About Us

Live at Bart's

HARRIS GILMORE: singer/songwriter, harmonica, slide guitar, percussion, (including a pineapple and plastic milk carton with brush).

Harris Gilmore led HARRIS & THE HOTHEADS into a soundtrack and appearance in the movie; SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS, (Paramount Pictures 1995), some radio airplay with the HARRIS penned blues/rock harmonica love song, STUCK ON YOU, and numerous appearances at Blues Festivals on Vancouver Island. Harris followed that up with his first full length cd, EVERHIP, with HARRIS GILMORE AND THE MIDNIGHT BAND. Then, just for fun, HARRIS moved to Kuwait for three years and played underground to sweaty, full houses with his international band THE SHAKES.

Originally a drummer, HARRIS played with blues/folkie KEN HAMM, (Juno award winner), while also pursuing a career as a professional stage actor, before moving to the west coast. Harris is still a ham.

AL SABOURIN: lead guitar.

He has been in Victoria for 15 years now after a misspent youth of touring around in rock bands. He originally played with the Cultivators when he arrived and ended up recording the guitar on most of the Islands reggae bands cds. He then formed Rainshadow an Afro/Latin/Rock band, which played at numerous festivals and events and recorded 2 cds. He has played on numerous cds and even a few movies as well as performing with a wide variety of bands at every major festival in Victoria. In 2000 he turned his attention to acoustic latin jazz and has recorded 2 cds with Los Gringos Locos and will be at this year's Jazz festival once again. He stumbled into the MOJOS so he probably doesn't remember any of this .

KYLE SHICK "Boom Boom" - drums, backing vocals, quips.

A classically trained pianist until he was 15, Kyle played in jazz/concert bands when he was still in grade school. Playing in different styled bands from punk to funk as well.as working as a dj, spinning and mixing funk, hip hop, reggae and soul gave him perspective. His percussion reflects his love of the mix.

STEVE DUBEN - bass guitar, backing vocals.

Born in Georgetown, Guyana Steve immigrated to Canada with his parents. Coming from a family of musicians and musical instrument makers, West Indian calypso and soca rhythms influenced him at a very early age and continue to inspire a unique, wide body groove style in Steve’s playing.

Steve has had the privilege to perform with, Tommy Banks, Dale Jacobs (Attic Records) PJ Perry, Brian Hughes, Big Miller, George Blondheim, Ray Griff, (RCA), Martha Reeves, Mark Korven, Declan O’Doherty, (Duke Street Records), Tom Lang, Vince Mai, Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, KD Lang, Julio Cabrera, Gary Guthman, Morry Sterns, Torben Holm-Pederson, Al Wilson (Soul City Records), John Ferraro, Gene Hardy, Gay Delorme, Will Millar and Herb Ellis.

Recently he produced, collaborated and performed with Paul Wainwright and Saxsafari. The CD, Plank Spankin’, ranked #43 on the Indie Smooth Jazz Charts!

Steve has recorded with CTV’s Thrill of a Lifetime host, Doug Paulson. He has performed for Players International Jazz Festivals, du Maurier International Jazz Festivals and TD Jazz Festival Victoria! He has been featured on commercials for Esso, McDonalds, Petro Canada, and Hyundai and many others.

Currently as a writer, producer, clinician, bassist and performer, Steve is enjoying his passion for music!