Laura Anderson Baritone, Alto & Tenor Sax
Home Town/Home: Buffalo/Lancaster, NY
Studied with: Dave Schiavone
Also performed with: Canisius College Jazz Ensemble, The Pyramid Band
Additional info: Graduate of the Hartt School of Music, Instrumental teacher at Ken-Ton School District

Dr. Joe Baudo Piano & Keyboards
Home Town/Home: Buffalo, No. Tonawanda, NY
Studied with: Carlo Annibale, Carlo Pinto, Frina Bolt, Roland Martin
Also performed with: Dr. Joe Baudo Big Band, The Pyramid Band, Buffalo Swing
Notable performances: Della Reese, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Dizzy Gillespie, Frankie Lane, Ann-Margaret, Martha and the Vandellas
Musical Honors: Sweet Home High School Jazz Ensemble voted one of the best in the United States
Additional info: Coordinator of Music at Sweet Home Central School District; helped Robert Moog develop first electronic synthesizer

Alan Braunstein Lead Trombone
Home Town/Home: Buffalo, NY
Studied with: Jeff Galindo - Berklee School of Music, Bob King, Gary Bacon, Fred Halt - Buffalo Philharmonic
Also performed with: Buffalo Silver Band, Tonawanda Legion Band (former board member), Colored Musicians' Club Big Band (former board member), Taylor Made Jazz

Kelly Bucheger Lead Alto
Home Town/Home: Wausau, WI/Kenmore, NY
Studied With: John Radd; Robert Samarotto, of Zeitgeist
Also Performed With: Bill Watrous, Bobby Shew, Terry Gibbs, Gary Foster, Louis Bellson
Notable Performances: Jazz Jamboree, Warsaw, Poland; Gehrden Germany Jazztage; featured concert of his original jazz compositions at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; toured Europe with Detroit jazz legend Marcus Belgrave in 1985
Musical Honors: 1990: Outstanding Composer, West Bank School of Music Jazz Composers' Competition, Minneapolis; 1993: Best Jazz Instrumental Group, Minnesota Music Awards; 1996: Honorable Mention, Julius Hemphill Composition Awards, Boston
Additional Info: previously lived in Minneapolis, where his group, The Illicit Sextet, was named Best Jazz Instrumental Group in the Minnesota Music Awards, receiving the honor from Doc Severinsen. Founding member of the local jazz quintet What Would Mingus Do?

Ray Chamberlain Bass Guitar
Home Town/Home: Buffalo/Orchard Park, NY
Studied with: Guy Bucella, Harry Volpe, Billy Bauer, Allan Ruess, Howard Roberts
Also performed with: Don Menza, Sam Noto, Lou Marino, Tom Azabello, Wade Legge, Frank Rossalino
Notable performances: Andy Williams, Paul Anka, Connie Francis, Liberace, Teddy Charles Trio with Howard Rumsey at “The Lighthouse” in Hermosa Beach - 1954, Stan Kenton Tour - 1955, also with Pianist Bill Rasey and Tenor Saxophonist, Larry Cavelli.
Additional info: Original instrument was guitar, but self-taught bass guitar after 1976 when he lost use of third and fourth fingers on left hand due to swimming pool diving accident.

Vic Chiodo Lead Tenor Sax & Alto Sax
Home Town/Home: Buffalo, Willliamsville, NY
Studied with: John Sedola, Orville Fleming (University of Nevada), John Thomas (Eastman School), Alan Sigel
Also performed with: Buffalo Swing, Dr. Joe Baudo Big Band, Easy Street Band, American and Canadian Legion Bands; all shows at Shea's Performing Arts Center, Artpark, and Lancaster Opera House
Notable performances: Elvis Presley, Liberace, Sammy Davis Jr., Sonny and Cher, Englebert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, Henry Mancini, Michael Civisca, Sam Donohue's Band in Reno, Guy Lombardo, 199th Army Band on tour in Lyon, France (soloist)
Additional info: Flute and Piccolo soloist with many area concert bands

Adam Desmond Alto Sax
Home Town/Home: Buffalo, NY
Studied with: James Tudini, Dick Griffo, Andy Winzler, Dave Schiavone
Also performed with: The Pyramid Band
Notable performances: Fredonia Jazz Ensemble with Dave Brubeck

