The lineup/

4 Trumpets- Chuck Merrill, Ricky Gadway (lead), Bernie Taylor, and Matt Christopher (lead)/

4 Trombones- G.F. Close, Ben Sink, Scott Grant, and John “Mad Dog” Tupper (bass)/

5 Saxophones- Richard Ploss, Connor Ellis , Joe Abbiati, Harry McCoy, and Matt Smith (bari)/

Rhythm- Parker Eastman- piano, Joe Musacchia- Drums, Kit Demos- Bass/

Occasional vocals by Kate Schothaus/

The band is based in the NH Seacoast area and can travel/

The mission is to explore challenging new works by modern composers and study unique charts by underrepresented composers/

Our next performance/

Mayo St. Arts Center Portland Maine 6pm October 11 2026 tickets $19 in advance.

Milk Street Studio by invitation (direct message for date and time). Dover New Hampshire, USA $10/

Featured compositions by: Dafnis Prieto, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, David Holland, David Umstead, Roswell Rudd/