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nika rejto, the hungarian flutarian

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 Flutes, Vocals, Piano, Composing, Teaching, Performing 


 RECORDING CREDITS 


Amsterdam– Produced by Dwight Stone, 2015, Original piano and flute duet, composed by Dwight Stone

 Little Wizdoms – Produced by Nika Rejto, 2012, Original vocals and flute 

Teazing Socrates - Produced by Nika Rejto and Michael Cogan, 2006, Originals & Jazz Standards 

 Midnite Kiss- Produced by Nika Rejto and Michael Cogan, 2002 Originals & Jazz Standards 

 Liquid Love- Produced by Nika Rejto, 1999 Originals & Jazz Standards,featuring Taylor Eigsti

 Bridge Weaver- Produced by Herb Wong, 1998 Originals & Jazz standards, featuring Dmitri Matheny 

 Naked Emotions - Produced by Nika Rejto, 1984, Original compositions, liner notes by Leonard Feather 


 AS GUEST SOLOIST on CDs  


Invitation– Vivian Perry   

Voices in the Rain- Joe Sample

 Ba'hai- Seals and Croft  

Autumn Leaves - Gene Russell 

Street Angels- St. Luther

 Mov'in On- Rene Geyer

 The Little Mouse that Roared - Billy Barty 

River Romance - Martha Blackard 

Live at Anna’s Jazz Island– Vicki Burns 

Songs of Hope and Healing- Trinity Choir & Friends 

Soundtrack for TV's "Matt Houston" Music by Nelson Riddle

 Soundtrack for TV movie "Charlie's Balloon"

 Hallmark Cards, commercial,

"Valentine’s Day"Music by Nelson Riddle 

"Aliar perfume" commercial, Jingle composed by Nika Rejto 

"Red Lite"commercial 


PERFORMANCE CREDITS 


Red Holloway, Hubert Laws, Alfredo Moran, Jorge Duran, Lanny Morgan, Mary Stallings, Frank Wess, Jeremy Steig, Freddie Hubbard, Richie Cole, Charles McPherson, Dmitri Matheny, Horace Silver, Rickey Woodard, Billy Childs, Virginia Mayhew, Ray Pizzi, Airto & Flora Purim, George Cables, Clare Fischer, Billy Higgins, Benny Powell, Teddy Edwards, Eddie Harris, Buddy Collette, Phillip Catherine, Mike Garson, Mayuto, Lorez Alexandria, Benny Carter, Jimmy Smith, John Wood, Lenny Breau, Judy Roberts, Rebecca Parris, Bobby Hutcherson, Paul Broadnax, Taylor Eigsti, Willie Pickins, Maraca 


Featured soloist with Artoosh Harytoonian, performing classical and pop music from the Middle East.    


EDUCATIONAL TRAINING  
Bachelor of Arts, Humanities/Music - Drama and Music, May 1990 - University of Southern California    Flute teachers include: Louise DiTullio, James Walker, Bernie Atkinson,Tom Lee  Berklee College of Music, Boston, 1975  Dick Grove School of Music, Los Angeles 1977-1979  Student of shakuhachi, saxophone, clarinet, voice, piano  Dance - Modern Dance with Saida Gerard (17 years) including performances at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium  Mime - Studied with Etienne Decroux, Paris, France 1973-74, and Ella Marceau, Anne Jankovic  Performed in various local theatre groups both as actress and as musician    

SPECIAL INTERESTS
Founder of Unika Records  Unika Music/BMI  

Artist, chef, writer  


SAMPLING OF APPEARANCES


 Performed with Pepe Romero, at 25thGala of Tucson Chamber Music Festival Celebration, March 2018 Featured performer at The National Flute Convention, 2016, performing music from cd “Amsterdam.” Toured Asturias, Spain with Alfredo Moran Sept. 2014 KPFA 3-1-14, live Radio Show, BAJABA SHOWCASE Award Ceremony Concert Award Ceremony, Sept. 23, 2013 (Metropolitan Room NYCa) KCSM 11-16-12, Desert Island Jazz with Alisa Clancy KKUP 10-2-12 interview with Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs San Francisco International Flute Festival 10-10-10 YOSHI’S May 5, 2010 YOSHI'S August 28, 2006 Anna's Jazz Island Feb. 25, 2006 Anna's Jazz Island August 26, 2005   YOSHI'S Dec. 1, 2003 Hubert Laws Lifetime Achievement Award, Aug. 9, 2003 KKUP, July 29, 2003, with Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs     KCSM, I'mTalking Jazz, 2003      Vallejo Jazz Festival, August 24, 2002 KCSM, June 12, 2002, CD FEATURE Midnite Kiss KCSM, 2001, with Melanie Berzon BACH DANCING AND DYNAMITE SOCIETY, 2001 ART AND CLAY FESTIVAL, Palo Alto, CA 2001 PACIFICA JAZZ and ART FESTIVAL, May 19, 2001 YOSHI'S, May 29, 2000 KPFA, 2000, with Doug Edwards KCSM, 2000, with Clifford Brown, Jr.   KKUP, 2000, with Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs KPOO, 2000, with Anika KCSM, March 27, 2000 CD FEATURE, Liquid Love KKUP, 1999, interview with Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs San Carlos Art and Wine Festival Oct. 9, 1999   KCSM Oct. 4, 1999, interview with Chris Cortez   Mt. Winery, Sept. 12, 1999, Al Jarreau & Taylor Eigsti  KUSP August 23, 1999,Santa Cru  KSJS, August 18, 1999, interview forLiquid Love San Jose Jazz Festival, 1999, with Taylor EigstiAll stars KKUPLive Radio Performance, July 25, 1999 San Jose Mercury News and NPR Stations  Featured Artist- Jazz Perspectives   KCSMMarch 8, 1999, interview with Dick Conti   Jazz Nights at City Center Plaza Jazz, July 30, 1999   Jazz at Chardonnay, 1999, Soquel, CA, Featured Artist KRML, March 1999 Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Guest artist with Red Holloway Summer Jazz 12: 1998, Featured Artist, Stanford, CA,   Jazz at Chardonnay, 1998, GuestArtist with Mary Stallings San Jose Jazz Festival, 1997, Guest Artist Summer Jazz 11: 1997, Guest Artist with Virginia Mayhew Palo Alto Jazz Alliance Concert, 1996, Tribute to Duke Ellington, Special "Guest Artist", with Charles McPherson Guest Artist with Buddy Collette, 1996, Los Angeles San Jose Art Museum, 1994, Poetry to Music   KUSC, 1988, Memorial Concert for Gabor Rejto "LA LA, Making it in L.A." - A documentary film about Performers in Los Angeles KFAC, July 1984 Luncheon at the Music Center KCRW, 1981, Morning Becomes Eclectic, Tom Schnabble   Hubert Laws, Featured Artist(Laguna Jazz Festival,  Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ambassador Auditorium) Joe Franklin TV Show, New York City, 1979 Dinah Shore Show – 1959
 

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