Randy Crenshaw has been variously described as a "musical general practitioner in an age of specialists," a "utility infielder in the ballgame of music," "the Swiss Army knife of singers," and "jack-of-all-trades.” He has degrees from Willamette University, Salem, OR, a Bachelor of Music in trumpet performance, and from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA a Diploma in Commercial Arranging. He has done orchestral and big-band trumpet performance, played and sung Renaissance and pre-Baroque music at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, been a country singer, and over the years has arranged for and sung with Boston-based oldies/doo-wop a cappella group "No Strings Attached," the Berklee Vocal Jazz Choir,” a cappella vocal jazz quintet "Terra Nova" (1987 Hennessey Jazz Search grand prize winners), a cappella world beat/R&B sextet "Vocal Nation," a cappella male vocal jazz quartet "Just 4 Kicks," and the contemporary Christian vocal group "The Haven Quartet," among many others. He has over forty published vocal arrangements available through Sound Music Publications, Lynnwood, WA, and UNC Jazz Press, Greeley, CO. He currently lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and three young daughters, and is a Grammy-nominated, in-demand free-lance session singer and arranger with hundreds of major film, television, commercial, and record credits to his name.

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David Cross is in his 40th year of music education. He is currently in his eighth year as Director of Vocal Jazz at the University of Washington Seattle, Washington. Selected as WIAA Outstanding Music Educator and a member of the Washington Music Educators Hall of Fame, he has earned the respect of music educators for his integrity, sincerity, and for the extent and quality of his contributions to music education. He is a member of ACDA, IAJE, MENC, and is a past-president of the Washington Music Educators. Dave was a founding member of Frank DeMiero Jazz Camp and continues on the faculty of the Soundsation Vocal Jazz Camp.

Web site: deedaniels.com Dee's musical career is as varied as her four-octave vocal range is thrilling. Her presence warms any stage whether accompanying herself on piano, fronting quartets, big bands, or symphony orchestras. She is an exceptional talent who brings her gospel background, blues flavoring and unique styling to the world of Jazz. Dee’s international career includes performances in several countries throughout Europe, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan, as well as across North America, including Mexico, and eleven African countries. She has cultivated a diverse career that has seen her on the theater stage in the musical comedy, “Wang Dang Doodle” and the starring role in the 2001 Calgary Stampede “Grandstand Show”. She has also established herself as a Jazz vocalist in demand by the classical music world, performing her “Great Ladies of Swing”, and “The Soul of Ray: A Tribute to Ray Charles” Symphonic Pops programs with symphony orchestras across the United States and Canada. A respected clinician, Dee sincerely believes in sharing her knowledge and experience with young singers/musicians.

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Dan Davison is the choir director at Ballou Junior High in Puyallup, Washington where he has worked since 1979. In addition to his regular choirs, he has a 16-voice Jazz Choir that regularly performs at regional festivals. Dan composes and arranges much of his own music and has several publications in print. Dan has served as a clinician several times at ACDA conventions, speaking on issues relating to junior high music. Dan is also a member of Male Ensemble Northwest, where he has sung bass since 1983.

We all know that Frank’s career started with his playing accordion. Thank God it blossomed from there! Frank played drums in Olympic College Jazz Band and studied voice/conducting with Ralph Manzo. He has a BA degree in Education from Eastern Washington University and Masters in Conducting from Central Washington University. The Frank DeMiero Jazz Camp served over 6000 students during its 25 years. Frank’s choral groups from Mountlake Terrace High School and Edmonds Community College have received international acclaim. Recognized internationally for his innovations in all areas of music education, Frank is in demand as a guest conductor, adjudicator, clinician and motivational speaker. He currently conducts the Seattle Jazz Singers and the Sno-King Community Chorale. Dave Frishberg dubbed DeMiero “the Vince Lombardi of Vocal Jazz.” Frank is co-founder of Sound Music Publications.

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