The Jazz Avenue is a versatile jazz quartet that specializes in traditional jazz and blues. The music played ranges from the 1930s until the present and includes many jazz standards and original compositions. The mood of the group ranges from laid back to formal, making it perfect for everything from club dates and quiet restaurants to weddings, corporate functions, and private parties. Major goals of the group including preserving and expanding upon the jazz tradition while being flexible enough to cater to the needs of the audience and adaptable enough to perform in a variety of situations.

Group Bios:

Monte A. Alexander is a recent retiree of the Computer Industry and has been playing the vibraharp and piano for the better part of 30 years. He has played with various jazz groups in the Los Angeles area during that time. In addition to playing, he enjoys composing and arranging jazz and R&B tunes.

Chip Moyer has been playing jazz for over a decade. He started playing electric guitar on the South Central Los Angeles jazz circuit and later moved to Philadelphia where he played in the Drexel University Jazz and Fusion Jazz ensembles. While there, he was a founding member of The 6h Street Quaternion, a steady working jazz group that still performs in the Philadelphia suburbs. Since his return to Los Angeles in 1998 he has formed the house band for the Theater Perception Consortium and performs regularly at Border's bookstore.

Garland S. Campbell has been playing the electric bass guitar, saxophones, flute, and trombone for about 30 years. As a bandleader he currently heads both the G-Men and Soul Overflow who specialize in contemporary jazz and classic jazz respectively. His family band, The Campbell Bros., which he formed with his brothers Alex Jr. and David has performed twice for President Bill Clinton and has spent time overseas in Japan. He has recorded two CDs with The Campbell Bros. and another with the Clifford Young Quintet. In addition to all of this he has played in feature films such as Why Do Fools Fall in Love and in the Fox Television series Ally McBeal. In the Jazz Avenue, Garland is going to focus his talents on the bass guitar.

Larry Stubbs began his musical career at the tender age of 5. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to jazz trombonist, Willie Stubbs and vocalist, Camille James-Stubbs, Larry started playing drums under the tutelage of Clyde Stubblefield (formally of the James Brown Band) and Joe Burke (formally of the famous Incline Band). Larry has spent time on the road and his resume spans the musical spectrum from Gospel and R&B to Jazz and Country. He is also a current member of the Theater Perception Consortium house band.