Treasury of Claremont Music Concert - Sat. July 26, 2025 | 6-8:30pm
The Treasury of Claremont Music Concert
Saturday July 26, 2025 | Garner House at Memorial Park | 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
6:00–8:30pm | Live Music / Beverages / Food / Silent Auction
2025 HONOREES:
During the Treasury of Claremont Music Concert, the following artists will be honored for their contributions both to local community and the music industry at large:
• Jeff Masters
Jeff Masters, born in Pomona in 1951, has been a sought-after harmonica player in the local music scene for five decades. Jeff is a blues harmonica stylist influenced by Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, and Norton Buffalo. He took lessons from the great soloist and bandleader Rod Piazza. He played with The Midnight Creepers around LA, Hollywood and the Valley in 1980s. He has played with The Stan West Bank, Tobacco Road, The Black Tongued Bells, The Stolen 58s, The Mercy Brothers and is currently with The Bells.
• Frank Reckard
Francis Laing "Frank" Reckard, born 1952, grew up in Claremont and graduated from Claremont High in 1970. He began playing professionally in high school. Frank got his early nickname “Fast Farm” from his fast-picking and the name of his band. From 1972 to 1976 he toured with Hoyt Axton. He was part of Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band from 1978 to 1989, replacing Albert Lee. He has been hailed as one of the unsung greats on the lead guitar.
• Wyman Reese
Wyman Reese, born 1953, an esteemed, in-demand musician, songwriter, producer, and teacher, has been a mainstay in Claremont’s music scene since the 1980s. Wyman started his first band, Phantom Herd, in Glendora in 1976. In the early 1980s, he was a founding member of Chris Gaffney and the Cold Hard Facts, that made critically acclaimed records, toured the world, and built a large following in LA. In 2008 Wyman was a founding member of Mick Rhodes and the Hard Eight.
• Jeffrey Paul Ross
Jeffrey Paul Ross, born 1952, is a guitarist who grew up in nearby Ontario, but played extensively in Claremont. His biggest influences in those days were Peter Green, Otis Rush, and BB King, but locally it was John Harrelson and Frank Reckard. Jeff moved to LA and at various times played with country music and blues bands. He played with the Bellamy Brothers, and various other artists like Juke Logan, James Harman, William Clarke, Albert Lee, Donovan, Jackson Browne, Jeff Bridges, and Candye Kane, where he toured Europe and the States extensively. Jeff Ross is another one of the unsung greats of the lead guitar.
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