los angeles

January 16, 2005 / 7-8 pm

BMI Circle of Songs

Genghis Cohen, 740 N. Fairfax Ave

Dan Zacharias – This singer/songwriter honed his chops playing in coffee shops and clubs in Boulder, Colorado. He has been in LA for the past few years performing with his band Imperial Z. The group’s debut EP, Starz, has been played on LA station 95.5 KLOS and was featured on a listening station at Tower Records on the Sunset Strip. Go to: www.imperialzmusic.com for more.

ZTribe - Renowned harmonica and saxophone player Jimmy Z has recorded and toured with some of the music world’s greatest, including Rod Stewart, Etta James, Tom Petty, The Eurythmics, and countless others. Since 2000, Jimmy has been touring with the Mexican rock band Jaguares, while also fronting his own blues rock band, ZTribe. Their current project, The Heart and Soul of a Jaguar - Corazon Y Alma de un Jaguar (CD and live performance), merges the Mexican side of Rock en Espanol with American blues and R&B. Along with him are his “hermanos/amigos” from Jaguares – Vampiro on guitar and Leo Munoz on percussion. Go to www.ztribe.com for more.

Ry Welch - This songwriter/composer was born in Austin, Texas, but grew up in Northern Virginia. He attended New England Conservatory in Boston where he earned a Bachelor's in Classical Composition. Ry spent five years in NYC as a jingle writer, led his band in Austin for several years, and then relocated to LA in 2003 at the behest of songwriter Jack Lee ("Hanging on the Telephone", et al.). Under Jack's tutelage Ry was able to apply his formal training to his song crafting more comprehensively, and now continues to develop his foundation-oriented yet inspirationally-driven style. Go to www.rywelch.com for more.