Biografia
Cecilia "Cece" Worrall was born in Los Angeles, California. She has been playing woodwinds since age 10. In high school she was drawn to playing & listening to R&B... Earth, Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Tower of Power and such other powerhouse horn driven bands. In her senior year she won the coveted John Phillip Sousa Award. Her music studies were through private instruction with many prominent Los Angeles studio musicians, such as Stan Seckler, Phil Sobel, Charlie Shoemake, Dave Boruff & Bob Sheppard. She also attended the Stan Kenton Clinic, winning 1st alto seating in the top band. She cut her teeth on live performances with the David Ii, Love Ii Orchestra, which boasted of great black musicians like Fred Wesley, Nolan Smith, Ray Brown and Will Miller. Chuck E Weiss, an old school underground legend, took her under his "tutelage" and performed for years at "the Central" now known as Johnny Depp's "Viper Room" in Hollywood. Performing at infamous rooms like The House of Blues & BB King's to name a few. She later worked on two albums simultaneously, first with Morris Day as the producer of an all female group called "the Daisy's" and then with Randy Jackson (of the Jackson family fame) on his debut solo album called "Randy & the Gypsys". Her performance experience has been with an eclectic mix of artists: Guns & Roses' World Tour (Hard Rock), John Tesh (New Age), Bateke Beat (African / Congo), Chuck E. Weiss / Jimmy Wood & The Imperial Crowns / King Cotton (Roots, New Orleans, 2nd line, Blues). Motown groups, the Four Tops, the Temptations and the Fifth Dimension. With "Guns and Roses" she had the opportunity to perform with Lenny Kravitz, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of "Aerosmith", Ron Wood of "The Rolling Stones", Soundgarden and Elton John on the M.T.V. award show. In 2000 she toured with "soul diva" Diana Ross and the "Return to Love" tour featuring the Supremes. She has since continued to perform with Miss Ross for many prestigious events. One such event was Hollywood's farewell performance for President Clinton.
