Biography The 2000s

With David Rhodes, keyboardist, composer
- Recorded Moonbirds, an eclectic song collection fusing cross-cultural music styles
www.moonbirdsmusic.com

Barry Phillips, cellist - played and toured with Ravi Shankar, and with Anoushka Shankar at the 2003 Memorial Concert for George Harrison at The Royal Albert Hall
- Recorded Moonbirds' track "Qwan Yin" with Barry Phillips on cello
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bphillips

Jimmy Goings, recording engineer, vocalist with the 70's disco group Santa Esmeralda
- Recorded Moonbirds with Jimmy Goings assisting with engineering, production and vocals
- Performed with Coleman Barks, translator of the 13th Century Sufi poet, Rumi
www.colemanbarks.com

Cheri Huber, author, Zen teacher
- Performed the Fort Mason Peace Project organized by Huber, with Rabbi Michael Lerner and Sylvia Boorstein
www.cherihuber.com

Terence McKenna, author, explorer and Shamanic researcher
- "Lotus Wind" from Moonbirds was used on the McKenna Tribute CD "Journey Through The Spheres"
Official Terence McKenna site:
www.levity.com/eschaton/

The Novelty Project, a benefit CD for Terence's family
http://noveltyproject.com/

Alice Walker, poet, author ("The Color Purple")
- Performed music for a lecture presentation by Alice Walker
www.luminarium.org/contemporary/alicew/

Coco Dolenz, vocalist - sister of Mickey Dolenz (the Monkees)
- Performed with Coco Dolenz at several church services: www.cocodolenz.com

Katie Webber, vocalist - American Idol Season 3 Finalist
- Performed with Katie at several Bay Area venues following her appearances on American Idol
www.americanidol.com/contestants/season3/katie_webber/

Eric Hayslett, singer/songwriter, keyboardist, bass, drums
- Performed and recorded on Hayslett's Faith & Fantasy CD
www.e2music.net/

Bryan Yoshida, keyboardist, composer, visionary
- Performed with Bryan in a number of groups over the past four decades, including The Donuts, The Cornell Hurd Band, Flux and Ronin
- Recorded a soon-to-be-released live studio CD, "Pacific Mall"
www.agentsofvision.com

Marina Lighthouse, Feng Shui Master, songwriter, vocalist
- Recorded with Marina on "Feng Shui Tune-Up" CD
www.lighthousefengshui.com/index.php

Hank Harris, singer/songwriter, guitarist
- Recorded with Hank on his CD "Here"
www.hankharris.com

Groovy Judy, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter
- Recorded on Judy's "Groovy Judy" CD
- Performed with the Groovy Judy Band throughout the Bay Area
www.groovyjudy.com/story/story_press_pactribune.html

650 Connection with Ron Scott, keyboardist - smooth jazz, R & B
- Recorded and performed with the group
- Opened for Billy Preston, keyboardist/singer - The Beatles, Rolling Stones
www.cdbaby.com/cd/650connection

Gypsy Tribe - Flamenco jazz
- Recorded on Gypsy Tribe's "Viva Spring" and "I Love Being With You" CDs
- Performed with the group at the San Jose and San Francisco Jazz Festivals
- Performed for the KKSF Concert at Villa Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA with Larry Carlton, and Strunz and Farah
www.gypsytribe.com

Meritage, with Kim Morgenthaler, guitarist and Kereli Jones, vocalist
- Played with Kim and Kereli in The Crew, a popular Bay Area cover band
www.meritagemusic.com/home.html

Gail Swain, vocalist, songwriter, musical director at Unity Temple Santa Cruz
- Performed and recorded with Gail on her "Full Spectrum" CD

Iari, songwriter,keyboardist, singer
- Performed and recorded with Iari on his "As I Live and Breath" CD
www.myspace.com/iari

Thom Alexander, songwriter, guitarist, educator, Executive Director of the Americana Music Academy, Lawrence, KS - music credits for the Kevin Willmott film, "CSA: Confederate States of America"
- Recorded and performed with Thom at a number of venues in the midwest, including the 2006 Wakarusa Festival
www.americana-music.org

Americana Music Academy - American roots music
- Rick was an instructor at the Academy for Irish pennywhistle, Native American flute
www.americana-music.org/index.html

Lila, world music group, Lawrence, KS
- Recorded on Lila's 2006 CD, " Dance of Love"
www.thelilasite.com/Albums.html

Djembe Kaan - West African Drum Ensemble, Kansas City, MO
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/matt_mary/_wsn/page3.html

Stacey Fox, percussionist, vocalist, filmmaker, composer, Lawrence, KS
- Performed with Fox, percussionist Clark Jamison (Lila), violinist Megan Hurt (Uncle Dirty Toes), sitarist Maria Anthony (Uncle Dirty Toes; Vera, Chuck & Dave), percussionist Barry Barnes (Uncle Dirty Toes; The Bopaphonics) at a benefit concert for two local organizations, Project SCIO and The Tendel Group
Stacey Fox:
www.myspace.com/staceyfoxmusic

Maria Anthony, Megan Hurt, Barry Barnes - Uncle Dirty Toes
www.forthrt.com/~dirtytoes/

Project Scio, Lawrence, KS
Raising funds to provide medical assistance to people in Africa, Haiti, and other troubled world areas. "Scio" means "to know" or "to be aware".
www.projectscio.org

Tendel Group, Lawrence, KS
Raising funds to provide people in Tibet with solar cookers, and to support Tibetan childrens' education.
www.tendelgroup.org/thanks.html

Kevin Willmott, filmmaker, Lawrence, KS - "CSA: Confederate States of America", a 2005 IFC Film, Spike Lee, Executive Producer
- Performed with jazz guitarist Paul Herrera at a film wrap party for Willmott's upcoming release, "Bunker Hill", starring James McDaniel (Lt. Fancy, "NYPD Blue")
www.imdb.com/name/nm0932551/

Rick has performed and recorded with the following artists over the past four decades. Also included are venues where he has performed. Click on the website links to view the artists, organizations, and venues. The websites include the artists' available recordings, bios and performance information.

Kevin Willmott with James McDaniel
photo courtesy of Morgan Miller

photo of Groovy Judy
courtesy of Albert Iamele