Linda Mehrabian, Cellist ~ Biography

Linda Mehrabian began her professional career as a cellist at the age of sixteen as the youngest member of the San Diego Symphony and remained a member of that orchestra for the subsequent six years. Her distinguished series of mentors included Joseph Di Tullio, Milos Sadlo, Edgar Lustgarten, and Daniel Rothmuller.

For fourteen years, Linda was an active Los Angeles studio musician, working on numerous movie scores and record albums. She also pursued a demanding career that included solo and chamber music performances and work with the Glendale Symphony. Linda has toured and soloed with many celebrities, including Burt Bachrach and Dinah Shore. She also has performed on recordings and live performances for Van Cliburn, Sammy Davis, Jr., Aretha Franklin, James Galloway, Olivia Newton John, Liberace, Ramsey Luis, Henry Mancini, Bette Midler, Luciano Pavarotti, Smokey Robinson, Frank Sinatra, The Spinners, Rod Stewart, Barbara Streisand, Dionne Warwick, John Williams, and many others. After moving to Monterey in 1989, Linda began to participate in chamber and symphonic performances of the Mozart in Monterey Festival.

Since 1992, she has served as a regularly performing member of the Monterey County Symphony Orchestra. Linda and her musician colleagues are called on frequently to perform at weddings, parties, and corporate events in Monterey and surrounding counties.

Raised in Chicago, Kenny has studied and performed many forms of jazz, from the mysteries of Monk to the preludes of Bach, with stops along the way for Latin, be-bop, Brazilian and Contemporary.  He has received performance degrees from the Universities of Alabama and Nevada.  Kenny has played principal flute in the Miami and Reno Symphonies.  Kenny is a seasoned recording artist as well, and can be heard on numerous CD's, including Jeff Linski's "Angel Serenade" on Concord Picante, and his own recordings "Kenny's From Heaven", "Sensuality", and his latest release, "Mpingo". Kenny has been featured with such notable artists as: Stevie Wonder, Jaco Pastorius, Ira Sullivan, Cal Tjader, Richie Cole, Herb Jeffries, Paul Horn, Jeff Linsky, Helcio Miilito, Weber Lago, Claudia Villeia, Pierre Bensusan, Lee Greenwood and Roger Glenn.  He was seen on the cover of "Jazz Now" magazine in August 1999 with a feature story.

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• 1976 - 2008  Freelance guitarist, bassist, vocalist, and bandleader
• 1986 - 1992 Guitarist with Tom Jones (toured nationally and internationally for six years)
• 1984 - 1985 Guitarist with Three Dog Night (toured nationally for two years)
• 1980 - 1982 Guitarist with Kenny James
•  (“STAR SEARCH” winner, best male vocalist)
• Began his professional career at the age of 15 in Detroit, Michigan and moved to L. A. at the age of 21 to perform in a band at Disneyland for two years.
• Appearances on The Tonight Show, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon (with Tom Jones)
• Accompanied Burt Bacharach, The Coasters and The Drifters
• Performed at the 2002 and 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival
• Currently the featured artist at The Lodge at Pebble Beach on Friday and Saturday nights