Pierre Komen
Pierre Komen is a multi instrumentalist, singer and producer who is born and raised on Vancouver Island. Pierre studied jazz at Malaspina College in 1987-1988. For the next 4 years he toured Canada, the US and Europe with the blues /rock group David Gogo and the Persuaders. As a leader he has worked with the award winning off Broadway production “Josephine“ with Tymisha Harris. His quartet has also been featured at the Townsite Jazz Festival. Pierre also on occasion works as a side man with Colin James.
The bulk of Pierre’s career has been working dances, weddings and corporate events. As a producer he has launched the series “A Fascinating Christmas“
Besides Synchronicity Four, a more recent project closest to his heart is the band he has created with his son Dexter called The Dextones.
Tina Jones
Gabriola Island’s Tina Jones has been a treasured member of the Island’s music community for over 30 years. Her varied music journey, exploring classical and jazz to disco and JUNO-nominated kids’ music, has resulted in an earthy and expressive dive into the world of Canadian folk music. But Tina’s never abandoned her jazz roots. Her music is a unique blend of jazz and folk, played on the banjo in the clawhammer style with the addition of some of Western Canada’s finest jazz musicians. With two releases as a singer songwriter, Tina continues to explore foundations of love, diversity, loss and resilience in her songs. Ever expanding and influenced by many Canadian jazz and folk icons, from Joni Mitchell to Joel Plaskett. In addition to being called “an incredible banjo player” (Orville Peck describing her banjo tracks on his JUNO Award Polaris Prize nominated album) Tina’s music is described as “a luxurious blend of acoustic folk, rolled in soul, seasoned with jazz” (Dave O Rama for BC Musician Magazine).
James Darling
James holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from VIU and has studied piano with Phil Dwyer, Bob Murphy and Steve Smith. He has spent a decade working on cruise ships in lounge bands and showbands. More recently James has been the keyboardist of the high energy dance band Johnny Inappropriate, the pianist for VIU’s Vocal Jazz Choir directed by Rosemary Lindsay and plays keyboards for the Etta James tribute Ms. Peaches And Me starring Jona Kristinsson.
Taylor Manns
Taylor Manns is a lifelong performer who has graced stages across North America for two decades. A graduate of AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC), she has performed in everything from musicals and concerts to films and festivals including the NYC Fringe Festival and various screen productions. Taylor fronts the band The Paper Dolls and also writes and releases music under her solo project, Tiki Way. Known for her expressive presence and emotional storytelling, Taylor brings a deep love for performance and connection to every stage she steps on.
The bulk of Pierre’s career has been working dances, weddings and corporate events. As a producer he has launched the series “A Fascinating Christmas“
Besides Synchronicity Four, a more recent project closest to his heart is the band he has created with his son Dexter called The Dextones.
G. Lee Worden
Gordon Lee Worden is a multi-instrumentalist / singer with over 4 decades of professional touring and studio experience. Equally at home on guitars, bass, keyboards or drums he can also double on percussion and a variety of stringed instruments. He earned a Diploma of Jazz at Vancouver Island University in 1989. From 2008-2019 Lee toured and recorded as the lead guitarist for the legendary Ian Tyson. He resided in Nashville, TN from 2014-2021, playing countless shows in the honky-tonks of lower Broadway and the finest stages and convention centers in the southern US.
Lee is a former member of Nick Gilder and Sweeney Todd, and has performed in shows as a sideman with Sue Medley, Mike Reno, Corb Lund, Ryan McMahon, Tom Russell, Fernando Verela, Kim Wilson and Bobby Rush.He’s appeared on recordings by Crusoe, The Travelling Mabels, Babe Gurr, Aaron Pritchette and Ian Tyson. Numerous TV appearances on CBC and CTV. Lee fronted “The Great Wide Open” with Mike Norman and Chris Aiken in 1998 and is one third of The Gords (www.thegords.com), alongside Gord Matthews (kd lang, Ian Tyson) and Gord Maxwell (One Horse Blue, Ian Tyson). He’s performed extensively in Europe and Asia, including five weeks in Beijing during their summer Olympics. He spent 2017-18 on the road playing the blues with The Andy T Band featuring Anson Funderburgh and Alabama Mike.
Now living on Vancouver Island, Lee is happy to be playing regularly as a sideman with numerous western Canadian projects.
Bill Hicks
( Bill plays drums )