Infectious NOLA Funk Rock

Based out of Denver, Alive on Arrival is a eclectic Soul Funk Band with New Orleans roots-driven Rock that has been Burning up the Denver Metro Area with it's rigid-edged Funk. AOA is top notch musicianship that brings the audience an Infectious Groove with thousands of miles and gigs carved into their history, the unlimited experience of this band will make you a fan for life.

Meet the Band

The Groups Live Performances will Floor you with Infectious Grooves and Awe-inspiring Musicianship that will have you Dancing all night long. 

Cherie DuFour

New Orleans Native, Cherie has been a lead guitarist and vocalist for several years as well as a avid songwriter. Picking up her first guitar at the age of 9, she knew her true heart was in music when she starting regularly gigging in some of New Orleans Haunts at the age of 13. Her French lineage took root in the psychedelic Funk Rock she grew up listening too and plays a big part in her musicianship. 

Cherie has played with and opened for bands such as Zebra, Marcia Ball, Charmaine Neville, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and CoCo Robicheaux to name a few. Cherie's music influences are reflective of her Creole heritage including New Orleans second line grooves, voodoo beats and mystic Funk of the south. 

She brings to Alive on Arrival, a unique powerful vocal style, with soulful rhythm and blazing lead guitar licks. You'll feel that Bayou Soul in your bones.

Laura Newman

Coming Soon!

DAVE RANDON

After over forty years of playing, "I can't believe I'm still able and fortunate enough to be playing music".Growing from a seed of love for music, he has been able to perform onstage with a myriad of talents from Journey to Mike Stern...touring most of the lower forty eight states,Canada,the Pacific rim and back, he settled back home in Denver, and has remained busy to this day, playing locally in a regular rotation of clubs,events and plying the pursuit of his love for music."I consider myself very lucky and grateful to be playing music with some of the best local talent Colorado has to offer in “AOA".

vlad Girshevich

He began piano studies at the age of 4 in his native Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Formal music lessons began at age 7 when he entered the prestigious Uspensky School of Music, a special school for the Arts. He studied classical piano there until the age of 18 and, upon graduation, entered the Tashkent State Conservatory of Music.

After the Soviet Union crumbled, Vlad and his family emigrated to the United States.

Vlad landed in Boulder, Co in 1995, over the next few years he met several Influential jazz artists, including pianists Dave Schappert and Herbie Hancock. 

Herbie invited Vlad to attend the Thelonious Monk Institute at JazzAspen. Vlad joined that festival in the summer of 1997 playing with Wayne Shorter, Arturo Sandoval, Jerry Gonzalez, and Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez. 

 Vlad has recorded a few solo piano albums and a trio project”Tomorrow “with his son Aleks and bassist Dave Arend when Aleks was 10 years old. Vlad’s composition “Tomorrow” has been named a Top 5 finalist in the 2012 Great American Song Contest (instrumental category) and also received Honorable Mention in The International Songwriting Competition (instrumental category).The new album of The Girshevich Trio “Algorithmic Society “ that came out recently features legendary bassist Eddie Gomez and various guest artists such as Rony Barrak.

Ryan Hayden

Ryan is a new addition to AOA. Born in Colorado, he grew up in California, Indiana, and Texas. He began playing drums at the age of 10. Trained classically, he also developed a love for jazz, funk, soul, and latin music. You can see Ryan performing regularly throughout the Denver music scene with multiple bands and genres. After living in New York for 10 years, he has moved back to Colorado to perform and teach.

Ryan received his Bachelors degree from Berklee College of Music and his Masters degree from The Juilliard School. He teaches drums, piano, and guitar at Neighborhood Music Stapleton, inside Stanley Marketplace.

“I love baseball, dogs, antiques, and good people. I’m grateful that I get do what I love for a living, in music. My hope is the audience feels that joy and love for music through our performance.”