Worship Music

Our worship is contemporary, our dress is casual and we welcome all. We do tunes from Jars of Clay to Michael W. Smith, from Joel Engle to the Beatles. This praise band lifts spirits with our inflammatory approach to rocking people’s souls. So grab a coffee, take a seat and fasten your seat belt for a service that will get inside your heart!!

The Musicians

Scott "Reno" Brian started learning drums at the age of 10. After attending the University of Nevada, Reno and San Jose State University, Reno had picked up his nick name and a Bachelors Degree in Music. Reno studied with Tony Cirone while at San Jose State. Tony played with the San Francisco Philharmonic for 35 years and currently teaches at Indiana University. Reno then attended the University of North Texas where he received his Masters Degree in Jazz Studies. While in Texas Reno studied with Ed Soph, world renowned drummer who played with Woody Herman's band, and Lyn Seaton, bass player for Count Basie's Band. Over the years, Reno has played with many groups and traveled all over the world. Music had brought him to Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Hawaii before even graduating high school. Music also brought him in contact with many other great artist. Reno has played on stage with John Faddis, Dizzy Gillespie, Keiko Abe, Eddie Gale, Artie Shaw, Mark Levine, Kim Richmond, Tony Cirone, Steve Lawrence & Edie Gorme, Don Menza, Bill Berry, and Margie Baker. Since then, he has been to Taiwan with his percussion group, Different Strokes Percussion.   He can be seen around the Bay Area playing with The Jack Conway Trio, www.jackconwaytrio.com. Reno also composes music and has led his own groups before. One of these, R+5, recorded a CD before he left Texas. He has also recorded CD's with several other groups including Symphonic Wind Music of David R. Holsinger, Vol. 4. Reno is currently on contract with Hudson Entertainment, a large media company in Northern California. He composes cell phone ring tones and video game music for them every month. He also has a excellent reputation as a teacher in the Bay Area. Reno started teaching privately when he was 16 years old. He teaches several San Jose high schools, and one local middle school. His students continue to rise to great musical excellence. Reno list his occupation as Drummer, Percussionist, Composer, Arranger, Teacher. As you can see, this description is very fitting

Monika Hayes has been a member of Next Generation since 1995. She
performed with the choir and has done specialty music at the church for Sunday worship and concerts. For the last 2 years Monika has been the lead female vocalist in the band and has sung in several concert venues. She has been married to her husband Scot for 23 years and has 3 wonderful boys and a darling little girl. When Monika is not either busy singing with the band or taking care of her family, you will find her busy at The Mortgage Outlet in San Jose as their Operations Manager.

Gus Kambeitz (Bass) became director of Jazz Studies at West Valley College in 2002. In addition to leading all the jazz bands, he is an active adjudicator/clinician for festivals, composer, arranger, and musician (principally bass).

Prior to his current appointment, Gus was a full time faculty member at Washington State University teaching bass, rock history, music education, electronic music and vocal jazz ensemble. While on the faculty at Washington State, he performed throughout the northwest with Crosscurrent and Jazz Northwest. Gus earned his BA in Jazz performance from San Jose State University in 1989 and his MA in jazz composition from Washington State University in 2001.

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