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“jazz music on string instruments”

Vivian Warkentin, violin
Vivian is Assistant Concertmaster of Oakland Symphony, and an active freelancer.
She’s studied jazz with David Balakrishnan. Her credits include string section work with
Burt Bacharach, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Sara Vaughn, Doc Severinsen, Chris Botti,
Smokey Robinson, George Benson, Henry Mancini, and also film scoring at Skywalker Ranch
and other local studios.

Michael McCarthy, guitar
Mike played bass with the proto-punk-country band Orgasm Spasm, and studied jazz guitar ...

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“jazz music on string instruments”

Vivian Warkentin, violin
Vivian is Assistant Concertmaster of Oakland Symphony, and an active freelancer.
She’s studied jazz with David Balakrishnan. Her credits include string section work with
Burt Bacharach, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Sara Vaughn, Doc Severinsen, Chris Botti,
Smokey Robinson, George Benson, Henry Mancini, and also film scoring at Skywalker Ranch
and other local studios.

Michael McCarthy, guitar
Mike played bass with the proto-punk-country band Orgasm Spasm, and studied jazz guitar
with Rich Parker, Jeffrey Burr, Alan Klein, Steve Erquiga, and Brian Pardo. He’s played
guitar with the Berkeley Jazz School Adult Big Band, and also leads a music group for the
developmentally disabled called All Together Now.

Wanda Warkentin, cello
Wanda is a member of the Berkeley and Santa Rosa Symphonies, and an active freelancer.
She’s played Principal cello with Santa Rosa Symphony and Midsummer Mozart Festival,
soloed with the tango orchestra SF Camerata, and has also done film scoring at Skywalker and
Fantasy Studios. She’s always loved blues and jazz music and dance, and is excited to now
be playing jazz and improvising.

Patrick McCarthy, bass and arranger
Pat is Principal bass of Oakland and Stockton Symphonies, and an active freelancer.
He’s been a substitute/extra bassist with the SF Opera, Symphony and Ballet, and done film
scoring at Skywalker Ranch and other local studios.
He’s played jazz with Jim Lowe, Steve Mitchell, Jerry Granelli, Charles and Charnett Moffett,
Mose Allison, Bobby McFerrin, and Regina Carter.
He studied with Charles Siani, Bruce Moyer, Rafael Garrett, and Gary Peacock.

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