Charles Walker Band
The Charles Walker Band is a five piece band that performs various styles of blues, R&B and funk with precision and energy. What adds to the band’s uniqueness, apart from award winning musicians (together for 4 years), is the richness and raw energy of the original material. The band is comprised of Charles Walker, tenor saxophone, keyboard, songwriter, and band leader; Porsche Carmon, lead vocals; Misha Siegfried, lead guitar; Kent Hamele, bass guitar; and Keywan Ryland, drums. Charles received formal jazz training at UW Eau Claire. Porsche Carmon’s vocal talent was first discovered at the age of twelve during her first musical theater audition for The Me Nobody Knows. Misha has loaned his talents to such artists as the Genie Halliday Revue Band, The Mixx , and Rev Raven and the Chain Smoking Alter Boys. Kent has played bass for over 35 years and has played with “Cadillac” Joe Andersen and Paul Flipowitz. Keywan began studying various percussion instruments at the age of 16 and has learned much from watching other masters. The Charles Walker Band plays around the Midwest and some of the south, with plans to branch out in the immediate future.