Joe Bagg Born in Ohio, Joe is currently the regular pianist for "The Jack Sheldon California Cool Quartet." Joe also headlines his own trio. Joe is equally adept on the Hammond B-3.		James A. Baker Also Secretary of the Treasury, Chief of Staff to President Reagan, Mr. Baker was introduced to Sheldon by Merv Griffin.		Shelly Berg The son of a trumpet player, Shelly has recorded with Loraine Feather, Bill Watrous, Patti Austin, Monica Mancini and accompanied Jack Sheldon on many gigs. Shelly is a respected music educator as well as front man for his own critically acclaimed trio.
Wayne Bergeron Is one of the most sought after brass players in Los Angeles. A fixture in the studios, he has recorded with the Grammy nominated Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Ray Charles, Arturo Sandoval, Diana Krall, Green Day, Billy Joel, Josh Groban, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Cocker, Keely Smith as well as the Jack Sheldon Orchestra. Yamaha makes a Wayne Bergeron model trumpet. His solo album, "Plays Well With Others" was released in '07.		Chuck Berghofer Toured and recorded with Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Julie London, Shelly Manne, Zoot Simms, Dean Martin, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and countless other giants. Chuck is also an excellent drummer.		Alan Bergman Together with his writing partner/wife Marilyn, Alan has won three Academy Awards, countless Grammy and Emmy Awards and is one of the most successful and respected lyricists in the cannon of American music. He is known to show up at Sheldon concerts and sing his song, "Nice 'n Easy" with Jack.
Helen Borgers The principal radio voice of jazz in Southern California.		Chris Botti From world tours with Sting, to his own sold out appearances at the Hollywood Bowl and other giant venues, Chris is one of the biggest stars in music. He was inspired by Sheldon as a young boy watching Jack on television.		Ray Brinker Considered by many to be the finest drummer in the music industry, Brinker is in constant demand in the studio and on the road. Ray is part of The Tierney Sutton Band, and was stolen from Jack Sheldon by Ms. Sutton. You can hear Brinker on Ray Charles last CD, "Genius Loves Company.
William Claxton Clax, as he is known to friends created the iconic images that helped launch Chet Baker's career. One of the most admired, published and imitated still photographers in the world. His work is displayed in museums and published by Tachen in "Jazz Life."		Billy Crystal Is nephew of Commodore Records founder, Milt Gabler. Billy's childhood babysitter was another Billy, Billie Holliday. Jack Sheldon taught Crystal how to play the trumpet for the movie, "Memories of Me." Jack played on the soundtrack to Billy's film, "Mr. Saturday Night."		Dom DeLuise A long time Sheldon fan, Dom starred in films with Mel Brooks, Burt Reynolds, was a regular on the Dean Martin Show and has enjoyed his own remarkable career as a comic actor and chef.
Clint Eastwood Was introduced to Sheldon by Merv Griffin. Mr. Eastwood is not only a fan of Jack Sheldon's, he is often the target of Jack's unique brand of humor. Sheldon played on the soundtrack to Eastwood's, "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters From Iwo Jima."		Yve Evans A popular performer in Southern California, Yve and Jack have appeared together in concert and at the annual Sweet 'n Hot Festival.		Dave Frishberg A remarkably gifted pianist, Frishberg is also one of the most inventive songwriters of our time, "Peel Me a Grape", "My Attorney Bernie", "Sweet Kentucky Ham", not to mention "I'm Just a Bill" from School House Rock, make Frishberg songs staples of the American songbook. He credits Jack Sheldon for his singing career. Dave was Sheldon's pianist for six years.
Terry Gibbs And his Dream Band won the Downbeat poll as band of the year without ever leaving Los Angeles. One of the great vibe players in the world, he and Jack both have roots in the Benny Goodman small bands. Sheldon was once fired from Terry's band by Gerry Mulligan.		Merv Griffin One of Jack's closest friends, Merv and Jack worked together for over 40 years. Sheldon was the featured trumpet player on "The Merv Griffin Show" for 18 years and they continued to work together on television and live events until Merv's death in 2007.		Marty Harris Spent 8 years as pianist for Diana Ross, once playing a command concert for the Queen of England. Marty played with both the "California Cool Quartet" and "The Jack Sheldon Orchestra."
Bill Henderson Came to fame as the vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra and remains a popular concert artist and television and screen actor. He and Jack once did a jazz version of "The Wizard of Oz," with Bill as the Cowardly Lion and Jack as the Tin Man. Henderson has performed with Oscar Peterson, Jimmie Smith, John Pizzarelli, Kurt Elling and many others.		Christian Jacob Born in France, Christian is a classically trained musician who has played for Maynard Ferguson and the Jack Sheldon Orchestra. He has his own excellent trio and was stolen from Sheldon by Tierney Sutton, a point Jack never fails to mention.		Tom Kubis Is one of the most underrated arrangers of our time. Tom wrote and recorded with Steve Allen and is the principal arranger for The Jack Sheldon Orchestra. Tom has also played saxophone on recordings with Jack in small group settings.
