Funky Orca by BC Jazz Combos
Funky Orca features 12 tracks selected from over 50 original student compositions recorded between 2023-2024 at Bakersfield College.
All proceeds from sales benefit the BC Jazz Studies program by way of the Bakersfield College Foundation.
Tracklist
Credits
released May 2, 2025
"Labyrinth" - Jonathan Diaz
Adelmo Perez - trumpet
Martin Mora - tenor sax
Matthew Ellis - bari sax
Alex Reyes - guitar
Jonathan Diaz - piano
Mason Heath - bass
Carson Peters - drums
Recorded on May 8, 2023 at Bakersfield College.
Engineered by Tim Heasley.
"Chipper" - Alex Reyes
"John’s Gone" - Carson Peters
Adelmo Perez - trumpet
Matthew Ellis - bari sax
Lavonte Taylor - tenor sax
Alex Reyes - guitar
Mason Heath - bass
Carson Peters - drums, vibraphone
Oliver Martinez - drums, vibraphone
"Colin’s Calling" - Colin Walker & Flor Flores
Flor Flores - spoken word
Enrique Orozco Carrillo - trumpet
Carlos Gonzalez Castaneda - alto sax
Shane Diaz - trombone, spoken word
Chris Porta - guitar
Pedro Lozano - vibraphone
David Bloemhof - piano
Salvador Gutierrez - bass
Colin Walker - drums
"Breaking the Silence" - Sean Balingit & Alyssa Escalante
Alyssa Escalante - vocals, lyrics
Edie Meyer - trumpet
Anthony Fuentes - alto sax
Nathan Delgado - tenor sax
Salvador Fabian - trombone
Mariana Romo Narro - viola
Sean Balingit - guitar
Robert Longmire - piano
Roman Bonilla - bass
Chloie Willingham - drums
Aidan Scully - percussion
Recorded on December 4, 2023 at Bakersfield College.
Engineered by Tim Heasley and Devin Daugherty.
"Feeling Purple" - Robert Longmire
Diego Cervantes - trumpet
Anthony Fuentes - alto sax
Shane Diaz - trombone
Sean Balingit - guitar
Chris Porta - guitar
Robert Longmire - piano
Mariana Romo Narro - bass
Colin Walker - drums
Recorded on May 6, 2024 at Bakersfield College.
Engineered by Tim Heasley, Juan Garcia, and Steven Torris.
"Funky Orca" - Matthew Ellis
"G" - Shane Diaz
"Funk Shoppé" - Lavonte Taylor
Matthew Ellis - alto sax
Lavonte Taylor - tenor sax
Shane Diaz - trombone
David Bloemhof - piano
Salvador Gutierrez - bass
Aidan Scully - drums
Pedro Lozano - vibraphone, percussion
"Second Chance" - Martin Mora
"Poisoned Sands" - Chloie Willingham
Adelmo Perez - trumpet
Martin Mora - tenor sax
Sean Balingit - guitar
Mark Torres - guitar
Robert Longmire - piano
Katie Hernandez Ardon - bass
Chloie Willingham - drums
"Midnight Stroll" - Jose Ramirez
Leonardo Ramirez - flugelhorn
Anthony Fuentes - alto sax
Salvador Fabian - trombone
Terry Maness - guitar
Monica Torrez - guitar
Jose Ramirez - piano
Henry Knutsen - bass
Nathan Wy - drums
Recorded on December 9, 2024 at Bakersfield College.
Engineered by Tim Heasley, Nathan Wy, Osvaldo Herrera-Sanson, and Sabrie Munoz.
All tracks mixed and mastered by Brian Boozer at Aum Studio Productions.
Album art by Leora Renaee Collins.
