Chicago - Live Orchestra

Hilary Furtado is a 30 year veteran of the Karachi music scene and is highly regarded as one of the best saxophone players in the country. He has been performing in bands ever since he was a teen and has worked as a session player on several high profile albums for popular recording artists. Along with being an ace saxophone player, Hilary has also worked as an arranger, band leader, composer and vocalist. His work can be found on advertisement jingles. Recently, Hilary and his five-piece jazz band have performed at an Evening for Jazz, a jazz lounge show sponsored by Dockers. they can also be found performing as the house band for MTV Pakistan.

GERAD VANDERLOWEN (GUITARIST) he is one of the good experienced musician, played for several bands and has also performed at the sheraton hotel for many years. with lovely sense of humour he performs any sort of music with simple ease and at the moment he is playing for chicago.

NEIL BERNARD (BASS GUITARIST) started playing at the age of 7 taught by his father and then joined a band at the village restaurant. At the age of 15 he joined the talismen performing at the horse shoe restaurant (disco) and then at the age of 21 he joined key notes performing at the nasreen room (disco). Neil has been famous for his remarkable notes on the bass guitar truely a man with talent, after few years he left for london and had a gap of 17 years. when he arrived back hillary faurtado ex band member of keynotes approched him to join the band in time and thats how he started playing for Chicago.

GILES GOVEAS (DRUMMER) giles being another young great drummer of pakistan also started playing at the age of 7 played for the choir conducted by his father Allan Goveas who was also a great musician of all times, giles has played for various artists national/international and also currently working on a new album. Giles has also tapped the ivories (keyboard) and was succesful as that too. Giles was also approched by hilary faurtado to play with the in time band. and currently doing a good role for chicago.

LENNY MASSEY (KEYBOARD) another young talented musician of Pakistan who also has the capability of reading and writtng music. lenny has played with some great artists like nagim and mizmar. he also plays the sexaphone and guitar and quite succesful at that too. he too was approched by hilary faurtado to join the in time band and now is a back bone for the entire band. now playing for chicago lenny continues to rock the theatre with his own unique control on the keyboard.




      
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