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Chris Bernhardt,
Acoustic Bass: As a versatile player with eclectic tastes, bassist Bernhardt
has never been content to stay in one musical style. Before BMR4 became his
main project he was hired extensively in the blues, rock, and hip-hop
fields. As a founder of the roots rock band, The Buzz, he has toured the
country in support of the groups's releases "Highway" and "Live At Buddy
Guys Legends". These recordings have received airplay on over 200 radio
stations,garnered favorable reviews,and sold over 10,000 copies.The band
toured under established booking agencies, such as Monterey International,
and The Billions Corporation
Jay Moynihan, Reeds & Keyboards: As a graduate of Berklee College of Music
in December of 1993, Jason has been actively working in the music community
in Chicago for well over 10 years. Jason or "Jay" as many in the business
call him, is equally as comfortable playing rock, jazz or the blues as he
has played with Buddy Guy (A Grammy and Rock Hall of Fame Silvertone
Recording Artist) for the past 5 years.
Neal Alger, Guitar: After graduating from Northern Illinois University with
a Bachelor's degree in jazz guitar performance, Neal moved to Chicago and
has freelanced with many major jazz artists including Lin Halliday, Ed
Thigpen, Howard Levy, Fareed Haque, Grazyna Augusick, and Blue Note
recording artist Patricia Barber. Neal's versatility has also enabled him to
perform R&B/soul with KFox (DefSoul records), classic rock covers with Cast
Iron Skillet, and 20th-century classical music with HardArt Groop. Recently,
Neal has released a duo CD with vocalist Typhanie Monique on BluJazz records
titled Intrinsic. The great majority of the national and international
performances that Neal participates in are with Patricia Barber.
Mike Rodbard, Drums: As a graduate of DePaul University's School of Music
(BM '93), Mike Rodbard has been working steadily in Chicago for the last 15
years. He has a versatility in styles that makes him one of the city's most
called drummers, whether its playing jazz, the blues, or straight rock and
roll. For the past four years, he has been the drummer for the Lonnie Brooks
Blues Band, international recording artist for Alligator Records.