2010 Concerts in the Park

July 25 2010  /  4 - 6 PM  /  Columbia Park

Concerts in Park is a program of Torrance Cultural Services Division presented in co-sponsorship with the Office of Supervisor Don Knabe, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and The Daily Breeze.  They are offered with support of Torrance Homeowners Associations.  Friends and families are encouraged to bring a picnic, lawn chairs, and umbrellas.

Originally from Houston, Texas, Teresa now lives in Los Angeles where she works with her band The Rhythm Tramps. They have been working together for several years in the L.A. area and at  Blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe. The band has been a featured act for the last seven years on Delbert McClinton's Sandy Beaches Blues Cruise.

 

She has performed live with such legendary artists as Levon Helm, Delbert McClinton, Bonnie Raitt, Kirk Whalum, Marcia Ball, Tommy Castro, Al Anderson, Asleep at the Wheel, Lee Roy Parnell, and many others. Her voice is featured on albums by Kirk Whalum, Randy Newman, Tommy Castro, Lee Roy Parnell, Walter Trout, Stephen Bruton, and Glen Clark, among many. She has sung for television and movie soundtracks; She and her band can be heard in the Disney movie HOLES.

 

Teresa's band is an eclectic mix of Los Angeles based musicians who have worked with a wide range of artists including: Jimmy Reed, Eric Burdon, Jackson Browne, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Kim Carnes, Jennifer Warnes, Was Not Was, Johnny Nash and many, many others. As one listener put it: "There are no clichés in this band."

 

Together they have created a sound that is funky and greasy, where New Orleans meets Texas Blues and everyone has a good time.

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