MIAMI, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Pres Pak Public Relations) - Ever So Klever is a dance band comprised of six unique members who come together to create a sound dubbed "Power Swing". It is similar to the swing that helped so many get through the economic downturn of the Great Depression, but with a modern twist. The band is influenced by the sounds of swing, rockabilly, jazz, ska, country, Latin, and the blues. This wild combination of styles and culture has led to the creation of the Power Swing revolution.
May 21 10 p.m. Original Fat Cats Ft. Lauderdale, FL
May 23 8 p.m. Olympia Performing Arts Center Palmetto, FL
May 29 11:30 p.m. Jazid w/Suenalo Miami Beach, FL
May 31 5 p.m. WPEC CBS Channel 12 West Palm Beach, FL
June 4 8 p.m. The Cottage Lake Worth, FL
June 12 11:30 p.m. Transit Lounge Miami, FL
June 23 10 p.m. Southpaw Brooklyn, NY
June 24 11 p.m. Fontana's New York Manhattan, NY
July 12 10 p.m. The Annex Manhattan, NY
Aug 21 8 p.m. Daytona Bandshell Daytona Beach, FL
Aug 28 5 p.m. The Van Dyke Miami Beach, FL
Oct 24 10 p.m. Gaspars Grottos Ybor City (Tampa), FL
Dec 5 8 p.m. Cruzan Amphitheater West Palm Beach, FL
Michelle Leigh, lead vocalist and rhythm guitar, hails from Highland Park, Il near Chicago. She is 20 years old and has been singing her whole life. When she was 15 years old, she picked up a guitar and taught herself how to play. Michelle has been in many choirs throughout her life and in recent years pursued a solo career, but this her first time singing with a band.
Rich Plaza is originally from Brooklyn and is of Puerto Rican decent. He has never had any professional music training. Playing since he was only 6, his love for Rush and Latin music is an interesting combination of styles. Putting his guitar playing in only one genre is impossible. One moment its Santana, the next, Alex Lifeson, all while playing swing.....go figure. Rich keeps to himself, and while he has a long resume of musical accomplishments, his only ambition is to see you enjoying Ever So Klever.
Joel Enriquez is the band's Cuban drummer with 16 years of experience. Enriquez has played and recorded with many artists in many styles from rock, funk, Latin, pop, fusion, swing, rockabilly and more. He has performed with Arturo Sandoval, Nestor Torres, Julio Sabala, Priscila, Javier Iglesias, Onelle, Locoyo, Garaje H, La India, Jose Velentino Etc, and others. He graduated from Miami Dade College in Music and Florida International University (BA) in Music Education.
Ron Rummage has been performing on Electric Bass most of his life. Ron started out on trumpet receiving a Music Performance Scholarship at Missouri Western near hometown Kansas City. Years of touring USA, Canada, and Las Vegas showrooms brought Ron to South Florida in 1989 where he quickly became a fixture on the local music scene. He is considered an "A" list musician with the South Florida Blues Society. Ron lists Jaco Pastorious, Donald Duck Dunn, and Jack Bruce as early influences on bass, and Benny Goodman, Harry James and Doc Severinson Orchestras as early influences to big band swing style music. He has played with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kansas, and many others. Ron has a passion for fine cigars and can always be recognized on stages wearing his black "pork-pie" hat.
Paula Monique is the trumpet player for the band. She was born and raised in South Florida and has been playing for 14 years. She has toured with the Emmy and Tony award winning Broadway sensation, "Blast!" a two-hour stage production where music meets motion. Paula recently returned from Japan playing with "Brass Odyssey," an-all female cast of musicians and dancers. In her spare time, Paula enjoys long walks on the beach, teaching marching band, and giving private lessons to middle and high school students.
Kris Cardella is a South Florida native and has pursued a music career since the age of 10. He studied with jazz legend Bunky Green at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Kris has played with numerous artists, including Dave Brubeck, Ed Calle, Poncho Sanchez, Maria Schneider, Bela Fleck, Andy Montanes, The O'Jays, Max Weinberg, and Terence Blanchard. He also has experience playing and arranging music in many different styles, such as Jazz, Latin, Funk, Hip-Hop, Classical, Big Band, and even Heavy Metal. Kris is constantly searching for new sources of musical inspiration and believes that any style of music can inspire as long as it has a heart and soul.
