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Blue Creek Band

Southern California's Hottest Acoustic Music

Bluegrass, Blues & Swing


Alex Finazzo, Guitar

Alex Finazzo's blazing guitar style is shaking up the foundation of blue grass music. His mastery of bluegrass guitar is turning heads and bringing screams from adoring fans.  Alex is the son of two deadheads from California. After discovering bluegrass, Alex hasn't been the same. Raised on diverse types of music, Alex is as influenced by Dire Straits as Flatt & Scruggs. He brings a relaxed and refined style to his music and the stage.

Sheila Jaffe, Lead Vocals, Percussion, Keyboards, Harp

Sheila's beautiful vocals will break your heart even as it's soaring. Sheila has been a professional musician for many years, starting out as a keyboardist and singer in several musical groups that toured the U.S. and Canada.
Sheila has performed for product promotions, memorial services, hospitals, corporate functions, weddings and fund raising events. She has also performed for many special ceremonies, such as the premiere of the Lexus 430 luxury automobile. Sheila has also performed extensively in the Seattle area. Bimonthly, Sheila performs at Children’s Hospital for their Celebration of Life ceremony. Sheila has provided background music for a number of special events, such as the Carlsbad Marathon Sponsor Dinner, holiday parties, Mother’s Day teas, Yacht Club events, and anniversaries, grand openings and memorial services.

Will Jaffe, Dobro

Will's mastery of stringed instruments has brought joy to audiences for over 36 years. Will has mastered many styles of music, including Blues, Country, Rock, Rock'n'Roll, Pop, Southern Rock, Swing, Jazz and Bluegrass. To further expand his knowledge of guitar, Will completed two years of Instrumental Performance at the renowned Berklee School of Music in Boston. He has performed as lead guitarist for several top bands touring New York State clubs in the 1970's and 1980's. He performed with the Cobleskill Jazz Band as opening act for the Duke Ellington Band. In the 1990's Will performed 200 shows a year, as band leader and guitarist with the Jaffe Band, a variety dance band performing a vast repertoire of diverse musical styles. After the turn of the century, Will put away his electric guitar and amplifier's to take up acoustic instruments. First violin then mandolin and is now obsessed with dobro, a square necked, resonator, slide guitar.

Dave Preston, Bass

Dave Preston has been a sought after musician in San Diego for over 20 years, playing nearly every honky-tonk and dancehall in Southern California. Dave’s a relative newcomer to traditional bluegrass, but making the switch from electric bass to the standup with ease, and loving every minute of it. Dave hails from the great bluegrass state of Kentucky, and says there’s something very satisfying about getting back to his roots and playing such great music with Blue Creek.

 
 
 

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