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[Stephanie Teel]

Stephanie Teel is a native San Franciscan, and still lives in the City, across from Ocean Beach.

She started her music career playing all the top Hotels in San Francisco for private parties, including political events and entertaining overseas dignitaries.

Her road gigs began in Las Vegas with the Al Bellow Revue with Jenny Jones as the bands leader and drummer. (Jenny went on to be a TV talk show host). The band was booked solid for two years playing in several casinos in Vegas, Reno, Tahoe, and clubs in New Mexico and a tour of eastern Canada.

Stephanie also has played solo performances in Great Falls, Montana, New Orleans, San Francisco, Oakland's Art & Soul Festival and a tour in Arizona.

Stephanie retuned to San Francisco in the 1980's, and put together the "Stephanie Teel Band". She played the dance club circuit five nights a week throughout the Bay Area. Top quality musicians were always part of her band. She also took a band on the road playing in Tahoe, Reno, Laughlin, and Hawthorne, Nevada, and in Springfield, Oregon and Hollywood, Calif.

With her father, Mark Teel, who is a renowned S.F. sax player, Stephanie played jazz guitar in his big band for the Oakland Raiders for two seasons.

In 1990, Stephanie was the lead guitarist for the Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra. The band featured some of the best musicians and vocalists in the Bay Area. She also played for Linda Tillery at the 1990 Michigan Women's Festival, and with members of Santana, Tower Of Power, and the band War.

Besides playing with her own band and solo performances, Stephanie plays with "The Fabulous Cruise Tones." The band is booked throughout the year for private parties, country clubs, yacht clubs, fundraisers, festivals and local hotels.

BAND MEMBERS:

Roy Schmall (Keyboards, Vocals) Roy began his career sharing the stage with legendary artists Jimi Hendrix and Big Brother and the Holding Company. After touring Europe he returned to co-found Smoke Inc., an R&B. Reggae, and Funk band that opened for such notables as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Rick James, Sly Stone and Dr. John. Smoke Inc. made B.A.M. magazine's top 10 independent release list.

Steve Valverde ( Vocals, Bass Guitar) Steve began his professional musical career working his way through U.C. Berkeley playing throughout the Bay Area. Immediately after graduating from Berkeley, Steve hit the road working clubs and concerts throughout the U.S., Korea, and Japan. He eventually returned the bay area to perform and record with Chris Rowan of the Rowan Brothers, sharing the stage with the Jerry Garcia Band and David Crosby. He later went on to perform with Zulu Spear, Paul Pena. members of the Doobie Brothers, the Elvin Bishop Band, Huey Lewis and the News, the Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Jefferson Starship


 
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