The Horns

Keith Fiala: Trumpet

Winner of the prestigious Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, Keith’s talents won him a full music scholarship at the University of Texas. Keith has performed at jazz festivals around the world and he rejoins Memphis Train after a world tour with jazz legend Maynard Ferguson.

Paul Klemperer: Saxophone

A jazz fan from an early age, Paul has studied with jazz legends like Archie Shepp, Max Roach and Ray Copeland. He has performed with local legends Marcia Ball and members of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and has released a number of CDs, including Manteca-licious! by Manteca Beat, Man in Chamber by The Klemperer Group and Texas Tenure by PK Sax.

Raul Vallejo: Trombone

Raul was born and raised in Harlingen, in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, grew up watching Lawrence Welk and listening to his father's Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey records, and credits the Blues Brothers' Tom "Bones" Malone with his interest in the trombone, which he studied at the University of North Texas in Denton.

Raul’s extensive resume includes tours with Jason Mraz, Kelly Clarkson and Maynard Ferguson and performing alongside Prince. As a founding member of the Grooveline Horns (along with Carlos Sosa and Fernando Castillo) Raul has played with a wide variety of artists including Blues Traveler, La Tribu, Maceo Parker, Greg Boyer, The Scabs, Bob Schneider, Ian Moore and the Grupo Fantasma Horns.