Francisco "Pancho" Tomaselli
...killer bassist
...killer bassist
- From Quito Ecuador, Pancho Tomaselli has toured around the world playing bass for the band WAR and other noted acts (The Latin Project, Andy
Vargas, Millero Congo, Louie Shelton). After attending the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduating with a degree in Music
Business and Management, Pancho moved to Los Angeles where he joined the A&R department at Virgin Records of America. There, Pancho
worked with Janet Jackson, Maya Angelou, Lenny Kravitz, and Ben Harper.
In 2000, Pancho began working independently on projects including studio sessions for artists such as Tricky and Carlos Santana as well as
performing with groups like The Latin Project and La Sonora Dinamita. Nelly Furtado and Molotov have released his remixed versions of their
songs, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. Pancho also performed in a house band on one of Univision's high-rated hit series.
In 2003, he was invited to perform with the legendary band WAR (Low Rider, Why Can't We Be Friends, Cisco Kid) and has been performing
locally and internationally, appearing with WAR on The George Lopez Show and Live with Regis and Kelly. He has shared stages with megastars
like Joe Cocker, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
DISCOGRAPHY AND EXPERIENCE
WAR, Avenue-Rhino Records Performance (Bass, Background Vocals) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominee ’09 2008 > WAR: Greatest Hits Live
CD/DVD/Blue Ray, Rhino Records Performance (Bass, Background Vocals) 2007 > Lonnie Jordan: “War Stories”, Fantasy Records Producer,
Writer, Studio Sessions, Performance (Bass, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals) 2006 > Rhythm Roots AllStars: Scion Performance,
Studio Sessions (Bass) > Arsenio Hall: Independent Studio Sessions, Performance (Bass, Guitar, Programming) > Nike Corporation: World Cup
commercial (International) Studio Sessions (Bass, Guitar, Vocals) > Vikter Duplaix: BBE Records Studio Sessions (Bass) > SalsaSoup: “Live at
The M Bar”, Amasound Entertainment Producer, Writer, Performance, Studio Sessions > Andy Vargas: Warner Brothers Performance (Bass) >
Beenie Man: Grand Punk Records Studio Sessions (Bass, Guitar) > Tricky: Grand Punk Records Studio Sessions (Bass, Guitar and Percussion)
> The Latin Project: Electric Monkey Performance (Bass) > Leonor Dely y Millero Congo: Insignia Records Studio Sessions, Performance,
Producer, Writer > Jack Elliot Music Project Performance (Bass) > The Henry Mancini Foundation Performance (Bass) 2005 > Blue Ice, Universal
Studio Sessions (Bass) > LENA , Warner Bros Studio Sessions (Bass) > Common/Mary J. Blige, MCA Studio Sessions (Bass) 2004 >
SalsaSoup, “Latin North America”, Amasound Producer, Writer, Performance, Studio Sessions > Farzad, Amity, Performance (Bass) > Louie
Shelton, Performance (Bass) > Stomp, Performance (Bass) > Carlos Santana, Studio Sessions (Bass) > Eliades Ochoa, Virgin Spain,
Translator/Interpreter 2003 > Kina: "Girl From the Gutter", Dreamworks, Remix > Plastilina Mosh, "Human Disco Ball", Virgin, Remix, Studio
Sessions > SideStepper, “La Bara”, Palm Pictures, Remix, Engineer, Studio Sessions 2002 > Sonora Dinamita, Performance (Bass) > Honda
Corporation, Honda Civic TV commercials (Domestic), "Civic Coupe"/Honda Corporation, Producer, Studio Sessions, Writer 2001 > International
5 (I-5): Giant, Producer, Engineer, Studio Sessions > Chaka Khan: Various tracks, Paisley Park, Warner Bros, Performance, Engineer, Studio
Sessions > David Sylvian, "Scent of Magnolia", Virgin, Studio Sessions (Bass) 2000 > Nelly Furtado, "Party's Just Begun", DreamWorks,
Remix/Studio Sessions > Molotov, 2 tracks on “Molomix”, Universal, Remix, Studio Session > Café Tacuba, "Reves" (Grammy Award Winner),
Warner, RM/ST > Elan, Warner Brothers, Performance (Bass) > Outside, Tracks for “Out of the Dark”, Dorado-Warner, Producer, Writer, Studio
Sessions 1999 > Ricky Martin: Vuelve, (Grammy Award Winner), Sony, Second Engineer > "Exoticom", Internet Music Show, DEN, Producer,
Writer, Studio Sessions, Engineer > Malek Yusef, Performance (Bass) > "Los Beltran", Sitcom, Sony-Paramount, composed theme song and
interstitials, Writer, Producer, Engineer, Studio Sessions.
