The Keep Music Rockin' Foundation was created by local community leaders, educators, and music and radio celebrities.
Our mission is to promote awareness of the importance of music in our schools and to raise funds to enhance and enrich the learning experiences of students.
Music is so intertwined in our every day lives that we sometimes lose sight of its importance in schools and the benefits that it offers our students.
Educational funding is stretched to the limit; and, in some cases, funds have been reduced to nearly nothing.
Fortunately, San Leandro Unified School District continues to provide staff and support for the existing vocal and instrumental music programs in their eleven schools.
The Keep Music Rockin' Foundation provides needed funds, to all the school sites, to help continue operating the seventeen different programs.
With these supplemental funds, teachers will be able to repair or purchase musical instruments, obtain needed musical supplies and equipment (sheet music, music stands, etc.) and restore eliminated programs in order to enhance educational opportunities and programs.
Foundations Board of Directors
The foundation is fortunate to have a nine member Board of Directors that all share a true love of music and collectively have over 90 years experience music whether it is performing, teaching music (vocal & instrumental), song writing, etc.
T.W. "Rick" Richards, Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Hague, Executive Vice President
Patrick Tracy, Executive Secretary
Chris Wallace-Ailsworth, Chief Financial Officer
Janet Beck, Director of Operations
Antoine Davis, Trustee
Pam Richards, Trustee
Andrew Storar, Trustee
Lenny Williams, Trustee
The foundation is also fortunate to have an 'Advisory Board' whose members provide the foundation with an expertise in or represent a variety of areas and components within the music industry, vocal, instrumental, music production, instruction, entertainment, etc.
Advisory Board Members
Van Banks, CEO Money Banks Productions
Antonio Christian, Recording Secretary Teamsters Local 853
Cynthia Marie Every, President, Pro World Designs
Leon Glaster, CFO Detroit Public Schools
Roy Glover, Retired Choral & Orchestra Teacher
Tom Guarino, East Bay Public Affairs Manager, PG&E
Ron Martin, Vice President Keenan & Associates
Alison Neufeld, Attorney with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore and a classically trained violinist
Richard Pio-Roda, Attorney & Partner with Meyers Nave
Chris Richards, IT Consultant and Webmaster
Don Sanchez, ABC7News Arts & Entertainment Reporter
Tom Schunn, General Manager Sequoyah Country Club
Maurice Stevenson, CEO MoeBack Entertainment
Musical Groups
Club Nouveau
The D.E. Chung Sextet
The Delfonics Review
Kool and the Gang
La Ventana
PEACE
Rene' Escovedo and the Fuse
Showtyme The Band
Too Smooth
Tortilla Soup
Celebrity & Music Industry
Lincoln Adler, Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist
Larry Batiste, Vocalist & Musical Director
Nicolas Bearde, Jazz Recording Artist/Songwriter/Actor/Educator
Davilmar Biggs, Pianist & Composer
Dr. Wesley Broadmax, CSEBU Band, Orchestra & Instrumental Music Education Director
Dale Chung, Percussionist for Con Funk Shun
Larry Dunn, former Musical Director & Keyboardist for Earth Wind & Fire
Luisa Dunn, R&B Singer
Juan Escovedo, Percussionist/Songwriter/Band Leader
Pete Escovedo, Latin Jazz Percussionist
Peter Michael Escovedo, Musical Director/Producer
Sheila E., Emmy & Grammy Nominated Producer/Philanthropist and Queen of Percussion
Rene' Escovedo, Drummer and Founder of Rene’ Escovedo and The Fuse
Guido Fazio, Woodwind Instructor
Lloyd Gregory, Classical Jazz Guitarist/Composer/Producer
Dawn Harms, Concertmaster Oakland East Bay Symphony
Jay King, Vocalist & Producer & Found of Club Nouveau
Steffen Kuehn, Award Winning Trumpeter & Co-Founder of Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Tony Lindsay, Grammy Winning vocalist for Carlos Santana
Angelo Luster, Jazz Saxophonist and Educator
Skip Martin, Grammy Winning Vocalist/Trumpeter
Melba Moore, Tony Winning actress & Rhythm & Blues Singer
Bill Ortiz, Trumpeter for Carlos Santana
'GQ' (Emanuel Rahiem LeBlanc) American Music Award winning guitarist and vocalist
Freddie Ravel, Keyboardist for Carlos Santana
Sakai, Rhythm & Blues Singer/Songwriter
Rolando Sanchez, Percussionist & Music Producer
Derek Sholl, Country Music Artist
Victoria Theodore, Keyboardist for Stevie Wonder
Mads Tolling, Grammy Winning Jazz Violinist
D'Wayne Wiggins, Tony, Toni, Tone'
Phillip Woo, Pianist & Composer
Eric 'EQ' Young, Con Funk Shun Bass Player
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