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| (From left: Rickie, Lee and Jermaine) |
The SAINT "O" trio has evolved from its nemesis SAINT "O" international (a 6 piece ensemble) which has toured extensively throughout the world performing to an eclectic array of audiences in Asia, Europe, North America and the middle east.
The trio comprises of Canadian bandleader/drummer, and master percussionist Jermaine St.Omer, who is a graduate of the Ontario college of percussion.
Jermaine is also a graduate of the Constellation college of hospitality in Canada, where he majored in hotel and restaurant management, hospitality human resources management, hospitality supervision, and resort management, and was one of the managers of the famous CN TOWER in Canada, which was at one time considered to be the tallest free standing structure in the world. He is responsible for the day to day business operations of the trio and 6 piece ensemble, and is a gifted songwriter and composer.
Also from Canada is Rickie McIntosh, the musical director and keyboardist of the group. Considered a child prodigy in his ancestral Caribbean home of St.Vincent, Rickie now makes Canada his residence, where he graduated from the Royal conservatory of music specializing in music history, music composition, and piano performance at the ARCT level.
Rickie has toured extensively throughout the world with his own ensemble in jazz trio's ,and piano and vocal duo's on cruise ships like the Royal Caribbean, Regent cruises, Carnival cruise ships and the Wind star. He has also had concert exposure with such greats as Percy sledge and Chaka Khan and a host of internationally known artists, and boasts two recorded albums of his own.
Rounding out the trio is South African born Lee Taylor, with her sultry smooth vocals which catapults the listener to incredible heights of ecstasy. Lee is fluent in English, Dutch and her native Afrikaans, and is quite well known on the theatre circuit in South Africa as a gifted actress/vocalist and choreographer.
Lee began her musical journey singing gospel at the local churches and soon graduated to bigger stages, including the South African state theatre, The Freddy Arendse Jazz Ensemble, and the Barnyard Theatre Productions Company. She is a graduate of the state theatre Mc Art Academy where she majored in vocals, drama and violin, and was invited by FIFA world cup to perform during the 2010 Soccer world cup held in South Africa, where she mesmerized audiences with her sexy and sultry vocals.
