Co-Presented by Marin Jazz and the Lark Theater!    

In tribute to the genius of Ray Charles, a swinging sextet of outstanding Bay Area musicians offers their take on some of the highlights from Ray’s amazing songbook.

A band of prominent musicians is perpetuating that legacy and bringing his music to San Francisco. The band is a meeting of elite jazz and blues musicians including 11-time GRAMMY® Award winner and Santana vocalist Tony Lindsay & noted Bay Area guitarist Chris Cain. A talent-packed rhythm section will back them, including Hammond B-3 player Jim Pugh, bassist DeWayne Pate and drummer Deszon Claiborne.

The Ray Charles Project is a rock solid line-up all-stars.  In addition to Tony, Chris and (special guest) Danny there are:

The amazing voice of Glenn Walters (not pictured).  Glenn co-founded The Hoodoo Rhythm Devils with his partner Joe Crane, put out five critically successful albums, and toured and performed with some of the major acts of the 70's, including Steely Dan, Savoy Brown, Uriah Heep, Johnny Winter, The Pointer Sisters and Sammy Hagar. You’ve heard his voice on countless national TV commercials, and he was “The Wolfman” in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Eamonn Flynn was the keyboardist on the movie soundtrack for The Commitments. He’s recorded and toured worldwide with Michael Franti and Spearhead, Elvin Bishop, Coco Montoya, Michelle Shocked, Maria Muldaur, and many more.

Drummer Deszon Claiborne has played behind blues great Charles Brown, and he is also the dynamic tick-tock for Clockwork and the Tammy Hall Trio.

The man who leads and plays bass for the Project, DeWayne Pate, gets around too. Dewayne has worked with Steve Lukather, Huey Lewis and the News, Boz Scaggs, Maria Muldaur, Robben Ford, Pat Benatar, Charlie Musselwhite, and Arturo Sandoval. In addition, Dewayne has been a columnist for Bassics Magazine, and his highly acclaimed instructional video The Art of Tapping is now being sold around the globe.