Resume ~ Credits/Performances/Endorsements
CREDITS:
PERFORMANCE (recorded and/or performed with):
Johnny Vatos (Johnny Vatos Jazz Trio, Oingo Boingo); Brad Rabuchen (Ray Charles); Sal Marquez (Frank Zappa); Chuck Manning (LA Jazz Quartet); Roberto Miranda (Charles Lloyd); Billy Mitchell (The Billy Mitchell Group, USA Records), David LaFlamme (It's A Beautiful Day, David LaFlamme Band); Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead); Steve Barncard (Prod./Eng. - The Grateful Dead, David Crosby, Graham Nash); Valerie Carter (James Taylor); Eric Jacobsen (Prod./Eng. - Norman Greenbaum, The Lovin' Spoonful); Jim Ralston (Tina Turner); Julie Homi (Yanni); Barry Melton (Country Joe and the Fish); Roger Voudoris & David Kahn (Voudoris & Kahn); Sherry Fox (Aretha Franklin), J. Kelley Brian (Jesse Collin Young); Smith Dobson (Cold Blood); Lydia Moreno (Stoneground); and many more.
ALBUM:
WAITING FOR THE BREAD - Carl Tassi (Royola Records)
CROSSING THE LINE - Bill Cutler (Magnitude Records)
RETROSPECTIVE DREAMS - R J FOX (Black Bamboo Recordings)
PRE C.B.S. - Peter Miller and The Wildcats (.22 Records)
WHITE BIRD - David LaFlamme (Amherst Records)
OASIS - (a studio project circa 1973)
COMPOSITIONS (written and/or performed):
SONGS (original material; written and/or performed):
Just One Kiss / Without You, My Dear / Ready Freddie? / I Fell In Love Before / The Other Side / Lovely Weather Today / I'm Doin' Time With The Blues / Time To Let Go /
CDs RELEASED:
WAITING FOR THE BREAD (Royola Records) Debut solo CD with Carl Tassi (vocals and drums), Cengiz Yaltkaya (piano), Austin Nicholsen (bass)
FORMAL EDUCATION:
San Francisco State University: BA in Music
SFSU - Additional Studies: Radio-Television-Film and Music for Film
SFSU - Post-graduate Studies: Creative Arts (interdisciplinary study)
TEACHING (past and present):
Private Instruction - Los Angeles, CA
Drum Connection - Encino, CA
Drummers WoodShed -- Reseda, CA
Santa Monica Music -- Santa Monica, CA
Family Light School Of Music -- Sausalito, CA
Saint Francis High School -- Mountain View, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
ENDORSEMENTS:
MISC:
On March 10, 2007 Carl was a featured artist on Cynthia Roumimper's one hour radio program titled "The Special Edition" in Amsterdam, Netherlands (ROSA FM 103.3).
Videos: Edens Lost & Found "Los Angeles - Dream a Different City" hosted by Jimmy Smits, "The Hollywood Farmers' Market" and "The Tomato Festival" hosted by Huell Howser (host and producer - KCET Los Angeles, CA).
Carl wrapped up West Hollywood's 2008 Summer Sounds series of eight weekly one hour concerts.
PERFORMANCES (Partial list of venues past and present):
NAMM Show 2010 w/ virtuoso jazz accordionist Vincenzo Abbracciante (Anaheim, CA) Borsini booth
Entertainment Lighting Services (Sun Valley, CA) Industry Open House
Pinos Place (Temple City) Restaurant/Lounge - John Vatos Jazz Trio Featuring the vocal stylings of Carl Tassi
O-Bar (West Hollywood, CA) Restaurant/Lounge - Jazz Tuesdays
Kings Road Park (West Hollywood, CA) Summer Sounds Concert Series
Citizen Smith (Hollywood, CA) Restaurant/Bar - Jazz Mondays
Los Angeles City Hall (Downtown LA) Jazz on the South Lawn sponsored by Arts District/Little Tokyo Farmers Market
Traxx at Union Station (Los Angeles, CA) Baby Shower
Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill (Hollywood, CA) Club Date
Colombo's Italian Steakhouse & Jazz Club (Eagle Rock, CA) Performance
Edens Lost and Found - PBS Special "Dream A Different City" -
(Metropolitan and Urban development in major cities. Media Center Foundation).
The M Bar (Hollywood, CA) Performance
Pace Italian Restaurant (Hollywood, CA) Dinner Jazz
Zack's Italian Restaurant (Studio City, CA) Private Party
TV Guide Building (Hollywood, CA) Tenant Event hosted by CIM Group, Inc. - Corporate
Frank's Custom Lab (North Hollywood, CA) Photo Show
Shutter's On The Beach (Santa Monica, CA) Private Party
Stone Manor (Malibu, CA) Wedding and Reception
Brian Grazer's Estate (Pacific Palisades, CA) Celebrity Fund Raiser
KCET-TV (Los Angeles, CA) - videologue: Visiting with Huell Howser - "The Hollywood Farmers' Market".
KCET-TV (Los Angeles, CA) - videologue: Visiting with Huell Howser" - "The Tomato Festival".
Mission Inn (Riverside, CA) -Wedding
Paramount Studios (Hollywood, CA) Gypsy Boots Memorial Celebration
California Yacht Club (Marina Del Rey, CA) Wedding Reception
Hotel Figueroa (Los Angeles, CA) Private Event
Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Juan Capistrano, CA) Tamale Festival sponsored by Sedler's Kitchen
LAX Marriott (L.A. Intl. Airport) New Year's Eve 2000 banquet hosted by Rose Bowl Tours
Port Hueneme Music Festival (Port Hueneme, CA) Concert
Dermalogica/International Dermal Institute (Brentwood, CA) Corporate Event
Adamson House (Malibu, CA) Former LA City Councilman Michael Woo's Wedding and Reception
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood, CA) House Music DJ Eddie Amador's Wedding and Reception
Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles, CA) Corporate Event
Directors Guild Of America (Hollywood, CA) Los Angeles Film Festival Opening Night
Los Angeles Police Academy (Los Angeles, CA) Wedding Reception
Farfalla Restaurant (Hollywood, CA) Corporate Event - American Rag Cie.
Los Angeles Antique Show (Santa Monica, CA) Santa Monica Air Center - Young Collectors Night - Public
Union Station (Los Angeles, CA) Wedding Reception
Temple Israel (Hollywood, CA) Benefit - Jewish Scholarship Fund