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Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Dear World,
Welcome to the inner sanctum of
a dark humored San Francisco Bay area jazz vocalist & artist. Who knows, you may learn something or smirk
that subtle little smirk that brings a moment of pleasure to your everyday
life.
I spent years in vocal training. I studied with Raz Kennedy (Bobby McFerrin), The Jazz School in Berkeley, CA and studied with David Stroud (Seth Riggs-Speech Level Singing). I worked as a lead vocalist in Rhythm & Blues, Americana bands, Big Funk Corporate Dance Bands throughout the 80's & 90's. Jazz then became my true passion. I am a working jazz vocalist in the San Francisco bay area. If you have found yourself visiting the "Fillmore Jazz Preservation District of San Francisco", you may have heard me croon with some world class jazz musicians. Since 1999, The Dangerous Martini Quartet, Ruben Salcido (saxophone), Mark Petrella (bass), Dean Cook (drums), Doug Wendt (guitar) and I have been keeping the cocktail movement alive and well in creative ways. More recently I have been working in some new projects with some tasty avant-garde bay area jazz veterans Saxophonist Bryan Girard (Babatunde Lea, Nina Sheldon, Cold Blood, Calvin Keys, Ed Kelley, Barry Finnerty, Frank Martin and vocalists Denise Perrier, Pamela Rose, Brenda Boykin and Lavay Smith) and Jazz Pianist Tim Campbell (Terrence Brewer, Mad & Eddie Duran, Noel Jewkes, and Paul & Mark Van Wageningen) Three's a crowd. In between all the living I've done, music and artistic expression are the things that keep me sane in this crazy world. Abstract Acrylic & Oils helped pay the way for me in the 80’s & 90's in the Sausalito art scene; sensual big expressions that beckon the really weird anarchists of the world. After 40 I started to lighten up and not take life to seriously. I can even be found doing event planning and administrative contract work by day in between. I'm considering selling really weird stuff here on this website - STAY TUNED. I’ve worked on some really weird and fun art installations on the Playa at Burning Man over the years... Have you ever seen this Artcar? Need a cocktail? Have you lounged in my Swanky Bar Car? Are you looking for fun tested scorching recipes? Ever have an Aneurjizum? I've been looking to the future and thinking about how to make this a better place to live for all creatures. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, there are so many fun things to do and amazingly cool and talented people to do them with. If you haven't visited yet, get over here and say hello. May you enjoy what ever comes from my brain, voice, words, kitchen, spirit and artistic creation of silliness & heart. I love you and if your feeling lonely or crazy as hell, please know you are not alone. I encourage any input, responses, wisdoms, recipes and really weird stuff you want to hurl my way. Very Truly Yours, Tré Taylor
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My birth name
is Tracy Lyn Grigonis
born on December 13, 1962 - in San Rafael, CA at 2:09am. I am a San
Francisco Bay area native. My parents met in an art class in Marin
County. He changed the spelling of our name to Gregonis in the 70's. I grew up in Sonoma county in the 60's &
70's. I started singing at an early age and spent years singing
in big Pentecostal gospel choirs. I majored in Psychology & Business
Administration. The paint brush and palette knife have always been close
friends of mine. I kissed a few toads, married and
divorced a couple, so I kept the name Taylor. I never had any kids. 
