Raliegh J. Neal, II - Keyboards

At 4 years old Raliegh Neal, II learned to play and sing “Proud Mary” on a baritone Ukulele. At the age of 5 he performed for his kindergarten class. It all seemed natural for him. He formed a jazz Quartet in 11th grade called Moment’s Notice named after the John Coltrane classic. While in High School the band “gigged” professionally and participated in many jazz band competitions. Later Raliegh auditioned and was accepted to the University of Miami’s school of music. Raliegh moved to New York City in 1991 and truly discovered the power of music and the arts in direct Community service. He became the Music Director for the CityKids Repertory Company where he implemented a music composition course for beginners and an audio engineering class for more experienced youth composers.

After traveling through Europe as a freelance musician, Raliegh returned to New York City and later moved across the country to the Bay Area where he joined Michael Franti and Spearhead as a instrumentalist/singer and songwriter.  He also plays Organ for the Allen AME Church of San Francisco, sings and plays Drum with the Native American performance group Eagle Spirit which has shown him yet another dynamic to the powers of music in human lives.  For Raliegh Neal, II his diverse musical influences and upbringing has equipped him with skills that are rare but essential to developing any positive group dynamic.