I let my hair down. I can dress scandalous, and be encouraged to do so. I can get crazy, and be praised for it. "Pantheon" is how every day life should be energetic, free spirited, and careless!

Big Al (Lead Guitar)
"Pantheon" is an outlet for me to get my guitar groove on. No one solos in today's music anymore. "Pantheon" is the best way for me to release my anger by making a lot of noise and pissing a few people off in the process!

Pyro (Keyboards, Turntables, Drums)
Pantheon is a rush of blood to head! This is a high like no other, just being there on stage whether it's for one person or a million, as long as I'm on stage with "Pantheon" I'm happy.

INFINITE EMBRACE

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