Just Larry & Rick
CTA vocalist Rick Auhagen and pianist Larry Feldner have teamed up to form “Just Larry & Rick,” a duo performing their interpretation of the Great American Songbook. Expect to hear jazz and pop versions of classic songs by Elton John, Duke Ellington, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Charlie Chaplin, Brian McKnight, George Benson, Beatles, Glen Campbell, Seals and Croft, Henri Mancini, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, and more.
Rick Auhagen
Rick Auhagen is a Cincinnati, Ohio based vocalist, songwriter, and studio musician who has been performing for more than 50 years. He fronted the nationally-acclaimed Steely Dan tribute band "AJA" for the last 20 years. In 2018, Rick formed “The Cincinnati Transit Authority,” an eight-piece tribute band performing iconic Chicago tunes. His album of original music, “The Last Song,” is available for purchase on Amazon Music.
Larry Feldner
Larry Feldner holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Music degree in Composition from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Mr. Feldner began teaching piano, composition and arranging while a student at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1983. Classically trained, he is also well versed in all styles of American popular music and particularly adept at playing various styles of Latin music. He has been a performing keyboard player, music director and bandleader in the greater Cincinnati area since 1989. In addition to local engagements he has toured nationally and internationally mostly in his association with the Las Vegas firm Legends in Concert and the Branson, MO based Dean Z. In 2004, Mr. Feldner founded Gigs Up North, LTD., a business specializing in music production, management and booking. An accomplished arranger and composer, he has provided arrangements for many artists throughout the United States.
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