Formed as a Quintet in 1993, and a quartet 1998 - 2010— original line-up featured Greg Fundis and Chad Sanders from 56 Hope Road! Played jazz festivals in Springfield and Ashikaga, Japan, and fund-raiser gigs for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Blackhawks. Frank grew up in Chicago and suburbs, playing guitar as a kid. Picked up the sax in college at SIUC, playing New York City in the early 80s with David & The Happenings. He has studied with Henry Miles, Los Angeles session player Kim Richmond, Mack Avenue recording artist Sachal Vasandani, and attended clinics with Grammy-nom. JAzz Singer Nnenna Freelon, Jeff Clayton (American Idol), Paquito d'Rivera and others. He sang and played sax in a 2008 Port Townsend Jazz Festival performance at the Key City Playhouse. Chris Miller has many impressive side man credits based on his solid jazz chops, soulful fender rhodes and B3 organ sounds. He also performs with the Brian Pryor Jazztet. Bassist Rick Creasey has played with The Johnny 5 and also plays in a new original rock band. Drummer Dion Doss, who also played with Frank in the Blues Expressions, is a young drummer who brings fresh and skilled musical talent to the quartet. Most shows now feature outstanding young trumpeter A.J. Good, making the group a Quintet.
Frank E. Rambelon, self-proclaimed "Finest Lounge Singer in all Sangamon County," entertains with show tunes, melodic re-interpretations of The Beatles and Megastar Eminem, and some jazz, blues, and standards. Goofy playin' and singin' with nods to such brilliant lounge singers as Will Ferrell, Bill Murray and Richard Cheese. With Chris Miller playing piano and trying to keep a straight face.
Currently, can be experienced at Walnut Street Winery in Rochester IL on SATURDAY NIGHTS ( ;-o)
Who else wants to hire some of this brilliance?? ;-)
