An active musician in the San Francisco Bay Area, Max continues to tour the west and east coasts of the USA, including New York City, Los Angeles, Reno, Nevada; and throughout the state of Oregon. Touring in 2007 included New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.

Max has also performed with jazz greats Dave Black, Vicki Burns, Jeff Chambers, Jamie Davis, Bruce Forman, Terry Gibbs, Jon Hendricks, Noel Jewkes, Harold Jones, Calvin Keyes, Vince Latiano, Mel Martin, Renzel Merrit, Bill Perkins, Si Perkoff, David Rokeach, Tom Shader, Phil Smith, Cami Thompson, Mike Vax, Vince Wallace, Kenny Washington, & many more.

He has also performed with pop/rock artists Johnny Mathis, Bobby Rydell, and John Cippolina (Quicksilver Messenger Service), and Novato Frank.

Tony Malfatti

Tony Malfatti is a multi-talented instrumentalist, vocalist, recording artist, composer and arranger. He has backed The Drifters, The Temptations, toured nationally with Johnny Baron & The Bel Aires, Joel Nelson Band, Russ Lorenson, Shawn Ryan, Shaynee Rainbolt, and Terese Genecco, in her hit show, Drunk With Love.

Reviewer Lee Hartgrave says: - "the absolutely fantastic Tony Malfatti, who plays sax, clarinet and flute. Not only does he play them - he twists and turns each note as if he were entwining us with come-hither sounds. No wonder the audience was jumping up and down - their seats were on fire."

 

            RANZELL MERRITT

....and Ranzell Merritt on drums., has been written in many languages. As one of the West Coast.s premier percussionists, he is always "first call" when he's in the Country. He's an impeccable timekeeper

 

Jesse DeTorres

 

Jesse DeTorres, the lead vocalist for JD & Company, is known for his versatility; no genre is foreign to him.  Jesse, in one evening, sang R&B; he did some back-up for another performer; he sang a ballad and then, as if he hadn't been versatile enough, he sang an Al Jolson tune, just the way Al Jolson sung it. The crowd loved it. It all took place during a FIRST SUNDAY SHOW at the Liberty Hotel and he has been a favorite of our audience since. He was a soloist at his church, too, and although he has never done a sacred song for us, my bet is, he would .sing like and angel..

Jesse, born and raised in Pittsburg, started his singing career at the age of 9, with his older brother and cousin; they were called The 3-J.s. As a teenager, he joined a dance band called The Ray-vens and they participated in numerous .battle of the bands. up and down the state. He has demonstrated his vocal skills at the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland; the Rick Shaw in Waikiki; the Kuwa Club in San Francisco; and he did a tribute to Al Jolson at Melody Land in Los Angeles. If you are old enough to remember what a radio is, you might have heard him in commercials for Taco Bell, Mexicana Airlines and Birkenstock Shoes.

As lead vocalist, with JD & Company since the late 70.s, he has played in most of the Western States, including Nevada.