Jazz By Design

Jazz By Design is a guitar/bass/violin trio of extremely accomplished musicians. The group presents an array of material from decades of song in an easy listening format for cocktail hours, dinner hours, and luncheons.

Dan Anderson
With music as his profession, Mr. Dan Anderson of Chagrin Falls has held many Concertmaster roles both in the Cleveland area and across the country, most recently with the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra. Formerly of Los Angeles, Mr. Anderson is a graduate of Pasadena College in Music Education and Masters of Music Education from USC. He has held many leadership roles within orchestras and symphonies nationwide and abroad including Director of the US Army Strolling Strings in Washington D.C. and Concertmaster of the US Army Orchestra based Stuttgart. Upon completing his years with the army Mr. Anderson performed as an associate concertmaster with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra under many notable conductors including Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft and Mistilav Rostroprovich. Traveling abroad, he performed for many years with Murray Korda and His Monseigneur Strings an internationally acclaimed 20 piece orchestra that entertained foreign dignitaries, Presidents of the United States, and luminaries of the social, musical, and entertainment world.

Mr. Anderson presently works for Jerry Bruno Productions as a member of "The Jerry Bruno Orchestra with Strings!," as a member of "The Sonata Strings," and as the leader of "Jazz by Design."

Rand Forbes
Bassist Rand Forbes is a native of Los Angeles, California, where he attended UCLA, receiving a BA in Music (composition). His musical education and experience have enabled him to explore bass playing in several musical genres, including jazz, big bands, country/folk, and rock. As a rock musician playing both fretless and fretted electric basses, Rand was an integral part of the avant-garde art-rock band known as "The United States of America," with whom he became a Columbia Records recording artist. The USA’s self-titled album, recently re-released on Sundazed Records, has been cited as the birth of the modern genre of electronica. Rand began double bass studies with Chico Rivera and continued with Peter Mercurio. His early musical education and experience was in classical music, playing in various orchestras around Los Angeles. Upon graduating from UCLA, he enlisted in the US Army during the Vietnam era and, after completing combat basic training, he served in the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. He has appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade and at the Rose Bowl with the UCLA Marching Band (playing bass drum) and also appeared in that capacity in the Gene Kelly film, "Hello Dolly."

Mark Kleinhaut
With over 30 years experience, guitarist Mark Kleinhaut is known for his elegant, sophisticated melodic improvisations and chordal accompaniment.  Richly steeped in the jazz tradition, Kleinhaut understands swing.  His expressive playing can burn with fiery chops or plumb the depths of romance.  Kleinhaut has played some of the top jazz clubs in NYC, New England and Cleveland, and has performed and recorded with several top names in jazz, including former Jazz Messenger Bobby Watson, alto sax, and internationally renowned trumpeter Tiger Okoshi. Kleinhaut has released five CDs of his original compositions, which have garnered wide critical acclaim, extensive radio play, and national attention.

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