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Reuben "Lounge Lizard" Morgan Has been a working musician for over 30 years. Guitarist, vocalist performing as "Single Act" and offering Duo, Trio, Quartet and up to a Ten Piece Band such as Cool Jams Rhythm Section. Originals and "All Style" covers offer a wide variety of musical entertainment for any event and all occasions.
Cooljams Rhythm Section Show Band available for booking as a 6 to 10 piece band.
Meet the Band
Get to know the talented members of our band.
Guitarist, Vocalist
Reuben Morgan
Reuben has been an all-styles professional musician for over 50 years, touring many nightclub circuits with various bands since the 70's. Find out more
Drums & Percussion
Johnnie Hicks
Johnnie has been a passionate drummer and rhythmic sculptor for over 25 years. He has intimate venues to global stages, seamlessly intertwining rhythmic narratives, crafting musical tales with each percussive. A maestro shaping life's heart beats into timeless compositions.
Keyboards & Vocals
Alex Richman
Keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Alex Richman recorded an all-original album, Salty, on Capitol Records, sometime last century. Her music is a conglomerate of styles, with blues at its core, incorporating elements of classical music, Motown, 60s girl groups, soul/jazz, and classic rock.
Horn Charts and Trombone
Bob Dionne
Bob has been a musician for many years as a guitarist, trumpet and trombone player. He still performs with many orchestras in and around the central Florida area, He is an original member of Cooljams Rhythm Section with Reuben for over 20 years. He composes and inscribes the horn charts for this band.
He wrote the horn charts for the late Floyd Miles as well performed with his band for many years bringing the section. Along with Floyd Miles, he has shared the stage with Gregory Allman and BB King.
Keyboards and Vocals
Dino Balfour
Dino Balfour, keyboardist, vocalist, composer, video producer. 50 + years as a solo
artist, backup and session musician. He has toured nationally from New York to Los
Angeles performing in small clubs, as well as large arenas, festivals and national tv shows.
Bass Guitar
Steve Hutter
“Louisiana” Steve has been a major player and did his 1sst gig at 12 years old. He is fluent on guitars, keyboards and saxophones. He traveled with bands for years playing all styles. In 2013 Steve was honored when he was inducted into the Louisiana Hall of Fame as a member of the band Shotgun Leboa and the Livestock show. Other than being Cooljams Bands #1 bassist, he currently works full time as a solo artist and spends time in his home studio with an impressive list of collectable guitars and recording gear.
Ray Guiser
Ray is most definitely a seasoned player of all woodwinds and keyboards as well as a being in demand as a recording session player. His collection of original music entitled “Macroism” was released a few years ago and has been revered as a top jazz styled recording. Ray has been for many years and is currently teaching music theory and playing all styles with students who are at an advanced level.
Tracey D. Hooker
Tracey is a Grammy Award winning player from the Puget Sound area. A 22-year veteran of the United States Navy Music program, he has traveled extensively though out the U.S and Europe a a featured trumpet soloist. He has performed with many touring acts including O’Jays, Frankie Valli, Arturo Sandoval and Solomon Burke to name a few. As well as performing with Cooljams Band and despite his busy schedule, he makes time to teach privately from his home studio.
