Piano / Keyboard:  Daniel Padrón

Wild Rice band leader Daniel Padrón was born in Caracas, Venezuela.  He was exposed to jazz and Latin music at an early age by his father, though he also credits his American mother for influencing his musical style.  When he was young, he clearly preferred Latin music over jazz, because one can often dance to Latin music more easily.  Later on, he acquired a much greater liking for jazz, and now incorporates both into his musical style.  He has written several original Latin jazz pieces that are performed by Wild Rice.

Daniel began studying piano at age 13 and eventually went on to earn a BA in music from Georgia State University.  Daniel has performed as a jazz piano soloist as well as with many artists in Atlanta including Dave Bass, Rebecca Windham, Sam Skelton, and was a member of the band The Soulutions during the mid-1990's.   Daniel recently completed recording a solo piano CD of original compositions.  You can find out more about him and his music on his website www.danielpadron.com

Tenor Saxophone:  Jason Matthias

Hailing from central New York, Jason is a saxophonist and reed doubler now living in Roswell, GA. He holds Bachelor's degrees in both Music and Marketing.  Jason has been a freelance performer in the Atlanta area for over seven years.  He has performed and recorded with many local and national acts including the Temptations, Freddie Cole, Outkast, Tom Grose and the Varsity, Soul Purpose, and the Gwinnett Philharmonic Orchestra.  He currently performs throughout metro Atlanta and teaches privately.

Atlanta musician/composer Jason Passmore is a dynamic saxophonist, flutist, and clarinetist, performing throughout the South. He studied at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Jason obtained a Bachelor of Music degree(Jazz Emphasis) and a Masters of Music degree (Jazz Emphasis) Since then, Jason has performed in Atlanta, Jacksonville, FL, Charlotte, New York City, and throughout the country with world class musicians in many diverse musical settings. Jason can be found in many musical settings from orchestral to jazz to Latin.

Bass:  L. A. Tuten

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Drums:  Reece Harris

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Percussion:  Gaurav Malhotra

Gaurav has made a name for him self playing percussion around Atlanta and the Southeast. Learning from his teacher Count M Butu, he has jammed and toured with bands such as Ancient Harmony, Blueground Undergrass, Futureman, The Stained Souls, Widespread Panic, Ekoostic Hookah, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and is currently a member of Soularcat.