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In a life of performing social services, Sandy Clickard also finds
time to do what she enjoys most. Sandy has been singing to
entertain audiences for many years. She demonstrates her love of
classic jazz vocalists, paying tribute with heartfelt renditions of
favorite swing tunes. Most would be familiar with her as the female
vocalist with the Clicktrax Jazz Orchestra. Sandy also
performed for many years with the S.R.O Big Band, and has sat
in on occasion with the Robin Anderson Big Band and Red
Malone's Esquire Jazz Band in the Santa Cruz area. Sandy has
sung R & B tunes with Xing, a Santa Cruz based rock band and
The J.T. Horns, a San Jose based soul and funk group. She has
also sung folk tunes as part of a duo at weddings and private
parties thus demonstrating her vocal versatility. Sandy also
performs with The Tenor Tones.
As a Universal Life Minister, Sandy performs personalized
wedding ceremonies throughout the central coast area.
time to do what she enjoys most. Sandy has been singing to
entertain audiences for many years. She demonstrates her love of
classic jazz vocalists, paying tribute with heartfelt renditions of
favorite swing tunes. Most would be familiar with her as the female
vocalist with the Clicktrax Jazz Orchestra. Sandy also
performed for many years with the S.R.O Big Band, and has sat
in on occasion with the Robin Anderson Big Band and Red
Malone's Esquire Jazz Band in the Santa Cruz area. Sandy has
sung R & B tunes with Xing, a Santa Cruz based rock band and
The J.T. Horns, a San Jose based soul and funk group. She has
also sung folk tunes as part of a duo at weddings and private
parties thus demonstrating her vocal versatility. Sandy also
performs with The Tenor Tones.
As a Universal Life Minister, Sandy performs personalized
wedding ceremonies throughout the central coast area.
Monterey, California native Todd Clickard is a full-time professional musician and music educator. With a B.A.
in music (with an emphasis in jazz performance) and a teaching credential from San Jose State, Todd studied sax
with the legendary Joe Henderson and also with Mel Martin, and classical flute with Ray Fabrizio, Al Cromwel,
and Isabel Chapui Star.
After having taught music in the public school system for almost ten years, Todd now teaches private lessons in
Salinas, California in his studio at Gadsby’s Music Store. For the last fifteen years or so, Todd has been
teaching 40 lessons a week in his private studio and has taught hundreds of students. Including many who have
made the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Monterey County High School All-Star Band. These students have
performed in Japan and at the Monterey Jazz Festival along side the MJF’s Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.
Todd plays professionally on the saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet in a wide variety of styles and bands,
including jazz, big band, sax quartet, woodwind quartet, pit orchestras for musical productions, church music, and
more. Todd has performed with Joe Henderson, Louie Bellson, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Guy
Lombardo, The Mills Brothers, Al Martino and Don Schamber's Alumni Band to name just a few.
Todd also performs with The JT Horns, The Musicians Warehouse Big Band with Louie Bellson, The Robin
Anderson Big Band, Standing Room Only, and The Del Monte Express. He also performs with his own
groups, The Tenor Tones, The Clicktrax Jazz Orchestra, Four Five Sax, and Clicktrax Winds.
in music (with an emphasis in jazz performance) and a teaching credential from San Jose State, Todd studied sax
with the legendary Joe Henderson and also with Mel Martin, and classical flute with Ray Fabrizio, Al Cromwel,
and Isabel Chapui Star.
After having taught music in the public school system for almost ten years, Todd now teaches private lessons in
Salinas, California in his studio at Gadsby’s Music Store. For the last fifteen years or so, Todd has been
teaching 40 lessons a week in his private studio and has taught hundreds of students. Including many who have
made the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Monterey County High School All-Star Band. These students have
performed in Japan and at the Monterey Jazz Festival along side the MJF’s Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.
Todd plays professionally on the saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet in a wide variety of styles and bands,
including jazz, big band, sax quartet, woodwind quartet, pit orchestras for musical productions, church music, and
more. Todd has performed with Joe Henderson, Louie Bellson, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Guy
Lombardo, The Mills Brothers, Al Martino and Don Schamber's Alumni Band to name just a few.
Todd also performs with The JT Horns, The Musicians Warehouse Big Band with Louie Bellson, The Robin
Anderson Big Band, Standing Room Only, and The Del Monte Express. He also performs with his own
groups, The Tenor Tones, The Clicktrax Jazz Orchestra, Four Five Sax, and Clicktrax Winds.
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Todd Clickard with Louie Bellson