BC JAZZ STUDIES FACULTY
Kris Tiner - Trumpet, Director of Jazz Studies
Tony Aguilar - Trombone
Kyle Burnham - Drumset
Paul Cierley - Guitar
Paul Perez - Saxophone
Tony Rinaldi - Piano
Miller Wrenn - Bass
To learn more about the Jazz Studies program at Bakersfield College, contact Kris Tiner at kris.tiner@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Visit our website at www.bcjazz.org
"Labyrinth" - Jonathan Diaz
Adelmo Perez - trumpet
Martin Mora - tenor sax
Matthew Ellis - bari sax
Alex Reyes - guitar
Jonathan Diaz - piano
Mason Heath - bass
Carson Peters - drums
Recorded on May 8, 2023 at Bakersfield College.
Engineered by Tim Heasley.
"Chipper" - Alex Reyes
"John’s Gone" - Carson Peters
Adelmo Perez - trumpet
Matthew Ellis - bari sax
Lavonte Taylor - tenor sax
Alex Reyes - guitar
Mason Heath - bass
Carson Peters - drums, vibraphone
Oliver Martinez - drums, vibraphone
"Colin’s Calling" - Colin Walker & Flor Flores
Flor Flores - spoken word
Enrique Orozco Carrillo - trumpet
Carlos Gonzalez Castaneda - alto sax
Shane Diaz - trombone, spoken word
Chris Porta - guitar
Pedro Lozano - vibraphone
David Bloemhof - piano
Salvador Gutierrez - bass
Colin Walker - drums
"Breaking the Silence" - Sean Balingit & Alyssa Escalante
Alyssa Escalante - vocals, lyrics
Edie Meyer - trumpet
Anthony Fuentes - alto sax
Nathan Delgado - tenor sax
Salvador Fabian - trombone
Mariana Romo Narro - viola
Sean Balingit - guitar
Robert Longmire - piano
Roman Bonilla - bass
Chloie Willingham - drums
Aidan Scully - percussion
Recorded on December 4, 2023 at Bakersfield College.
Engineered by Tim Heasley and Devin Daugherty.
"Feeling Purple" - Robert Longmire
Diego Cervantes - trumpet
Anthony Fuentes - alto sax
Shane Diaz - trombone
Sean Balingit - guitar
Chris Porta - guitar
Robert Longmire - piano
Mariana Romo Narro - bass
Colin Walker - drums
Recorded on May 6, 2024 at Bakersfield College.
Engineered by Tim Heasley, Juan Garcia, and Steven Torris.
"Funky Orca" - Matthew Ellis
"G" - Shane Diaz
"Funk Shoppé" - Lavonte Taylor
Matthew Ellis - alto sax
Lavonte Taylor - tenor sax
Shane Diaz - trombone
David Bloemhof - piano
Salvador Gutierrez - bass
Aidan Scully - drums
Pedro Lozano - vibraphone, percussion
"Second Chance" - Martin Mora
"Poisoned Sands" - Chloie Willingham
Adelmo Perez - trumpet
Martin Mora - tenor sax
Sean Balingit - guitar
Mark Torres - guitar
Robert Longmire - piano
Katie Hernandez Ardon - bass
Chloie Willingham - drums
"Midnight Stroll" - Jose Ramirez
Leonardo Ramirez - flugelhorn
Anthony Fuentes - alto sax
Salvador Fabian - trombone
Terry Maness - guitar
Monica Torrez - guitar
Jose Ramirez - piano
Henry Knutsen - bass
Nathan Wy - drums
Recorded on December 9, 2024 at Bakersfield College.
Engineered by Tim Heasley, Nathan Wy, Osvaldo Herrera-Sanson, and Sabrie Munoz.
All tracks mixed and mastered by Brian Boozer at Aum Studio Productions.
Album art by Leora Renaee Collins.
BC JAZZ STUDIES FACULTY
Kris Tiner - Trumpet, Director of Jazz Studies
Tony Aguilar - Trombone
Kyle Burnham - Drumset
Paul Cierley - Guitar
Paul Perez - Saxophone
Tony Rinaldi - Piano
Miller Wrenn - Bass
To learn more about the Jazz Studies program at Bakersfield College, contact Kris Tiner at kris.tiner@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Visit our website at www.bcjazz.org