Gusto, Scott and Barbara Trent
in production on "Tradewinds"
at Microjazz Studios, Trenton,
New Jersey - March 2010.
in production on "Tradewinds"
at Microjazz Studios, Trenton,
New Jersey - March 2010.
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Trenton's own "Wise
Intelligent", formerly of
the Poor Rightgeous Teachers,
continues to be a force in
modern hip hop in his 3rd
decade as a writer, producer and
performer.
Intelligent", formerly of
the Poor Rightgeous Teachers,
continues to be a force in
modern hip hop in his 3rd
decade as a writer, producer and
performer.
Sarah Dash
A classy singer, songwriter and Trenton native, Sarah
has enjoyed a long career singing with the Rolling
Stones, Keith Richards and Labelle (Lady Marmalade)
A classy singer, songwriter and Trenton native, Sarah
has enjoyed a long career singing with the Rolling
Stones, Keith Richards and Labelle (Lady Marmalade)
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Anthony "Madd Tronnix" Fearron - original paintings made in Trenton,
NJ
Anthony "Madd Tronnix" Fearron - original paintings made in Trenton,
NJ
Cliff Adams
Trombonist for Cool & The Gang...Trenton Native.
Clifford Adams has played with many of the jazz greats,
names that resound throughout history and remain vibrant
in the present by their influence on modern music forms.
Born October 8, 1952 in Trenton NJ, Clifford showed a strong appreciation for classical
Jazz in his preteen years. As his voice showed promise in the choir at the age of 12, it was
in junior high school that Clifford experienced a life altering revelation when he was
introduced to the trombone. The music he was most exposed to was that of the masters of
classical Jazz. Clifford's mother, Ms. Evelyn B. Adams, always had an intellectual and
heartfelt appreciation for this music. The genre seemed to manifest itself through notes
coming out of young Clifford's trombone. Tommy Gryce, GiGi Gryce's younger brother and
reedman, guided Clifford's talent and determination. As the trombone fused itself with
Clifford's spirit, it became a true voice of self-expression for a gifted and budding young
musician.
In 1968, Clifford got his professional start in Trenton, in the horn section of a band called the
VSQs. He, Michael Ray, and Jimmy Stackhouse comprised that horn section. By the age of
17, Clifford was playing on the road with Patti Labelle and the Bluebells. After spending the
summer on the road, he returned home to further his education in music theory at Trenton
State College. He sat in at the Fantasy Lounge, a Trenton Jazz club where young musicians
were groomed, and played for matinee audiences. Clifford played there with Sonny Stitt,
James Moody, George Benson, Shirley Scott, Gene Ammons, Don Patterson, and Charles
Earland, who took young Adams out on the road.
While playing at Harlem's famed jazz spot, The Club Barron, Clifford met many jazz greats
such as Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, and many more. Clifford met, and most times even
played with, almost all of his heroes. He left an indelible impression on many of them. The
following artists are just some of the strong musical influences in young Clifford's life: Clark
Terry, J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton, Julian Priester, Grachan Moncur III, Wayne
Henderson, Fred Wesley, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Ron
Carter, Thad Jones, Count Basie, Al Grey, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Fortune, Abdullah Ibrahim,
Lou Donaldson, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
In 1973, Cliff Adams, Mike Ray, and Larry Gittens were the horn section for The Stylistics
world tour. Clifford went on a two-year stint with the world famous Thad Jones and Mel Lewis
Big Band. After playing with Duke Ellington's Orchestra, then headed by the Duke's son
Mercer Ellington, he did a European tour with Max Roach, and then formally joined Kool &
the Gang.
