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 cassette tapes out of the back of the TV Guide at 8 years old. Her musical influences include 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 and Ginger Jungle. She also fronts the local band, Pandemonium, which covers the best of 80's and 90's Hair Band Arena Rock. Cher has done studio/demo work for artists such as Taylor Swift, Steven Tyler, NASCAR and "Choices- A Rock Opera."  She has also began writing original music which can now be found on all music platforms. Cher is also a Voice Coach and the Owner of Musicology Vocal Instruction. 

 Bassist Seán Tarleton, has been a full time working professional musician for over thirty years. A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of North Florida’s American Music Program with a degree in Jazz performance, he’s played an eclectic mix of genres in diverse settings and venues all over the eastern US. In addition to recording and touring with Walter Parks’ (guitarist for Richie Havens) original group Dear John, Caribbean Sound Steel Band, and Daryl Hance’s (co-founder of JJ Grey and Mofro) Power Trio, he also recorded and performed with many other notable musicians and personalities, including Lew Tabackin, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mindi Abair, Nat Adderly, Marcus Printup, Rich Matteson, Randy Brecker, James Moody, Phil Woods, Garth Hudson, Mickey Rooney, Mary Wilson, Jerry Marotta, Cindy Cashdollar, John Sebastian, Clip Payne (P-Funk), Derek Hess and Barry Lee Harwood (Rossington Collins), Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd), and Rufus Reid.
 

Dale’s love for the drums goes back to early childhood. His formal training began during his early school years under the direction of Roger Hanson. During that time, he participated in school band, marching band, jazz band

and several pit orchestras. At 16 years of age, his supportive parents signed working papers to allow him to begin working in the local club scene. Dale recorded with Steve DePass, America’s Singing Poet, in addition to

recording with Splinterhead Productions and at Man Cave Studio in Westchester County, New York. In the early 90s, Dale performed with Nero at many of the Village hotspots in New York City, such as the Spiral, The Continental, CBGBs, and the Rainbow Room, to name a few.

Dale kept his hand in the local music scene, performing with various bands over the years and has hosted some of the more popular open mics in the Hudson Valley. In 2014, he reconnected with his childhood bandmate Vinny Lettieri, and formed the band Ginger Jungle, which became one of the hottest bands on the local scene. In 2020, Dale joined Jungle Love, an offshoot of Ginger Jungle. Dale also has several side projects such as Damselle and Gingers Revenge, a project that brought back together the instrumentals of three of the Ginger Jungle members in remembrance of their frontman Vinny Lettieri. He also performs with one of the Hudson Valley’s most beloved bands, Four Guys in Disguise and does fill in work based on his availability.

 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. 

  Patrick Haynes is a professional guitarist, husband and father of three. Pat has been playing guitar since the age of 15. At the time he was a baseball All-Star but after picking up the guitar and taking lessons, he was hooked. After graduating Yorktown High School, Patrick attended Berkeley School Of Music for 2 years. Over the years, Patrick has played in many different bands playing a variety of genres of music. You will also catch him playing in the amazing local R&B band, BaseCamp! There aren’t many moments that Patrick doesn’t have a guitar in his hands and although guitar is his main instrument, Pat also dabbles some on bass, keyboards and drums. Pat's biggest musical influences are, first and foremost, Prince as well as Eric Johnson. Not only is Pat a humble man, he is also a humble musician. If you were to ask him why is he always practicing he would quickly say, "Practicing doesn’t stop. Learning doesn’t stop. You can never know enough!"

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.