Groove Lexicon

Dave Anderson – drums
Bill Fulton – keys
Adam Cohen – bass
Mike Nelson – alto sax
Jeff Jarvis – trumpet
Christine Guter – vocals

As one of Los Angeles’ most experienced and widely sought after musicians, David Anderson has appeared, recorded, and toured with many popular acts such as, David Benoit, Kirk Whalum, Dionne Warwick, The Rippingtons, Larry Carlton, Don Menza, Tom Scott, Hubert Laws, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Harris, Eric Marienthal, Chaka Khan, David Pomeranz, Clark Terry, Bobby Shew, Bill Watrous , Peaches and Herb, The Emotions, Freddie Jackson, just to name a few. Television appearances include “Melrose Place,” (FOX), “Jazz Central”(BET), “Show Biz Today” (CNN, VH1) and “Watching Ellie”(NBC). David enjoys performing locally, as well as travelling throughout the world. He is also consistently active in the LA recording scene. David’s commercial voice-over and drum recordings can be heard readily on ABC, CBS, Verizon and Showtime projects.

Christine Helferich Guter is a jazz vocalist and studio singer in the Los Angeles area. She performs frequently in LA and Orange County, and has worked with many legendary musicians including Joe Williams, Bobby McFerrin, Rosemary Clooney, Diane Schuur, Maynard Ferguson, Mercer Ellington, Lionel Hampton, and Mel Torme.

Christine works extensively in studio settings, and has sung on dozens of Hollywood soundtracks including Star Wars Rogue One, Sing!, Storks, Star Trek Beyond, The Jungle Book, Jurassic World, Despicable Me 2, Men in Black 3, and Spiderman 3. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), and is the lead singer in the nationally acclaimed vocal jazz ensemble, Vocalogy.

Also an extraordinary educator, Christine is active internationally as a lecturer, adjudicator, and clinician, and has conducted numerous All-State Jazz and Honor Choirs. Christine is a member of the California Alliance for Jazz (CAJ), the Jazz Education Network (JEN), the California Music Educators Association (CMEA), and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). She is presently on the board of ACDA Western Division as Vocal Jazz R&R Chair.

Christine is currently the Director of Vocal Jazz at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University Long Beach. She teaches private jazz voice lessons, a jazz vocal styles courses, has taught class jazz piano and jazz theory, and directs the university’s award-winning vocal jazz ensemble, Pacific Standard Time.