Randy Jackson is
the lead singer/
guitarist for the rock
band Zebra. His first
foray into recording
success began
with the self-titled
Zebra debut album,
released on Atlantic
Records in 1983.
Critically acclaimed
for its lush rock
sounds, due in large
part to Jackson’s searing lead vocals and soaring
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guitar leads, the album sold 75,000 copies the first
week. Who’s Behind The Door and Tell Me What You
Want, written by Jackson, received serious notice in
the press, and helped to form legions of Zebra fans
almost instantly. The latest Zebra release, Zebra IV,
was also produced and engineered by Jackson.
Jackson toured as keyboardist, guitarist and
backing vocalist in 1989 with the original, reunited
Jefferson Airplane, their last tour together. He has
also worked extensively in the area of musical
software and hardware development.
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Martin Herman
has appeared as
guest conductor
with symphony
orchestras in North
America, Europe,
Australia, and
Canada. His most
recent engagements
include the Buffalo
Philharmonic and
the Fort Worth
Symphony Orchestra
with Windborne’s Music of the Rolling Stones and
Music of the Eagles. He recently guest-conducted
Das Sinfonie Orchester Berlin at the Berlin
Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal and continues as
music director and arranger for Classical Mystery
Tour in recent performances with the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra in the Sydney Opera House,
Seattle Symphony, Detroit Symphony, North
Carolina Symphony, Long Beach Symphony,
Vancouver Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and
Florida Orchestra. Herman also served as music
director and conductor with Downtown Opera in
Long Beach, California, conducting premieres of
new operas in the United States and Czech Republic.
In 2009, he was conductor and music director at
LaMaMa Theatre in New York City, where he led
performances of his one-act opera, The Doctor,
based on Chekhov short stories. He has served
as assistant conductor with the San Francisco
Contemporary Music Players and conductor of the
Berkeley Young Musicians Program Orchestra and
U.C. Berkeley Summer Orchestra. Additionally, he
has conducted several orchestra crossover projects
in Amsterdam and Berlin.
Herman studied conducting and composition at
Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, and
University of California, Berkeley, and spent two
years in Paris, France, on a Fulbright Grant and U.C.
Berkeley Ladd Prix de Paris, where he worked as
conductor and composer with the New American
Music in Europe and American Music Week festivals.
He has received recognition for his work in the
promotion of international cultural exchange from
the Trust for Mutual Understanding, New York City.
MARTIN HERMAN
Guest Conductor
RANDY JACKSON
Vocalist