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Sharon L. West
Program Creator, Director, Bandleader and Star Vocalist

Creator and Band Leader of Harlem For Hire/
The MightyDreamer Angel Mentor's program

Sharon L. West has been performing as a professional singer for five years predominately to help community based organizations fundraise.
If not for her concentration of preparing to launch a business that would help mentor young adults and underserved older adults learn skills in communication, she might be seen in California, Texas or Florida performing or maybe in Nevada with George Clinton, performing with drummer Mike Flythe which she was requested to consider to join the band for the Summer 2009 and beyond. Musically, Sharon has had her hands in production, writing, producing and planning the design of stage performances.

Additional performance credits:

Lead: Outdoor Christmas Series Value King Stores

Lead: originals/jazz: The Iguana in midtown
Lead: The Renaissance in Harlem
Lead: Mannahatta in Soho as  DreamsOnTour
Lead: Jazz and Blues band: The Swing Tones

The Apollo Theater 100th Anniversary of NAMA

Lakeside Summer Outdoor Concert Series:
Central Park in NY at DANA Discovery Center as Lead: one of two singers for gospel band Rejoice

The Michael Karrtet which included;
bassist John Bennitez, guitarist Randy Johnston and drummer Victor Jones.

Algononquin Hotel and Notaro with Sandy and Friends.

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Gaku Takanashi
Acoustic, Electric Bass


Born in 1964 Tokyo. While studying at collage in Japan, Gaku Takanashi played electric bass for many prominent Japanese pop stars. 20 years ago he had a musical epiphany and came to New York to become an acoustic jazz musician. He performed with many Jazz and R & B, Reggae musicians as well as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Supremes, Brian Jackson.
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Yoshiki Miura
Jazz Guitarist


World re-known performing and studio recording jazz guitarist,  Yoshiki  Miura and Sharon first met at St. Nick's Pub many years ago when she was doing a film internship there.  The two became fast musical friends once he heard her sing to herself while he was rehearsing nearby onstage getting ready for his performance with the booked band there on Sunday's. It became a ritual that she would come in before the band and he and her play with melodies and voicing while he tuned up before the band arrived.  He helped spark the plug for Sharon to get inspired to form a quick band that booked many venues periodically for 2 years doing community based shows. Yoshiki was the first to say he'd play even for free just to gig together for publicity.
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RECENT GUESTS and INVITES

Lou Vega, Massahiro Sakama, Nori Naraoka, Sami Joonsam Lee, Nori Ochiai, Andrew Ewing, Bill Dotts, Charles "Choqui" Cantlo. Below is Sharon L. West singing with an audience member.
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Malik Washington
Drummer


Malik Washington was born in Boston, Massachusetts to two musician parents who started him on his path of music.  He began playing drums at the age of three and since has built a reputation in New York as a fresh new sound on drums. Malik has performed around the with Dancing with The Stars, Frank Lacy, David Murray, Donald Smith, Craig Harris, Olu Dara, Larry Ridley and many other world performing musicians. He has appeared at and has been featured in the International Association of Jazz Educators Conference, The New England Jazz Alliance and symposia on musical instruction in the public schools.
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