The WAITIKI 7 are:

• Tim Mayer flutes, saxes • 2009 GRAMMY® Latin Jazz Nominee (La Clave Secreta) • Boston, MA
• Zaccai Curtis piano • 2006 GRAMMY Jazz Nominee (Christian Scott) • Bronx, NY
• Jim Benoit vibraphone, xylophone • Boston, MA
• Helen Liu violin • Boston, MA
• Lopaka Colon exotic bird/animal calls, percussion • The Island of Molokai, HI
• Abe Lagrimas Jr. drums, vibraphone • Waipahu, HI & Los Angeles, CA
• Randy Wong upright bass, Bandleader • Honolulu, HI & Boston, MA

Special Guests:

• Mike Dease trombone, arranger • 2009 GRAMMY Winner • featured on The WAITIKI 7′s first CD, Adventures in Paradise
• Greg Paré vibraphone • featured on The WAITIKI 7′s second CD, New Sounds of Exotica
• Harold Chang percussion • Harold is an original member of the Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman groups and performs with The WAITIKI 7 when the group visits O’ahu.

Composers & Arrangers:

• Zaccai Curtis • 2005-2009 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award Winner
• Mike Dease • 2007-2008 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award Winner
• Tim Mayer • Staff arranger, Eguie Castrillo & His Orchestra
• Abe Lagrimas Jr. • Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency for jazz composition
• Randy Wong • 2007 Nominee: “Best USA Composition”, Ontario (Canada) Independent Music Awards
• Jim Benoit