Scheila Gonzalez

Scheila Gonzalez
Gonzalez performing on the Zappa Plays Zappa tour
Gonzalez performing on the Zappa Plays Zappa tour
Background information
Born (1971-08-05) August 5, 1971 (age 53)
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Saxophone
  • vocals
  • keyboards
  • flute
Member of
Formerly of
Scheila Gonzalez in Aarhus, Denmark (2009)

Scheila Gonzalez (born August 5, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist and music educator.[1] She is best known for playing the saxophone and other instruments in the all-female DIVA Jazz Orchestra and with artists such as Dweezil Zappa, Alex Acuña, Ray Parker Jr. and many others. Formerly a full-time member of the Zappa Plays Zappa world tour,[2] since 2019 Gonzalez has been touring with Colin Hay as part of a revived and revamped Men at Work lineup, where she sings and plays the alto saxophone as well as several other instruments.

  1. ^ D'Andrea, Niki (2009-02-24). "Zappa Plays Zappa Stays True to Frank's Vision". Phoenix New Times. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  2. ^ "The Players". Zappa Plays Zappa. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-25.