Rhythm 

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Rusty Averitt
Drums
Rusty added his musical skills to DCJB in 2002.  In addition to DCJB, over the years Rusty has played with a diverse group of musicians including Steve Allen of the Tonight Show, the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band, Sherman Andrus of The Imperials,  David Phelps of the Gaithers, the 5th Army Band, San Antonio Little Theater and numerous musical productions at Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving.  Rusty is a retired Letter Carrier with the U.S. Postal Service but stays very busy teaching private percussion lessons in the Irving Independent School District as well as at Murphy's Music in Irving.  He is a member of Oak View Baptist Church, where he plays in the orchestra and works with the student ministry.
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Russ Allor
String Bass
Russ, whose bass joins Rusty and Brenda to anchor DCJB, has a widely varied musical background. Randy Newman, Lou Adler, Mercedez Ellington and Barry Williams are just a part of the list of artists Russ has performed or recorded with. He has been a “hired gun” since he was 15 and credits Steely Dan for his musical awakening. After finishing a string bass degree at LSU, he freelanced in the L.A. pop and jazz scene for six years. Russ returned to his roots in Baton Rouge where he was first call for many music directors throughout southeast Louisiana. He now circulates among the musicians of the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
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Brenda Schlender-Bucher
Piano / Keyboard
A classically-trained keyboardist who has been playing since she was 5 years old, Brenda has been a member of DCJB since 2010.  She studied organ performance and church music in college and focused on classical music until she made the transition to jazz about five years before joining DCJB.  In addition to tickling the ivories for DCJB Brenda regularly plays in worship services, weddings and other special events and she is also a composer who has written about 20 tunes.  Here’s how Brenda describes her DCJB experience: “Playing with the DCJB has been a great challenge, wonderful learning opportunity, and a bunch o' fun.”