Singer Suzanne Rose, born and raised in Oakland, first took to the stage to sing at age 8 and has been performing ever since. Formerly lead singer for the R&B band Soul Patch, she joined Highwater Blues in 2000. Suzanne has worked with award-winning music producers, such as Raz Kennedy and Roland Wyatt.

Bassist Valerie Marchant trained as a classical flutist while growing up near Chicago, then got her start on the bass playing with San Francisco blues icon Johnny Nitro and the Doorslammers.

Saxophonist Michael Pearce doubles on the harp, and also appears with the East Bay band The Delta Dogs. Catch Michael in this short video on the website of the Exploratorium. where he tests how different acoustic environments affect the feeling of a piece of music.

Oakland native Michael Wong originally trained on classical piano, then discovered the blues and switched to guitar. His funky R&B-flavored rhythms and tasteful blues solos have been featured in numerous Bay Area bands.

Drummer Mark Mathias attended the Berklee College of Muisc in Boston. In the 80's, he played with the fusion group Merlin. In the 90's, he played with the country-rock band The Rangers.

Keyboard player/singer Matt Twain was born and raised in Oakland as well. One of the original C&H commercial singers at 8 years of age, Matt grew up in a studio environment, singing for for many local and national commercials, including The Gap, Visa, Classified Flea Market, and Levi's Jeans. He now lives in San Francisco, CA. He's played with the bands Froggy, The Fall Risk, and The Rangers before joining Highwater Blues.

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