Bruce Lett Once appeared with Sheldon in an episode of "Mike Hammer-Private Eye." Bruce is the bass player of choice for both "The California Cool Quartet" and "The Jack Sheldon Orchestra."		Leonard Maltin A fixture on "Entertainment Tonight", Leonard is one of the best know film historians in America. His guidebooks to the movies are perennial best sellers. Leonard once played piano for Jack Sheldon, the highpoint of Maltin's musical career.		Johnny Mandel Academy Award wining composer of "Emily", "Suicide is Painless" (the theme from "M*A*S*H") and the song Jack Sheldon's trumpet introduced to the world, "The Shadow of Your Smile", Johnny is one of the giants of American music. His "Ring a Ding Ding" charts for Sinatra help re-energize Frank's sound. He is a composer and arranger of the first order and has lately added band leader to his remarkable resume.
Frank Marshall The "Indiana Jones" movies, "The Sixth Sense", "The Borne Identity" films, make Frank Marshall one of the most successful producer/directors in Hollywood history. The son of Sheldon's mentor and best friend, guitarist Jack Marshall, Frank grew up around musicians and considers Sheldon an older brother. In college Frank produced a concert at Royce Hall at UCLA featuring Jack Sheldon and guest vocalist, Johnny Mercer.		Chuck McCann Became a fixture in American homes as the 'Hi, Guy' guy in the Right Guard commercials, but Chuck is also a brilliantly gifted puppeteer and comic actor. His film, "The Projectionist" is in the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. He is also a Laurel and Hardy expert, having played Oliver Hardy many times on TV and in a film biography, and considers himself an evangelist for the talents of Jack Sheldon.		Mike Melvoin One of the truly great pianists/keyboardists on the West Coast-- Mike plays the Hammond on Sinatra's "That's Life", on the Beach Boy's ground breaking, "Pet Sounds" album and the iconic "Good Vibrations." The former musical director for the Grammy Awards, Melvoin has played with Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughn, Joe Williams and continues to appear with the top musicians in the world and lead his own trio. He is also an accomplished arranger having written charts for Michael Buble on his debut album, among others.
Ken Peplowski One of the most popular players on the circuit, he's not only a double threat on reed instruments, he's a gifted comedian. In addition to his solo career, Peplowski is much in demand, recording often with The John Pizzarelli Trio among others.		Uan Rasey You might not know the name, but you've heard him your entire life. For 30 years Uan was first chair trumpet at MGM studios. ThatÌs his horn on "Chinatown", that's his horn playing the Gershwin suite in Gene Kelly's "An American in Paris", that's his horn in the original 1930's version of "Mutiny on the Bounty." Uan played on countless Billy May records, including the legendary Sinatra sessions for Capitol, as well as with Bing Crosby, Henry Mancini, Nat King Cole, Doris Day and just about everyone else, including the Monkees! He coached Harry James, Arturo Sandoval and has been Jack Sheldon's trumpet teacher and guru for over twenty years.		Howard Rumsey A bass player going back to the first Kenton big bands, Howard Rumsey created the famous Lighthouse All-stars, the epicenter of the legendary West Coast Sound. Rumsey recently celebrated his 90th birthday.
Mark Rydell The creative director of the Actor's Studio, Rydell first worked with Jack Sheldon in the early 60's while directing an episode of "I, Spy." Jack calls Mark Rydell the "father of the Jack Sheldon Orchestra" because the band was created by Sheldon for Rydell's film, "For the Boys" starring Bette Midler and James Caan.		Jesse Sheldon Is Jack's daughter and a professional swimming instructor in Los Angeles.		Tierney Sutton Nominated as jazz vocalist of the year in 2006 and 2007, Ms. Sutton "stole" Ray Brinker, Trey Henry and Christian Jacob from Sheldon. As "The Tierney Sutton Band" they continue to wow audiences and critics alike wherever they play. Tierney's Grammy nominated CD, "On the Other Side" features a guest turn by Jack Sheldon. Many critics consider Tierney Sutton to be the most gifted vocalist of her generation.
Ross Tompkins For 22 years Ross was the pianist for "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson." In fact, Ross was one of only a handful of Tonight staffers to move with Carson from New York to Los Angeles. Tompkins was one of the most gifted pianists of our time. He played with Dizzy Gillespie for six years and with Sheldon for over 30 years. Jack and Ross recorded together and performed together in a legendary Los Angeles act. It is hard to name a top jazz artist or singer who did not at some point perform with Tompkins: including Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Ross died of cancer in 2007.		Dave Tull Has been playing drums for Sheldon since 1991. Dave is also an excellent singer and performs lead vocals for Chuck Mangione's band, as well as drums. Dave has appeared on all three of Michael Buble's albums, as well as with the Paul Smith Trio, Cherly Bentyne (Manhattan Transfer) and Les Brown and his Band of Renown.