Jungle Love Ingredients

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 Cherilyn Ann (Cher), grew up to the sound of her Father's band practicing in the basement and a love of old Soul and Blues music from an early age- ordering Otis Redding cassette tapes out of the back of the TV Guide at 8 years old. Her musical influences include the aforementioned Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Sam Cooke, Janis Joplin, Beth Hart and Ray Charles, just to name a few. Cher didn't find her voice however, until the age of 33 and has since performed in local cover bands like: 305, Four Dogs Playing Poker, No Strings Attached, Ginger Jungle. Cher has done studio/demo work for artists such as Taylor Swift and Steven Tyler. She has also began writing original music which can now be found on all music platforms.

When Cher isn't performing, she is single-handedly raising her amazing daughter and the famous One-Eyed rescue dog, Willie! 

Chuck "The Pocket" Torres is the newest member of Jungle Love and we are thrilled to have him. Chuck started playing piano at age 3. As a teenager, bands like Metallica got him interested in playing guitar.

Chuck started to write and record his own music but in order to do that, he had to learn to play and record his own bass tracks. 

In his mid-20s, Chuck joined his first original band as the temporary Bass Player until they found a permanent member where the plan was, he would then move back to lead or rhythm guitar. The band, however, never found their new permanent bass player. This situation is where Chuck found his passion and understanding of the instrument. 

Chuck has played with various other projects throughout the Hudson Valley over the years and Jungle Love is grateful he has found his new home.

”The Ninth Wonder of the World” 

 Prez started his musical journey at an early age. He began playing keyboards professionally in nightclubs at the age of 13 and has never looked back. As a result he has gone on to work with a long list of well known artists that range from pop to soul and rock to rap both on the touring stage and in the studio. Ben E. King, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Maxwell, Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Tupac Shakur, KRS1, Salt n Pepa,, The Fat Boys, The Real Roxanne, and Mad Lion are just some of the artists that he has  worked with. Prez  has worked with such notable record companies as Polygram, Sony, MCA/Universal, Atlantic, Quest, Perspective and many others as an arranger, producer, instrumentalist. Prez has appeared on several platinum or gold albums and received a Grammy nomination for his work as an arranger/programmer, instrumentalist for the legendary vocalist Aretha Franklin. 

 Gioron is the former guitar player of "The Isley Brothers", touring all over the US. He has played at Madison Square Garden in New York City several times in front of 20,000 people and every major Coliseum through out America. Gioron has done musical arrangements for the off Broadway play "Faith's Journey" tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. In the music business for over half of century. Gioron has played guitar for over fifty years, and piano for seven years prior to that. He has produced, written, arranged, played guitar, bass, piano, and sang on The Psalmkeepers' "United We Stand" CD, which won best jazz song for December 2017, for the Akademia Music Awards. He has also played guitar for world renowned gospel singer Yolanda Adams on the gospel scene, The  Shirelles, and has made his way to the World famous Apollo Theater stage in New York City on two occasions. His guitar playing, and music have found a way to penetrate right through the heart and soul of the listening ear, bringing the hearer to a realization that love and unity can exist in this poorly divided world.

Karl is a very active and versatile musician. A professional since the age of 19, he performs regularly on a number of instruments in a wide variety of styles, from classical, to jazz, rock, funk and other genre. His services are much in demand throughout the tri-state area for concerts, club dates, festivals, parades, and weddings. Karl has performed and/or recorded with Jazz and Latin Jazz luminaries such as Frank Foster, “Blue” Lou Marini, Lew Tabackin, Claudio Roditi, Johnny Rodríguez, Mike Mainieri, Bob Stewart, Bill Ellington, Dave Liebman, Victor Rendón, Bobby Sanabria, Terry Silverlight, Barry Miles, Lyn Christie, Stanley Cowell, Will Lee, Bernie Williams, and the Capitol Bones, renowned classical artists Andy Armstrong, Igor Bagelman, Jennifer Green, Carl Hane, Richard Kapp, Arnie Lang, Albert Lotto, Dale Smith, and Cecilia Tucker-Myers among others, as well as eminent television, pop, and Broadway star Idina Menzel. He has performed in noted concert halls including Avery Fisher, Alice Tully, Merkin, the Performing Arts Center at SUNY Purchase, Aaron Davis Hall at City College, and the Tilles Center at C.W. Post, celebrated popular venues such as Webster Hall, The Bitter End, Joe’s Pub, The Greene Space, Kenny’s Castaways, The Cutting Room, Bowery Poetry Club, The Nuyorican Poets Café, The Shrine, Silvana, The New Paramount Theater, Madison Square Garden, the Hudson Room, and most major catering halls and country clubs in the tri-state area.  Karl holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, and a master’s from Lehman College. In his “free” time he enjoys bicycling, yoga, and woodworking.