Malea & The Tourists at Prosperity Pie Shoppe

Malea & the Tourists Band features some of the Northwest’s most dynamic musicians. The group is recognized as one of PDX’s premier variety bands with a repertoire’ that spans all ages and genre preferences Their selections cover Jazz standards, Swing, Pop, R&B, Latin, BossaNova, Country, Motown, and light Rock & Roll. MALEA: lead vocalist, is no stranger to the stage. Her credits include performances in theatre, film, television and radio. She had the opportunity to act in several independent films and was a featured dancer and actor in the 20th Century Fox film “Men of Honor” starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding, Jr., and the Lifetime film, staring Wendy Malick “Take My Advice: the Ann & Abby Story". Malea released her 1st Album ‘If You Really Knew Me” in 2005 and the summer of 2016 released “Bring Me Sunshine”, featuring her full band, which has received rave reviews. KIT TAYLOR: piano/vocals is an award-winning professional pianist and songwriter. Kit recently released the first official single, called “Time Stops For You", from his upcoming solo pop/AC album. The song features longtime Michael Jackson guitarist Jennifer Batten. In 2017, Kit was awarded 'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' in the Adult Contemporary category of the Great American Song Contest for his song "Bestill My Heart", the first publicly released track from his upcoming solo pop/AC album which was released this June 2018.  STEVE MORGAN: upright bass, was the Director of Music Production for Touchstone Television for 15 years and had the honor to play bass at President Reagan’s Inauguration, touring England and the U.S. as well as playing on "Alias" and appearing on "The Incredibles" DVD. Steve, his wife, daughter and son share their home with 6 basses, 2 guitars and 1 piano.