Chris Hooton Lead Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Home Town/Home: Buffalo/Amherst, NY
Studied with: Chuck Gorino, Dick Griffo, Dr. Joe Baudo
Also performed with: Switch, Lance Diamond, Sam Noto, Colored Musicians All-Stars
Notable performances: Carme DiPitrello in Las Vegas, NYS All State Jazz Band (1984), London & Wales - Great Britain
Musical Honors: Louis Armstrong Award for Excellence in Jazz Performance - Sweet Home High School

Mike Ihde Tenor Sax
Home Town/Home: Buffalo/Tn. of Tonawanda, NY
Studied with: Russ Carere, Harry Fackelman, Eileen Yu
Also performed with: UB Jazz Ensemble, Canisius College Jazz Ensemble, Colored Musicians' Club of Buffalo
Musical Honors: Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors - University of Buffalo, Bachelor of Music - 1997, Masters of Education in Music - 2003
Additional info: Teaches instrumental music, K-8, Ken-Ton School District

Jayd Mollnar Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Home Town/Home: Angola, NY
Studied with: Pete Ciraolo, Steve Willis, William Dederer & Herbert Harp (SUNY Fredonia)
Also performed with: Buffalo State Jazz Ensemble - 1973, Fredonia Jazz Ensemble - 1974-76, Charles Lawrence Big Band, Buffalo Silver Band, Blue Collar Band
Musical Honors: Bachelor of Music Education - SUNY Fredonia

Phil Nyhuis Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Home Town/Home: Hudsonville, MI/Buffalo
Studied with: Byron Autry, Michigan State University; Marcus Belgrave, Detroit
Also performed with: (locally) Sabu Adeyola, Al Tinney, Bruce Johnstone, Dave Shiavone, Clarence Becton, Lou Hackney, Boyd Lee Dunlop, Dodo Greene, Ralph Fava, Wally Jederman, Juini Booth
Notable performances: shows with Dick Shawn and Julius LaRosa, concert with Dick Hyman, jam session with C Sharp in NYC
Musical Honors: Playing with Al Tinney
Additional info: played the dive circuits in Ann Arbor and Detroit, toured with a mariachi band, and was house pianist at the legendary, long-gone Murphy's Omega Cafe in Buffalo. He's the author of one book and the father of three gorgeous, formidable daughters.

Joe Parisi Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Home Town/Home: Buffalo/Tonawanda, NY
Studied with: Sam Noto, David Kuehn, Fank Collura
Also performed with: Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Sam Scamacca, Sam Noto, Don Menza, Switch, JJ Swing, The Pyramid Band, Sentimental Journey, Buffalo Swing, Dr. Joe Baudo Big Band, CanAm Big Band Musical Honors: Channel 2 “Educator of the Week” - 2006, Who's Who Among American Teachers - 1996 & 2005
Additional info: Band Director at South Park High School: Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Assistant Conductor - Canisius College Jazz Ensemble

Steve Parisi Guitar
Home Town/Home: Tonawanda, NY
Studied with: Ray Chamberlain, Mike Moser, Ralph Fava, Frank Gerard
Also performed with: Clark Terry, Dr. Joe Baudo Big Band, CanAm Big Band, Sam Scamaca, University of Buffalo Big Band, Canisius College Jazz Ensemble

Andrew Peruzzini Trombone
Home Town/Home: Buffalo, NY
Studied with: Abe Torchinsky, Cherry Beauregard, Verne Reynolds, Donald Knaub
Also performed with: Eastman Wind and Jazz Ensembles, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Disneyland Band, Ringling Brothers Circus
Notable performances: American Wind Symphony East Coast Tour - 1976, Great Lakes Tour - 1978
Musical Honors: Full Scholarship: Eastman School of Music, Selected to All State & All East Orchestras
Additional info: Band Director for Grover Cleveland High School, Trumpet/Flugelhornist with Payazzo Jazz Trio, Tubist with Glorious Brass

Bob Reichard Trombone
Home Town/Home: York, PA/Hamburg, NY
Also performed with: Ithaca College Concert Band, University of Michigan Symphony Band, Dr. Joe Baudo Big Band, The Pyramid Band, The Quakertones
Notable performances: Dr. Joe Baudo Big Band and The Buffalo Bones at the Albright-Knox Jazz Festival, The Pyramid Band at Artpark, Directed Hamburg Senior High Band Performance at Kleinhans Music Hall
Musical Honors: Hamburg Senior High Concert Band won 1st Place at Bell's Supermarket's “Spirit of Music” contest at Kleinhans
Additional info: Numerous awards at local, state, and national music contests while directing Hamburg Senior High Concert and Marching Bands, and Jazz Ensemble from 1964-1998