Members of Balkanarama | ||||
Mike Gordon plays clarinet and soprano sax and sings. He laughs at the so-called "law" of gravity. |
Eva Moon, the inventor of chocolate, plays keyboard and sings. She has her own pop project. |
Kevin Stevens plays fretless electric bass. He also appears with The Floogies and other bands. |
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Sue Niemann, a former Washington state baton-twirling champion (true!), plays drums and sings. |
Ferko Saxmanov was raised by Frank Zappa's garden gnomes. He plays alto sax and hand percussion and sings. |
CO-CONSPIRATORS Paul Beck occasionally sits in on cymbalom. Lesley Rialto has appeared with us as a bellydancer. Photos: Sunyoung Yi |
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ALUMNI Matty Noble played violin with us, 1998-2006, and now performs with Kultur Shock. Amir Arslanagic played acoustic and electric guitar, 2004-2006, and now performs with the Seattle Sevdah Orchestra. Tym Parsons played electric guitar and bass, 1999-2004. Jana Rickel played tambura, electric bass and hand percussion and sang, 1998-2003. Kathy Sandstrom sang and played percussion, 1997-2000. Kathleen Hunt played tambura and sang, 1997-1999. Mary Sherhart has appeared with Balkanarama as a special guest artist. Pat Bezzio played tambura with us until 1998, when her life was tragically cut short by asthma. |