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A flowing collage of waltzes, tangos, gypsy and folk music

Café Musique promises listeners an odyssey that will transport them to exciting and beautiful musical landscapes...

Brynn Albanese (violin and vocals)

Brynn has toured and performed world-wide sharing her exhilarating style with audiences from Boston to the Netherlands. A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music, her first great musical memory was that of concertmaster for the University orchestra on a tour to the former Soviet Union in 1987. She has also served as concertmaster and soloist for the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic, and as principal second and soloist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. After seven years of living and working overseas in the Netherlands, she found herself longing to come back to California in search for personal and musical serenity. Brynn is a fearless musician unrestrained by a single discipline. She savors the opportunity to discover new musical experiences in all genres. She is currently Concertmaster for the Monterey Symphony Orchestra and teaches at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo. Brynn lives in Los Osos. She enjoys spending time with her dog, Honey, and unwinds by riding her 800cc motorcycle all over the Central Coasts hundreds of country roads!

 

Duane Inglish (accordion)

Since moving to San Luis Obispo in 1971, Duane has been involved in many musical endeavors. He was a founding member and served as director of the Live Oak Music Festival, has owned a local nightclub which featured live music, has helped produce countless shows and concerts featuring folk, blues and bluegrass music and hosted "Basically Bluegrass" at KCBX Public Radio for sixteen years. Some of his performance credits include being banjoist and accordionist for "The Friends of Ned Perkins" and "All Wound Up" . In theatre, Duane has been involved with musical production and performances in Cuesta College's "Fete de la Nuit" (directed by bree vallee) and Cal Poly's "Round Heads and Pointed Heads" (directed by Josh McHammer). Most recently he has been holding down the accordion spot with two bands, "Café Musique" and "Hot & Cool Orchestra", a quartet specializing in gypsy, zydeco, blues and swing originals. .

Duane lives in Garden Farms and likes to decompress with his family and an occassional good cigar and glass of wine.

 

 

Piper Heisig (bass, percussion and vocals)

Piper began playing music professionally in 1977 and teaching in 1987. She can be heard singing and playing bass and/or percussion in a number of bands around the Central Coast. A veteran of many musical genres, including; Old Time, Bluegrass, Country, Western Swing, Trad-Jazz, Swing, Blues and World/Folk, her name has appeared on many band rosters over the years, including "Those Darn Accordions" and "Cats & Jammers". She is currently the music director of Morro Bay’s, Hawaiian hula halau, "Na Mele ‘O Ke Kai" and among the musical hats she wears, are those of performer, recording artist, song writer and record producer.

Piper lives in San Luis Obispo, amidst her copius collections, which she shares with her feline foundling, Kiko. She is a certified Fashion Therapist and a master at creating interior environments. 

 

Craig Nuttycombe (guitar and vocals)

Craig began his musical career in the 1960’s playing rhythm guitar in the surf band “The New Dimensions” while attending Hollywood High School. He went on to become half of the acoustic duo “Lambert and Nuttycombe” who’s first album “At Home” was released in 1970 on A&M; Records. Three years later the duo released their final album “As You Will” on the 20th Century label. In 1978, back at A&M;, Craig’s solo album, “It’s Just a Lifetime” was released. Craig has worked with some well known musicians including members of “Fleetwood Mac”, “Three Dog Night” and “The Eagles”. Since moving to the Central Coast in the early 1980’s, Craig has independently produced several recordings of his original songs and is currently in the studio working on an album which is being produced by Piper

Craig continues to pen new tunes reflecting the peculiarities of life. He lives with his dog, Trilby, in Los Osos where they like to go outside.