RECORDED LIVE
MONDAY, MARCH 29TH, 2004
FEATURING KAYRE MORRISON
SPECIAL GUEST
 MORA'S MODERN RHYTHMISTS As the great Swing Era of the 1930’s and 1940’s fades further into history, we look around and realize that there aren’t too many people still alive anymore who can say they were active participants in that musically vibrant era. There’s a small handful of bandleaders left—Artie Shaw, Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Orrin Tucker—who are all now in their 90’s, but most likely will be gone by the next decade. Their presence on this earth provides us with a unique window to our past, and should be fully explored before they, too, pass on to their otherworldly gig.
One aspect of that exploration is a rediscovery of their music, and one such endeavor is the work of the swing revivalist band Mora’s Modern Rhythmists, based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1994 by pianist Dean Mora, the band utilizes period arrangements and record transcriptions of the original Jazz- and Swing-Era charts, concentrating on the Hot Jazz and early Swing periods of 1927-1937. They are active in the local club scene, and have performed in many historical venues, including the Hollywood Palladium, the Orpheum Theatre, the Wiltern Theatre, and the Hollywood Roosevelt and Biltmore hotels.
 KAYRE MORRISON Known affectionately as "The Canary of Song", this talented vocalist also has over 60 stage productions to her credit, Kayre is well known to Southern California theatre audiences and has appeared in numerous films and television programs. She also runs a business recreating vintage dresses. Not only does she sing, but sews, too! Visit Our Dancing Daughters (named after the 1928 movie starring Joan Crawford).She has created many of the dresses she wears when singing with the band! She can be seen in the Maxwell DeMille production BROADWAY CONFIDENTIAL.
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 ROBERT PICARDO was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he spent his whole childhood. He graduated from the William Penn Charter school and attended Yale University. At Yale, he landed a role in Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" and at the age of 19, he played a leading role in the European premiere of "Mass". Later, he graduated with a B.A. in Drama from Yale University. He appeared in the David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago and with Diane Keaton in "The Primary English Class".
In 1977, he made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit "Gemini" with Danny Aiello and also appeared in Bernard Slade's "Tribute", "Beyond Therapy" as well as "Geniuses" and "The Normal Heart" for which he won a Drama-Logue Award.
He soon became involved in televison, where he was nominated for an Emmy award for his role as Mr. Cutlip on the series "The Wonder Years" (1988). Bob appeared in several series: "Frasier" (1993), "Ally McBeal" (1997), "Home Improvement" (1991), "The Outer Limits" (1995) and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996). In 1995, he got the role as "The Doctor" on "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) where he also directed two episodes. He also got roles in Doubletalk (1975), Star 80 (1983), Get Crazy (1983), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), Innerspace (1987), Munchies (1987), China Beach (1988) (TV), Samantha (1992), White Mile (1994) (TV), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Small Soldiers (1998), _2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (2004) (TV)_ and so on.
He resides in Pasadena, California, with his wife Linda, and their two daughters.
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