About Us

LARRY FRATANGELO, percussionist, has recorded and toured with some of the top recording artists in the world today. His name appears on Gold, Platinum and Grammy award-winning albums. Larry has performed at the White House and for the British House of Parliament. He has performed with the Boston Pops, at the Grammy Awards, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies, on the David Letterman Show and Saturday Night Live. A graduate of Michigan State University, Larry is currently producing several World Music projects.

JA Franco, Vocalist and lover of Brazilian music, is signed as one of Brother Angel's recording artists. Her diverse vocal background has taken her to the ultimate in her debut CD project, Passion of My Soul,which embraces its listeners with slow, sultry sounds of Jobim and Gilberto. Click here to read the review from jazzreview.com. Her interpretation of many of the delightful Bossa Nova favorites establishes her as a great artist as she sings with creamy vocals and with true adaptation of what the songwriters intended. Ja explores the world of Brazilian Jazz in Portuguese, Italian, and English. She has been given kudos as Favorite Jazz Vocalist Michigan Radio, and for Outstanding Jazz and World Vocalist in Detroit's Music Awards!

Combining nearly a century of drumming experience and knowledge, Larry Fratangelo's all-percussion group, Drum Devils, keeps the tradition alive while exploring the future. There are no pre-recorded sequences nor is there any pre-programmed music with Drum Devils - it's all created live - sounding like much more than three percussionists - like a band - an orchestra - or something new!