A Stardust Christmas Carol

Rick has been an active bass player in the Puget Sound area since 1978. He has performed with the Tacoma Symphony, Olympia Symphony, Olympia Chamber Orchestra, Sweatband, Mood Swing, Size 3 and The Hot Five. His Harlequin credits include Tenderly, Man of La Mancha, First Date, Little Shop of Horrors, Pippin, Assassins, A Rock N’ Roll Twelfth Night, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Dancin’ In The Streets, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Sixties Chicks, Sixties Kicks! and so many Stardust shows that he has lost count! Rick currently performs with the Jazz Senators, teaches private lessons and performs as a freelance bassist. Rick wishes to thank his wife Kay, and kids Nicole and Aaron for their continued support.

Maria is an in-demand drummer, percussionist, and educator throughout the Pacific Northwest.  You may recognize her from past Harlequin performances including Dancin’ in the Streets , Dancin’ in the Aisles , Soul on Fire! , A Stardust Homecoming , Sixties Kicks! , A Stardust Christmas Carol , and Summer in the Sixties.  Outside of Olympia she has performed in such venues as The Earshot Jazz Festival, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, The Triple Door, The Seattle Art Museum, and Tula’s.  Nationally, she has performed on stages in New York City and at the Women In Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Her original compositions have been performed at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts and have been featured on KPLU’s Jazz Northwest.  As an educator, Maria has served on the faculties at Pacific Lutheran University, Pierce College, and St. Martin’s University. She is a proud director of the all women big band the Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra and is currently adjunct instrumental jazz and percussion faculty at South Puget Sound Community College.