Media Center Presents
Studio Session

The Media Center Studio Session is proud to host Taylor P. Collins, twice-nominated Best Female Vocalist at the South Bay Blues Awards. Taylor's style of blues is sophisticated, powerful, and funky with jazz overtones, and presented as only Taylor can with her commanding stage presence, flash and glitz, and a riveting 7-pc band

The Channing House Harmonica Players practice every Saturday on the 5th floor of the Channing House retirement community in Palo Alto. The group has 18 to 20 members, ranging from 80 to 93 years old, with an average age of 86. The focus is on fun and not perfection. The group has over 100 songs in their repertoire.

Songs by O2 & Paper Son from their album "Charles".

MC Studio Session is honored to host the mesmerizing jazz/soul artist Wendy Waller and her 8-piece band, including backup singers Roberta Donnay and Daria, the "Licketts" of Dan Hicks fame. Wendy is a classically trained coloratura soprano, who's often cited for using her voice like an instrument. This fall, at the Download Music Awards 2009, Wendy was honored in Great Britain as one of 10 finalists selected from over ten thousand entries for the Rising Star 2009 competition.

Join us for a sampling of Congolese culture, with Fua Dia Congo, a Congolese dance company which promotes understanding of African art forms.

This program won a WAVE award for best Performing Arts Coverage (Professional Division) in 2009.

The Wobogo Jazz Ensemble performs musical director Vulindlela Wobogo's arrangements of classic jazz standards, including immortal melodies by Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, Cole Porter, & Herbie Hancock.

Latino dance band Orquesta Pacheco performs Caribbean rhythms of salsa, merengue, and cha chas.

Dan Cantrell fronts Megaband, featuring eclectic sounds from Eastern Europe, with influences from Asia Minor. Mira Betz adds further enchantment with her accompanying belly dance.