Giocoso
Giocoso (Gee-oh-coe-soe) has been in existence (inlcuding some hiatuses) since about 1985. It now consists of two of the earliest members plus some “new blood” on drums and woodwinds. We occasionally trade out sax for electric violin, or we can have both.
We believe jazz shouldn’t be too serious. We like to have fun with it. We also love to occasionally improvise the form of tunes as well as on solos.
Stylistically, we mix it up a bit, pulling from the genres of funk, Latin, and “not-so-smooth” contemporary jazz.
We’ve done private engagements for upscale country clubs such as Whittier’s Friendly Hills Country Club, Dove Canyon C.C. near Mission Viejo, and annual events at Yorba Linda C.C.
At the other end of the spectrum, we’ve played Border’s Books locations and the like. On some weekends,Giocoso is also found playing at The Bluebird Art House in Whittier.
http://www.bluebirdarthouse.com/
Andy Vermiglio: Drums. Andy has played and taught in the armed forces, studied with
drummer Dave Weckl, and is currently studying with big band/swing master, Jeff Hamilton.
http://www.andythedrummer.com/
Dave Gruber: Keyboards/compositions. Dave has done arranging work with various artists. He’s played with guitarist/recording artist Ric Flauding, and singer/songwriter, Jon Byron.
Gary Metz: Saxes and flute: Gary’s played with a lot of greats, including the band Potatoe Salad with David Garfield, and going all the way back to working on the Merv Griffin Show.
Daryl S.: Violin. Daryl studied viola at the University of Colorado at Boulder (BM), San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and U.S.C. She is the former product specialist for orchestral strings at the Yamaha Corporation of America and is a national clinician for Knilling String Instruments.
Daryl plays many contemporary styles on both her traditional instruments and a 5-stringed electric violin. She has played and/or recorded with Guns and Roses, Depeche Mode, Al Stewart, Michael Sherwood, Larisa Stow, Darryl Purpose, Robert Morgan Fisher, E.B. Fraley, and many other singer-songwriters and bands.
http://daryls.com/