Landau and manager Burke Allen are in Los Angeles this week for recording sessions at legendary Capitol Records Studio “A.” The Capitol Records tower is where Landau completed sessions for his first album “That’s Life” on Columbia Records. They’re working on their next album with Grammy award winning producer Jeff Weber, and the musicians who will play on Landau’s next CD have performed with some of the biggest names in music.
They include:
Drums: Bernie Dressel (Maynard Ferguson, David Byrne, Talking Heads, Chaka Khan, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks, Andy Summers (Police)
Bass: Abraham Laboriel Sr. (Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Hanson, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder)
Guitar: Tariqh Akoni (Music Director for Josh Groban, Smokey Robinson)
Keyboards/Piano/Arrangements: Dapo Torimiro (John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Justin Bieber)
Keyboards/Piano/Arrangements: Bill Meyers (Earth, Wind & Fire, Brian McKnight, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson)
Trombone: Nick Lane (Mariah Carey, Carole King, Chicago, the Eagles, Rod Stewart)
Trumpet: Lee Thornburg (Tower of Power, Ledisi, Robert Cray, Michael McDonald)
Trumpet: Wayne Bergeron (Muse, Seth McFarlane, Michael Buble, Robbie Williams, Boyz ll Men)
Saxophones, Flutes, Clarinets, : Scott Mayo (Sergio Mendes, Michael Bolton, Oleta Adams, The Temptations)
Saxophones, Flutes, Clarinets: Sal Lozano (Natalie Cole, Dean Martin, Barry Manilow, Christina Aguilera)
Baritone Sax: Don Markese (Neil Diamond, Micky Dolenz from The Monkees, Ray Charles, Linda Rondstadt, Placido Domingo)
Guest Vocalist: Glen Leonard (former Temptations Lead Vocalist)
Guest Vocalist: Barbara Weathers (former Atlantic Starr Lead Vocalist)
Landau caps his week in Los Angeles performing Friday night at Vitello’s in Studio City with Dave Damiani’s No Vacancy Orchestra. Tickets are available at (http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/Search.action?query=vitellos+Damiani)