Bio
The Chop Suey Jazz Orchestra is a 20+ piece jazz band made up of local musicians, college students, high school students, ABC Store managers, servers, and music educators, under the direction of Mr. Casey Nagata.
Founded in the summer of 2009, the ensemble performs all over Maui and features local musicians from around the island, including Paia, Makawao, Pukalani, Kula, Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, and Lahaina. Our primary goal is to spread our love of jazz to the people of Maui.
We also play for free food.
You can occasionally see the CSJO perform at Wailuku First Friday, Makawao Third Friday, Sunday Night Market, the Shops at Wailea, Whalers Village, and Maui Tropical Plantation.
Current Band Members:
Alto Saxophone- Casey Nagata, Mariko Nagata
Tenor Saxophone- Siuai Laufou, Todd Goldberg, Alex Tesoro
Baritone Saxophone- Beth Sederstrom
Trumpet- Cody Sarmiento, Reid Matsui, Julius Galanto
Trombone- David Reid, Sonny Gamponia, Sue Roberts, Chris Sierra, Ryan Tesorio
Guitar- Rusty Higa
Bass- Joshua Hearl
Keyboard- Harmony Laufou
Drums- Perry Gragas
Vocalists- Brandy Lake, Richie Franco
Founded in the summer of 2009, the ensemble performs all over Maui and features local musicians from around the island, including Paia, Makawao, Pukalani, Kula, Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, and Lahaina. Our primary goal is to spread our love of jazz to the people of Maui.
We also play for free food.
You can occasionally see the CSJO perform at Wailuku First Friday, Makawao Third Friday, Sunday Night Market, the Shops at Wailea, Whalers Village, and Maui Tropical Plantation.
Current Band Members:
Alto Saxophone- Casey Nagata, Mariko Nagata
Tenor Saxophone- Siuai Laufou, Todd Goldberg, Alex Tesoro
Baritone Saxophone- Beth Sederstrom
Trumpet- Cody Sarmiento, Reid Matsui, Julius Galanto
Trombone- David Reid, Sonny Gamponia, Sue Roberts, Chris Sierra, Ryan Tesorio
Guitar- Rusty Higa
Bass- Joshua Hearl
Keyboard- Harmony Laufou
Drums- Perry Gragas
Vocalists- Brandy Lake, Richie Franco