About The Band
Throughout the course of their musical union, the members of Ivory Flats have won over the hearts of music lovers from all walks of life. Performing at a variety of venues and making countless public appearances all the while recording new song versions, this talented Rock Band has earned the admiration and affection of critics and fans alike. Get in touch to learn more about their musical expertise, repertoire, and performance rates.
The Musicians
Sum of Talented Parts
Andrea Hayes
Lead Singer
Andrea Hayes was Born and raised in Hollywood, California. As such she was exposed early to the world of entertainment and began singing at the age of 13. Like many others she got her start in her church choir singing gospel and was heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown and the civil rights music of the 60's and 70's. She soon began studying music and voice. This led her to Los Angeles' Grove School of Music where she studied vocal technique, vocal arranging, horn arranging, performance and music theory. Andrea then found her way to the Los Angeles Jazz Choir who provided the vocal backups for Rosemary Clooney's last solo albums. .After solo performances, studio work and studies in jazz, Andrea is now getting back to her roots, with Ivory Flats, a high energy funk and R&B cover dance band. From Sly and the Family Stone to Talking Heads, Andrea will bring the tunes, all she wants if for you to bring your dancing feet!
Caroline Joy Johnson
Backup Vocals
Caroline Joy Johnson is a singer and actress from Sonora who has performed with the Columbia College Jazz Series since 2010 and has been featured in various community theatre productions around Tuolumne County and even the Gallo Performing Arts Center in Modesto. Caroline has recently married Ty Johnson and is mother to two, Hailie and Evan.
Terra Manthorne
Backup Vocals
David Rodriguez has been with Ivory Flats from the very beginning. As Drummer, they take on quite a lot of responsibility, from fine-tuning the musical arrangements to assisting other bandmates with perfecting their performances.
Mark Gee
Keyboards
Mark has played music professionally for 48 years. Previously he played both saxophone and keyboards, though keyboard exclusively in the last 10 years. His experience includes blues, funk and R&B, jazz, latin and big band jazz, pop and country music. He has composed and arranged much of work done with the latin jazz group.
Mike Miller
Drummer
Mike has been playing Latin jazz and fusion for over 30 years with Mario Flores and Mark Gee. He is a fantastic Timbale player as well as drum set. He has performed with Pete Escovedo, Bobby Shew, Barbara Morrison and Paul Contos.
John Ady
Bassist
John Ady is a busy bassist in Modesto, CA. After attending CSU Stanislaus he has played Electric and Upright Bass in a wide range of styles including Afro-Cuban, Jazz, Theater pits, pop, Assyrian Pop and Gypsy Jazz. He enjoys the variety of music he has been blessed to be able to play.
He has had many opportunities to back up and record with world class artists such as John Faddis, James Moody, Carol Channing, Ashur Bet Sargas, Linda George, Mic Gillette, Ed Thigpen, Walter Aziz, Clark Terry, Bill Watrous, Gigi Gonaway and many others. He is currently playing with Josh Pfeiffer, Hot Club Faux Gitane, Martin Martinez, Bobby Love and many others.
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