Résumé
 
Michael Slaughter
AFM Local No. 6

One-time-only radio and TV appearances are noted by an asterisk. Otherwise, casuals (one-nighters) are omitted. Unless noted, locations are San Francisco.

 

California Clubs

39 Main  Jazz, pops, and Hawaiian music (Tiburon)
Barrett's Pub 
 Jazz in the Financial District; weekends with Denise Perrier, vocalist
Bear Valley Lodge  Jazz duo with Elephant, vocalist, piano, vibes (Bear Valley, CA)
Blue Light  Funky neighborhood club, solo with an occasional bass player
Caffe Trieste  A North Beach institution; six-piece group with singers
Chez Jacques  Classic cabaret
Cloud 7  Funky neighborhood club, with vocalist
Dino's Lounge  Pops on Sunset strip, with Ralph Mathis, vocalist
Entertainers  Swinging club on Broadway; with vocalist
Fanny's  Neighborhood hangout; solo piano
Ginsberg's  Trad jazz the Wharf; ensemble
Hustler  Montgomery St piano bar
Larry's Lounge  Pops piano with two vocalists, guitar (Goleta, CA)
Lehr's Greenhouse  off-off-off Broadway shows
Magic Mushroom  Funky piano bar
Michael's  Pianist and clavichordist in a reggae and New Orleans band (Berkeley, CA)
Miss Geraldine's  Great saloon on Montgomery St.; many vocalists
Mother's  Pops at a neighborhood hangout, with vocalist
Old Waldorf  Great jazz spot (Battery St.)
Paoli's Jazz at the body shop of the '60s, with Barry Rich, vocals and guitar
Pier 23  Trad jazz ensemble
Purple Onion  The original; with vocalists
Sea Witch  Show tunes (many vocalists); a very popular club for many years (Ghirardelli Square)
University Club  (11+ years) Solo jazz piano at a private club  NOW APPEARING
Via Vai  Piano bar, occasional vocalist
Washington Square Bar & Grill  Fast-paced saloon, duo gig (with bass)

Clubs Around the Country

Frankie Fannelli's   Rock emporium; Hammond B-3 organist (Reno, NV)
Harolds Club  Pops in the Silver Dollar Room, with Jodi Rae, vocalist (Reno, NV)
Michael's Pub   Popular jazz spot, with vocalist (New York City)
Paradise Hotel and Casino  Trio with pops vocalist (Las Vegas, NV)

Restaurants

Barrett's Pub  (5 years)A downtown institution during the '70s
Baywinds Music and vocalists afloat (Burlingame, CA)
Blue Fox  Jazz at a fabulous restaurant
Henrici's Glendale House  Background for Hoosier high-end dining (Indianapolis, IN)
Hungry Tiger  Piano bar
Maltese Grill  Jazz spot downtown; solo piano
Prime Rib Inn  Piano bar (Palo Alto, CA)
Stork Club  Then the best nightclub in town, with vocalist(St. Louis, MO)
Toraji  Japanese food and music; solo piano
Westlake Joe's  Piano bar nightly, jazz trio on weekends (Daly City, CA)

Hotels

Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans Room  International tourist haven; with vocalist
Holiday Inn, Fisherman's Wharf  National tourist haven; with vocalist
Holiday Inn Airport (Indianapolis)  Piano bar popular with pilots; solo piano
Holiday Inn  Best (maybe only) spot in town, with Karon Christopher, vocalist (Terre Haute, IN)
Hyatt on Union Square  Jazz at the top, with Weslia Whitfield, vocalist (Reflections Room)
Hyatt Regency  Strictly background piano
Leamington Hotel  Shows, all pops, with Laretta Lee, vocalist (Oakland, CA)
Le Meridien  Jazz spot; solo piano, occasionally with bass
Ramada Inn, Fisherman's Wharf  A stage, a pop singer, the touri
Sheraton  Busy singles store, quartet with Tony Hall, vocalist (Burlingame, CA)

Stage

Actor, Avondale Playhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
Chorus, Starlight Musicals (Indianapolis, IN)
Musical Director, Mill Valley Center for the Performing Arts (Mill Valley, CA)
Musical Director, Old Brewery Theatre (Helena, MT)
Pianist,
Fire on Pier 32
Pianist,
Red Riot Revue (Berkeley, CA)
Pianist,
Wobbly "High Mass" (Berkeley, CA)
Producer-Director, The Fantasticks, DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)

Television

Chef in Residence, Bruce Latimer Show, Cable Ch 8 (Pacifica, CA)
Composer, performer, theme song, Other Voices, Mid-Peninsula Ch. 6 (Palo Alto, CA) (1999)
Composer, performer, theme song, Other Voices, Mid-Peninsula Ch. 27, 28 (Palo Alto, CA) (2004)

Pianist, The Amapola Show, KEMO-TV (Ch 20)
Pianist, Bruce Latimer Show, Cable Ch 8 (Pacifica, CA)*
Pianist, Easter Seal Telethon, KTVU (Ch 2), San Francisco-Oakland*
Pianist, Fiesta Philippina, KEMO-TV (Ch 20)
Pianist, Midday, KRON-TV (Ch 4)
Pianist, NHK [Japanese network], video taped in San Francisco*
Pianist, People Are Talking, KPIX (Ch 5)*
Pianist, Weekend A.M., KGO-TV (Ch 7)*
Producer-Host, Versatile Kitchen, Cable Ch 8 (Pacifica, CA)

Radio

Actor, WBAA (West Lafayette, IN)
Pianist (live), KBLX*
Pianist (live), KKUP (Cupertino, CA)*
Producer-Host, Versatile Kitchen, Pacifica cable radio (Pacifica, CA)

Industrial Video

Composer, Exec Producer, Keyboardist, Shiva, Shiva Multisystems Corp (Menlo Park, CA)
Composer, Exec Producer, The VT4 WP System, MDS Qantel, Inc. (Hayward, CA)
Exec Producer, CADnet; New Products, ICT Technologies, Inc. (Redwood City, CA)

Teaching

Coach of pianists and consultant to school jazz band, Lowell High School

Comedy

Sheraton  Stand-up comedian (Burlingame, CA)

Voice-Over

KGO Radio (:60 commercial)
Presenting Kaiser, Kaiser Engineering (Oakland, CA)

Discography

Pianist
Weslia Whitfield:
Lady Love
Myoho Records
    Weslia Whitfield, vocalist
    Bill Douglass, bass
    Allan Pimentel, drums

Pianist, Composer
Gail Edwards:
Easy As
    Gail Edwards, flutes

Pianist, Organist
   Alex Walsh:
Light Another Candle

Education

DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, A.B., psychology, 1964
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, graduate work in experimental psychology, psycholinguistics, and statistics 1965–1967
College of San Mateo, Humboldt State University, San Francisco City College, San Francisco Community College, Skyline College, University of California Berkeley Extension, Vista College, computer science, aviation, and liberal arts courses, 1981–2004

Awards, Honors, Publications

National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Edward W. Rector Scholar
Mensa
Certified Flight Instructor, (Single-Engine Land, Instrument) 1984–2003
Ground Instructor, Advanced

2007-12-31