Brian Andres Trio

Brian Andres Trio

Erick Peralta, piano Aaron Germain, bass Brian Andes, drums   $20 cover charge (cash at the door, please) Students $10; kids free For a reservation, call the shop at 415-586-3733   Raised by professional musicians in Columbus, Ohio, Brian Andres gained early professional credentials from performances with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Little Anthony and the Imperials and Tony Award winner and Broadway star Faith Prince, as well as with such artists as Leroy "Sugar" Bonner from The Ohio Players, blues greats Sam Myers and Lonnie Mack and television and movie star Woody Harrelson.   Arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area in early 1999, he quickly found work with numerous local Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Latin funk, Latin jazz, and Tex-Mex groups. In 2000, he joined the band of San Francisco Bay Area icon Dr Loco (Dr Jose Cuellar). Brian continues to perform with Dr. Loco in both The Rockin' Jalapeno Band and Los Tiburones Del Norte. Through working with Dr. Loco, Brian was asked to record the original music soundtrack for the critically acclaimed Robert M. Young film "Alambrista: Directors Cut," along with Grammy nominated producer and musician, Greg Landau. Brian  also performed with "The Father of Chicano Music" and National Medal of Arts recipient Lalo Guerrero prior to his passing. While continuing to reside in the Bay Area, Brian has performed with notable San Francisco musicians including John Calloway, John Santos, Wayne Wallace, Omar Sosa and Ray Obiedo, as well as with the Grammy Award winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Independent Music Award winning artist and Ivory Coast native Fely Tchaco, reggae singer Black Nature (Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars) and percussionist band leader Danilo Paiz  (Ruben Blades). He has also performed with East Coast Bachata artists Bautista and Frankely on their West Coast performances.