Charismatic lead singer,

LESLIE HARRIS

Leslie started performing at age six, in the church choir. Her professional career began in 1978 with a long-standing house gig at The Devonshire Hotel. Leslie has performed with, among others: The Rhythm & Blues Allstars, Crusoe, The Euphorics (acapella), The Mark Hasselbach Orchestra, The CFOX Electric Lunch Orchestra and The CHRX Classic Rockers.

She has opened for Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Steppenwolf, Cheap Trick, War, Spencer Davis Group, Eric Burden and The Animals and Grand Funk Railroad. As the "les" in lesismore, Leslie's soulful voice and charismatic stage presence are irresistible to her ever-increasing Vancouver audience.

Guitarist extraordinaire,

CURTIS DEBRAY

Originally from the Okanagan, Curtis started playing at age eleven, studying classical guitar with Gordon Boothe. He began his professional career in 1992 as a member of the renowned blues group "This Old House" who opened for Jeff Healey, Big Sugar, Widemouth Mason, Collective Soul, The Offspring and The Downchild Blues Band.


Currently, as one of the main 'voices' of lesismore, Curtis is winning rave reviews and developing a loyal following in the Vancouver music scene for his unique guitar style.

One of the great veteran bassists
of the West Coast scene,

LEE OLIPHANT

Since beginning his professional career as an electric bass player at the age of 14, Lee has performed with many well known artists including, among others: Jim Byrnes, Chilliwack, Jerry Doucette, Powder Blues, Sample-Stearns Band, Valdy , The Coasters, The Platters and Long John Baldry. He is a member of Juno winning children's performer Charlotte Diamond's Hug Bug Band and has performed and recorded with Fred Penner, also a Juno award winning children's performer. Lee has performed at many Canadian Folk Festivals and has toured in Europe several times as well as the Middle East with Chilliwack, Ellen McIlwaine, Freddy Roulette, and Cal Bachelor. Most recently Lee was happy to join "lesismore" under the condition that he learn to play the upright acoustic bass and he has thrown himself into that challenge whole heartedly.

. . . and one of Vancouver's most
in-demand drummers,

NINO DIPASQUALE

Nino DiPasquale has been playing the drums for 15 years. He attended the jazz studies program at Capilano College, where he was a member of the "A Band" and performed with Kenny Werner, Kurt Elling, and Dee Daniels.



He is currently an in-demand freelance drummer in the Vancouver area, playing regularly with Karin Plato, Denzal Sinclaire, lesismore, Mimosa, The Aaron Hardie Quartet, Sekoya, and many others. Nino has also toured throughout Canada and the United States.