Rich Driver
Rich Driver Singer-songwriter Rich Driver began performing at age eight. Since then, his music career has covered a variety of roles and genres. As the singer/bassist for the blue/pop trio Blue House Burning, he shared the stage with blues legends Merle Saunders, Koko Taylor, Duke Robillard, and Norton Buffalo. Later he co-found the Northern California's acid-jazz ensemble West Coast Rhythm Section, the band toured the extensively sharing the bill with artists such as Charlie Hunter and Karl Denson. In 2001, the band was honored with a Sacramento Music Award (Sammie) for Best Jazz. Currently with the Rich Driver Band, the singer-songwriter combines pop and rock while borrowing from jazz, alt-country, and reggae. In July 2008, he released his first true solo CD (self-titled). The CD is a collection of songs covering a five-year period. Humorous and sometimes insightful, the themes of his songs range from loss and prime-of-life plotting to pop-culture observations. You can hear Rich’s music in the upcoming web series Hillers, created and directed by Emmy Award winner, Michael Stivala, scheduled to release in June of 2009. Rich is currently working on a new EP set to release in August of 2009.