The Band/History
...the Luna Negra touring band is a rubber band...it changes with the seasons, grows bigger and gets smaller...often the touring band does not resemble the group of musicians that makes the recordings...the only constant member since 1989 besides Ottmar is Jon Gagan on bass...


January 2006 - Present: Quartet
OL - Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Jon Gagan - Upright Bass, Bass Guitars + Keyboard
Davo Bryant - Cajon, Djembe + Percussion
Stephen Duros - Flamenco Guitar + Keyboard

November 2005 - December 2005: Septet
OL - Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Jon Gagan - Upright Bass, Bass Guitars + Keyboard
Davo Bryant - Cajon, Djembe + Percussion
Carla Ecker - Violin
Alexis Velasquez - Violin
James Shaw - Viola
Karla Lehmeier - Cello

September 2005: Trio
OL - Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Jon Gagan - Bass Guitars + Keyboard
Davo Bryant - Cajon, Djembe + Percussion

February 2005 - July 2005: Quartet
OL - Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Jon Gagan - Bass Guitars + Keyboard
Ron Wagner - Tablas, Dumbek + Percussion
Brandon Draper - Cajon, Congas + Percussion

June 2004 - November 2004: Quartet
OL - Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Jon Gagan - Bass Guitars + Keyboard
Ron Wagner - Tablas, Dumbek + Percussion
Robbie Rothschild - Cajon, Congas, Djembe

June 2003 - November 2003: Quartet
OL - Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Jon Gagan - Bass Guitars + Keyboard
Ron Wagner - Tablas, Dumbek + Percussion
Canton Becker - DJ (Laptop computer)

April 2002 - May 2002: Quartet
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Bass Guitar + Keyboard
Mike Chavez - Percussion
Canton Becker - DJ (Laptop computer)

June 2001 - December 2001: Septet
OL - Flamenco Guitar, Midi-Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Calvin Hazen - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Bass Guitar + Keyboard
Mark Clark - Cajon, Timbales, Percussion + Electric Guitar
Mike Chavez - Drumkit + Percussion
Kanoa Kaluhiwa - Tenor Saxophone + Keyboard
Mike Middleton - Trumpet + Flugelhorn

July 2000 - May 2001: Quintet
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Upright Acoustic Bass
Mark Clark - Cajon + Percussion
Mike Chavez - Bongos + Percussion
Kanoa Kaluhiwa - Tenor Saxophone

June 2000 - July 2000: Quartet
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Upright Acoustic Bass
Mark Clark - Cajon + Percussion
Kanoa Kaluhiwa - Tenor Saxophone

February 2000: Quartet
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Upright Acoustic Bass
Mark Clark - Cajon + Percussion
Mike Middleton - Trumpet

April 1999 - December 1999: Octet
OL - Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Daniel Ward - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Bass Guitar + Keyboards
Ron Wagner - Dumbek, Tablas + Percussion
Mark Clark - Cajon, Timbales + Percussion
Mike Chavez - Drumkit
Kanoa Kaluhiwa - Tenor Saxophone
Mike Middleton - Trumpet

July 1997 - December 1997: Nonet
OL - Flamenco Guitar + Electric Guitar
Daniel Ward - Flamenco Guitar
James Bobchak - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Bass Guitar + Keyboards
Ron Wagner - Dumbek, Tablas + Percussion
Mark Clark - Cajon, Timbales + Percussion
Carl Coletti - Drumkit
Kanoa Kaluhiwa - Tenor Saxophone
Mike Middleton - Trumpet

June 1997: Quintet
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Bass Guitar
Ron Wagner - Dumbek, Tablas + Percussion
Daniel Ward - Flamenco Guitar
James Bobchak - Flamenco Guitar

January 1996 - December 1996: Quartet - this band toured with Santana in the Fall
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Bass Guitar + Keyboards
Ron Wagner - Dumbek, Tablas + Percussion
Carl Coletti - Drumkit

May 1995 - December 1995: Quartet
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Bass Guitar + Keyboards
Paulo Baldi - Tablas and Percussion
Carl Coletti - Drumkit

January 1994 - September 1994: Quintet
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Electric Bass Guitar
Mark Clark - Percussion
Calvin Hazen - Flamenco Guitar
Domenico Camardella - Piano + Keyboards

June 1992 - January 1994: Quartet - this band opened for Natalie Cole in 1992
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Electric Bass Guitar
Mark Clark - Percussion
Calvin Hazen - Flamenco Guitar

January 1992 - June 1992: Trio
OL - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Electric Bass Guitar
Mark Clark - Percussion

March 1990 - December 1991: Trio - this band opened for Miles Davis in Seattle and Milton Nacimiento in San Francisco in March and for Basia on her U.S. tour in the Summer of 1990
OL - Flamenco Guitar.
Jon Gagan - Fretless Electric Bass Guitar
Dave Bryant - Percussion

May 1989 - March 1990: Trio
OL - flamenco guitar
Jon Gagan - Fretless Electric Bass Guitar
Jeff Sussmann - Percussion


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