Viva & the reinforcementsThe little big band with the sassy singer and sensational style.
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Viva carries enormous hope and love for the global community, and believes communication, laughter, dance and empathy are the best tools available to humankind. She likes her coffee black, her tequila neat, her men strong and her women stronger. Privileged to play with the best jazz musicians, Viva hopes you'll join the party in your snazziest gold & white formal wear.
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TYLER LIENHARDT
Tyler Lienhardt is a fiddle player and singer from Southern Maine. He began playing music at an early age, learning blues piano from his mother, and then studying jazz at the Tony Boffa School of Music.
At the age of 18, he moved to New York City to study filmmaking, where he quickly became immersed in the vibrant traditional fiddle scene. Since then, he has traveled to various musical meccas to study the lush fiddle styles of that region. Places such as Ireland, Quebec, Virginia and New Orleans. Tyler currently plays with a number of groups and artists on the Maine music scene, including Tricky Britches, Tumbling Bones, Caroline Cotter, and Viva & The Reinforcements.
At the age of 18, he moved to New York City to study filmmaking, where he quickly became immersed in the vibrant traditional fiddle scene. Since then, he has traveled to various musical meccas to study the lush fiddle styles of that region. Places such as Ireland, Quebec, Virginia and New Orleans. Tyler currently plays with a number of groups and artists on the Maine music scene, including Tricky Britches, Tumbling Bones, Caroline Cotter, and Viva & The Reinforcements.
RION HERGENHAN
Suave, cheeky and talented, this percussionist and songwriter is the thumping heartbeat of our favorite SalsaCore band, El Malo. Ladies, you're welcome.
ALTON HALL
Classically-trained orchestral bass trombonist Alton Hall once studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio before putting his music career plans on hold and pursuing other adventures for more than 16 years. Now a world-traveling Tango-dancing actuary who makes his home in Maine and South Asia, he's looking forward to bursting back onto the scene with Viva & The Reinforcements at the Razzle Dazzle Ball!
CHARLES ELLINGWOOD
Mr. Ellingwood, a 15 year veteran and teacher of the bass guitar, employs a wide range of techniques over a multitude of styles ranging from reggae, to rock, to jazz. His audible enthusiasm is completely contagious, making him a marvelous addition to the Reinforcements.
JIMMY DORITY
Composer/performer Jimmy Dority is a wearer of many musical hats: directing (Lorem Ipsum’s The Threepenny Opera,Portland Stage’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), performing (Foam Castles, Hi Tiger, Lovers of Fiction, Over a Cardboard Sea, Jazzputin & the Jugskunks, Lady Zen), and composing in a wide array of styles. He is currently in the process of mixing his production, Jimmy Do Right & the Pop Go Boom,a live album of twelve original pop songs performed by himself and a 21-piece pop orchestra.
PAT SUTOR
A skilled clarinetist and saxophonist, Mr. Sutor studied jazz at Rutgers before seamlessly joining the Portland music scene. He has dazzled audiences with Lady Zen and balances swing, hip hop and Latin styles with equal grace and craft. The energy he adds to The Reinforcements is not to be underestimated!
REXY DINOSAUR
Don't be fooled by her appearance- Rexy IS a dinosaur. Rexy has been playing saxophone since age 11, and is always looking for ways to make her sound unique and rounded enough for any audience to enjoy. Her singing and playing is heavily influenced by Emilie Autumn, Dave Matthews Band, Muse, and Jeff Buckley.
ANGELA PITTEROFF
Angela Pitteroff has been playing trumpet professionally in Maine and the northeast for over 15 years. She also likes to sing and play flute, and enjoys jazz, soul, and funk music. She is working on a Master's in Jazz Studies at USM and plays in the 195th Army National Guard Band. In her spare time she likes to run, read, hike, and play with her kiddo!
NICHOLE BAILEY
A native of Western New York, percussionist Nichole Bailey has been traveling the globe in search of the beat. She has enjoyed a musical relationship with several Universities and Opera Companies throughout the country. Additionally, she performs with Ghanaian master xylophonist, Bernard Woma. Appearing in a much anticipated black ensemble, which she will doubtless rock with an unfettered sauciness, Nichole's reunion with The Reinforcements is it's own cause for celebration.
JAMES FINISON
Mr. Finison has been playing drums since the 4th grade. He began playing in bands in high school and furthered his education studying music at USM. James has enjoyed playing with a wide variety of groups from jazz to metal to salsa.
TREVOR PERKINS
ADAM HOSACK
Mr. Hosack is a vocalist and rabid songwriter based in Portland, ME. Every month he writes a short album in a single day. These Album-in-a-Days are available at adamhosack.bandcamp.com.
el maloNever has bad felt so good.
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Amelia fais harnas
When she was twenty-nine or thirty, she communicated almost solely through pyrotechnics and lasers. |