The Grand Band

Brian Mann

Grand Piano

Brian Mann is an acclaimed pianist, composer, arranger, and musical director whose remarkable career spans jazz, rock, pop, television, and film. He has toured and performed with Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, David Lee Roth, and jazz-guitar great Larry Carlton, while his extensive studio career includes composing and producing music for television, advertising, and children’s programming. A longtime Santa Barbara resident, Brian combines extraordinary musicianship with warmth, imagination, and a deep love of jazz. At The Grand, his artistry and welcoming spirit are at the heart of the music.

Richard Weller

Drums

Jim Mooy

Trumpet

Jim Mooy is an accomplished jazz and classical trumpeter, conductor, and respected music educator. A graduate of UCLA and an alumnus of the Music Academy of the West, he has toured professionally throughout the United States and Japan and performed extensively in the Los Angeles area, including as a full-time Disneyland musician. At Santa Barbara City College, Mooy conducts the award-winning Lunch Break Jazz Ensemble and the Symphony Orchestra, inspiring generations of musicians while remaining an active and admired presence in Santa Barbara’s music community.

Kenny Wild

Bass

Special Guests

TBD