Chris Duarte, a San Antonio native was born in February of 1963, the same year as his Strat. His goal, to be a successful musician and write music for all the world to hear. His choice instrument, the guitar and at the age of 15 his career of being a musician began. At the tender age of sixteen he dropped out of high school and moved to Austin, Texas to further develop his musical career. Several years later, Chris met a man by the name of John Jordan who would become Chris' best friend and co-founder of the Chris Duarte Group. John, like Chris was born with music in his blood. Although John's first instrument was piano, he would become the bass guitarist for the Chris Duarte Group. Together they would travel to over 300 dates on average per year for over 15 years straight. It was then that Mr. Jordan departed from the group to pursue a solo career and to open his own Record company called Tana Records. The band still continues to play well over 200 nights a year in every state and many countries abroad. Collectively, the Chris Duarte Group has realeased a total of four albums. Texas Sugar Strat Magic (1994), Tailspin Headwhack (1997), Love is Greater then Me (2000) and Romp (2004). the band is due to hit the studio in December of 2006 for release number 5 from the Chris Duarte Group. Now based out of Atlanta, GA. Chris is backed by Joseph Patrick Moore on Bass and Jeff Reilly on Drums. Get ready to have your face rocked off! Chris Duarte has been known to play guitar till his fingers bleed.

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MAURICE RAYFORD, a professional entertainer performs as a solo artist and group member with equal aplomb, with song styles ranging from jazz to gospel, sings lead and back-up vocals with a range from 1st tenor to baritone. Current singles "Loved and Let Down", TAM Records", Raw Cuts compilation CD , Rodell Records, featuring the single "Doing It To The MAX".

BERNARD MIXON, singer/actor, member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians , studied acting at Second City in Chicago. Bernard has performed in a wide variety of dramatic contexts, including commercials, feature films, television, drama and the stage, and is an exciting song stylist/balladeer with a vocal range from 2nd tenor to bass. He has performed around the country and abroad.CLIFFORD T. FRAZIER, a singer/actor/writer Master Storyteller, publibshed poet (The National Library of Poetry), a graphic artist (Designer of Mood Logo), was nominated for his performance of "The King" in the Black Ensemble Theatre production of "The Other Cinderella", studied voice at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, and has performed nationally and abroad as both a vocalist and actor in feature film, radio and T.V.

OLLIE BOLDS, a native of Oakland , California, has performed lead and back-up vocals on stage and in the studio working with such greats as Aretha Franklin,Whitney Houston, The Whispers and Bobby Brown. With a vocal range from 1st tenor to bass, Ollie is also known for his flashy choreography and vocal arrangements.

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Friday October 8th, 2010

Doors Open At 7pm
Clearwater Theater presents...

Indigenous

Mato Nanji's always provided the heartbeat of the band Indigenous - along with the warm dusty voice and the soaring, spirited guitar fireworks that have earned the group from South Dakota's Nakota Nation a place among roots rock's elite. But with the emotionally charged and musically visceral Broken Lands, the band's second album on Vanguard Records, Nanji makes a transformation from sparkplug to visionary.
"I've wanted to make an album like this for years," Nanji explains, "but to a certain extent my hands were tied. Now I feel like I've achieved so many things I've wanted this band to be. The songs I'm singing are more personal. The sound of the band has broadened, and we were able to explore all the influences that are woven into that sound - blues, soul, R&B, and even country - more than ever. And the guitar playing is more controlled, to really let the songs speak for themselves. On top of all that, I've grown as a singer. After being frustrated for a while, all of this makes me very happy. "What it amounts to," Nanji announces, "is that Indigenous is a brand new band."He means that literally. From the group's beginning in his parents' basement through the release of 2006's Vanguard debut Chasing the Sun, Indigenous was a family band. But after that disc was recorded Mato's bassist brother Pte, his drummer sister Wanbdi, and his percussionist cousin Horse left to pursue other musical paths. "Everybody decided to go their own way, leaving me to carry on Indigenous," Nanji says. "Playing with my family for 10 years was a lot of fun, but it was time to grow."So Nanji recruited guitarist Kris Lager, keyboardist Jeremiah Weir, bassist Aaron Wright, and drummer John Fairchild to tour behind Chasing the Sun. They also appear on Broken Lands, joined by drummer Kirk Stallings, percussionist Chico Perez, and Mato's wife Leah Nanji on backing vocals. Producer Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, R.E.M., Willie Nelson, the Eagles) completed the studio team."Jamie shined on bringing out the energy and honest sound we had going on," Nanji says. "He had us set up and play live in the studio as if we were on stage. Some of the songs, like the acoustic-guitar shuffle 'All Night Long,' went down with even the vocals recorded live while the band played. Others, like 'Should I Stay,' are more textured, but benefit from the energy that comes with playing the basic tracks live."Nanji's big-toned guitar on Broken Lands' dozen songs about romance and destiny continues to demand comparison to his idols Stevie Ray Vaughan, Los Lobos, Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana.