BLUE LATITUDE: ABOUT US
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
CHORRO CREEK RANCH CAFE - Morro Bay, CA; Ongoing performances at one of the Central Coast's coolest concert cafes.
MORRO BAY HARBOR FESTIVAL - Morro Bay, CA; BLUE LATITUDE is one of the headliners for this year's festival.
SLO FARMER'S MARKET - SLO, CA
OUTDOOR GARDEN CONCERT - SLO, CA - recently appeared in concert at an estate sponsored by Diane & Dan Helbert/San Luis Country Club
COLORADO SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB - Colorado Springs, CO - Dinner party for the LEXUS National Dealership GMs
THE LODGE AT CORDILLERA - Edwards, Colorado; New Year's Eve headliners
BROADMOOR HOTEL - Colorado Springs, Colorado
A TASTE OF COLORADO - Denver, Colorado; yearly performances
DIZZY'S - San Diego, California; Ongoing performances @ San Diego’s most acclaimed jazz venue.
ANAHEIM STADIUM - Anaheim, California; w/Richie Furay (Poco, Buffalo Springfield)
THE TROUBADOUR - Hollywood, California; w/Richie Furay (Poco, Buffalo Springfield)
HUMPREY'S BY THE BAY - San Diego, California; w/Richie Furay & Emmylou Harris
THE GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL - San Francisco, California; w/Richie Furay (Poco, Buffalo Springfield)
THE COACH HOUSE - Orange County, California; w/Richie Furay
THE GOLD COAST CASINO - Las Vegas, Nevada; w/Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers)
A TASTE OF COLORADO - Denver, Colorado; yearly performances
COLORADO STATE FAIR, Pueblo, Colorado w/Doug Stone
MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO - Las Vegas, Nevada; w/Reyna Von Vett
SUNCOAST RESORT & CASINO - Las Vegas, Nevada; w/Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers)
THE VILLAR CENTER - Beaver Creek, Colorado; w/"Always Patsy Cline"
HOUSE OF BLUES - Hollywood, California; "Always Patsy Cline"
DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS - "Always Patsy Cline" back up band
RYMAN AUDITORIUM - Nashville, TN; w/Jon Chandler
LANSDOWNE ARMS (Highlands Ranch, CO) weekly gigs at one of Douglas Counties’ best kept secrets.
MARY'S LAKE LODGE - Estes Park, Colorado; ongoing performances
LE CHANTECLER - Niwot, Colorado; w/Blue Latitude
. . . and a million others
AS A BACK UP BAND - BLUE LATITUDE has performed with:
Richie Furay (Poco, Buffalo Springfield) 1995-97
Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) 2004-2005
Roger McGuinn (Byrds)
Abraham Laboriel (Fourplay, Koinonia)
Kim Stone (Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra)
Always Patsy Cline
(1996-2000 Denver Center For The Performing Arts)
John Tesh
BLUE LATITUDE / Randy Rigby & Ed Edwards
Featured on guitars and keyboards, Randy is a studio & touring veteran. He has performed with a long list of artists, including Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers), Richie Furay (Poco), as well as jazz artists Abraham Laboriel, Kim Stone (Rippingtons) and many others. Randy is a powerful and innovative soloist, as well as one of the co-founders and principal writers for the band. He was born in Pensacola, Florida and grew up in the Los Angeles recording world before finding his way to Denver, Colorado in the late 80’s.
Ed is the co-founder of BLUE LATITUDE, whose singing and guitar playing has captivated audiences wherever the band performs. Ed hails from Los Angeles, California, where he paid his musical dues playing gigs all over the West Coast, before relocating to Denver, Colorado. Besides the musical and composing skills that he brings to Blue Latitude, Ed also produces, engineers and mixes the band’s recordings. He has been influenced by Pat Metheny, Wes Mongomery, Pat Martino and Jimi Hendrix
The Band
JIM FLETCHER / BASS
Another studio and touring veteran, Jim flawlessly holds down the band’s funky bottom on fretted and fretless basses. “Fletch” was born and raised in Riverside, Calfornia, relocating to Golden, Colorado in the early 90’s to be a part of Blue Latitude. Jim was influenced heavily by bassist Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power and Weather Report’s, Jaco Pastorius
DEAN KIELIAN / DRUMS
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Dean has been playing in front of audiences since he was 14. He is a master of rhythm, whose performing credits include John Tesh and Abraham Laboriel. His musical influences include Tower of Power, Chick Corea & The Yellow Jackets. Dean’s dynamic command of world rhythms & percussion is one of the highlights of every show that the band performs.
PAUL RIGBY / Keyboards, Guitar
Another Colorado native, Paul is a gifted muti-instrumentalist, who plays with soul and experience beyond his years. He is a junior at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch by day and keeps busy at night performing with Blue Latitude, as well as his own band. In addition, he is currently the guitarist with the musical "Robin Hood" at the Pinnacle Theater in Littleton, Colorado.
Paul's rapidly expanding musical vocabulary has come from transcribing songs from a wide range of artists, including Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Rush & Led Zeppelin.
BLUE LATITUDE
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT BLUE LATITUDE:
"BLUE LATITUDE features the finest fusion of music styles, filled with high energy and high class fun. Definitely one of our very favorite bands!"
JANE KNAUF - Magnolia Hotel / Harry's Bar
"I've worked with a lot of great bands over the years, but these guys are among the very best"
RICHIE FURAY - Vocalist, Guitarist / POCO, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD