Recently I had the experience of performing with Gabriel Ayala who is a classical/flamenco guitarist at The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. If you get a chance check out our myspace page. We are located on the internet at www.myspace.com/ayalaredhouse. You will get a chance to hear some great music and some of the material that we performed at the Kennedy Center. It will be on an upcoming CD that we will start recording in the near future. For those of you who have never heard my music, I hope you take some time to check out the unique sound that represents my life's journey.

I am an American Indian (Navajo) that was born and raised in Monterey, CA USA. My father, Rex Redhouse was the son of a Medicine man who was revered in Indian country. After serving in the US Army during WWII in the Pacific Theater (Philippine Islands) he would marry my mom, Maria and raise his family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Someone wrote, "In the late 60's and early 70's, the San Francisco Bay Area was buzzing with the energy of change. The air was electric with the possibilities of revolution and transformation. Native American, African Americans, hippies, students and grass roots politicos were part of a loose coalition determined to make the world a better place. A generation had been galvanized and a heady scent of freedom filled the air. The optimism and fervor that drove the Civil Rights and Anti-War movement was also being felt culturally and especially musically. Folk and protest music, psychedelic rock, funk, soul, blues and jazz became the soundtrack of demonstrations. The Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock provided templates for the emerging tribal consciousness. I was just a child when Jimi Hendrix performed at the Monterey Pop Festival. I remember listening to the sound of his music from the front yard of my parent's home. Later, I remember listening to Steve Miller playing new songs like, "Living In The USA" from outside the gymnasium at Monterey Peninsula College. I was too young to get inside! All of my siblings got a bit with the music bug.

I started playing woodwinds at the age of 7. I was blessed with having a great music teachers and mentors who inspired me to not only play music, but their example made me want to make music-to be a musician. In 2003, at 48 years old and having come back to music for basically my second or third career, I had my first two albums nominated for Grammy's. It was and is a reminder to me that the gift the we are given to share is never taken back. "The gifts and callings of God are without repentance."

Most of the recognition that I have gained is from what I have done on the Traditional Native flute, although the tenor saxophone was always my first voice and sound. I really love Classical music and Jazz. What a contradiction of music it would seem. To me, they are both beautiful and musical languages that demand a great study and commitment to be fluent and expressive. I believe beyond the technique and cliches is a place where music becomes the song that transcends all and is the Universal language.