The six musicians of Ratatet have played with a collection of jazz artists and theatrical productions including: Cirque Du Soleil, Geoffrey Keezer, lee Knotz, Bela Fleck and the Flektones, Art Lande, Cuong Vu, Russell Ferrante, Teatro Zinzanni and many others.
Ratatet’s first CD, Arctic, garnered great reviews and was named one of the Best 2016 Bay Area Jazz Releases by the San Jose Mercury News. Grants from SF InterMusic and Creative Sonoma allowed for the upcoming spring release of their second Ridgeway CD, Heroes, Saints and Clowns along with their video, Demographic Shift.
Aside from being active performers, the members are professors, producers, composers and teachers. Three are professors at California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, California.