Generations of people are familiar with the Clifford Adams trombone solos on "Joanna"
from Kool & the Gang, "Someday We'll All Be Free/Save the Children" from Regina Belle,
and the much celebrated "Slam Dunk" released in the spring of 1996 by Kool & the Gang
Featuring Clifford Adams on the "NBA at 50" multi-platinum selling album. The following
year, Clifford released his debut solo project; a classical Jazz CD entitled "The Master
Power," which did very well throughout Europe, home to an enormous Adams' fan base. His
next CD, "Cliff Notes," represents the first forum where Clifford truly expresses his
multi-faceted nature. Here fans can delight in Clifford's million selling pop side featured in
Stylistics and Kool & the Gang hits, but also showcase his classical jazz roots through the
same notes. More importantly to the fans, it is the first smooth jazz album ever to feature a
lead trombone. The songs chosen allow looseness and tightness, humility and confidence, a
serious groove and free form, to work in harmony for the listeners' pleasure.
Trombonist for Cool & The Gang...Trenton Native.
Clifford Adams has played with many of the jazz greats,
names that resound throughout history and remain vibrant
in the present by their influence on modern music forms.
Born October 8, 1952 in Trenton NJ, Clifford showed a strong appreciation for classical
Jazz in his preteen years. As his voice showed promise in the choir at the age of 12, it was
in junior high school that Clifford experienced a life altering revelation when he was
introduced to the trombone. The music he was most exposed to was that of the masters of
classical Jazz. Clifford's mother, Ms. Evelyn B. Adams, always had an intellectual and
heartfelt appreciation for this music. The genre seemed to manifest itself through notes
coming out of young Clifford's trombone. Tommy Gryce, GiGi Gryce's younger brother and
reedman, guided Clifford's talent and determination. As the trombone fused itself with
Clifford's spirit, it became a true voice of self-expression for a gifted and budding young
musician.
In 1968, Clifford got his professional start in Trenton, in the horn section of a band called the
VSQs. He, Michael Ray, and Jimmy Stackhouse comprised that horn section. By the age of
17, Clifford was playing on the road with Patti Labelle and the Bluebells. After spending the
summer on the road, he returned home to further his education in music theory at Trenton
State College. He sat in at the Fantasy Lounge, a Trenton Jazz club where young musicians
were groomed, and played for matinee audiences. Clifford played there with Sonny Stitt,
James Moody, George Benson, Shirley Scott, Gene Ammons, Don Patterson, and Charles
Earland, who took young Adams out on the road.
While playing at Harlem's famed jazz spot, The Club Barron, Clifford met many jazz greats
such as Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, and many more. Clifford met, and most times even
played with, almost all of his heroes. He left an indelible impression on many of them. The
following artists are just some of the strong musical influences in young Clifford's life: Clark
Terry, J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton, Julian Priester, Grachan Moncur III, Wayne
Henderson, Fred Wesley, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Ron
Carter, Thad Jones, Count Basie, Al Grey, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Fortune, Abdullah Ibrahim,
Lou Donaldson, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
In 1973, Cliff Adams, Mike Ray, and Larry Gittens were the horn section for The Stylistics
world tour. Clifford went on a two-year stint with the world famous Thad Jones and Mel Lewis
Big Band. After playing with Duke Ellington's Orchestra, then headed by the Duke's son
Mercer Ellington, he did a European tour with Max Roach, and then formally joined Kool &
the Gang.
Generations of people are familiar with the Clifford Adams trombone solos on "Joanna"
from Kool & the Gang, "Someday We'll All Be Free/Save the Children" from Regina Belle,
and the much celebrated "Slam Dunk" released in the spring of 1996 by Kool & the Gang
Featuring Clifford Adams on the "NBA at 50" multi-platinum selling album. The following
year, Clifford released his debut solo project; a classical Jazz CD entitled "The Master
Power," which did very well throughout Europe, home to an enormous Adams' fan base. His
next CD, "Cliff Notes," represents the first forum where Clifford truly expresses his
multi-faceted nature. Here fans can delight in Clifford's million selling pop side featured in
Stylistics and Kool & the Gang hits, but also showcase his classical jazz roots through the
same notes. More importantly to the fans, it is the first smooth jazz album ever to feature a
lead trombone. The songs chosen allow looseness and tightness, humility and confidence, a
serious groove and free form, to work in harmony for the listeners' pleasure.
