A career, in song...

He has been featured in Cabaret Scenes magazine and was the 2020 Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Collaboration with Sue Matsuki, with whom he also won the MAC award for Best Duo Production. In addition to working with such artists as Tony Bennett, Jon Hendricks, Cab Calloway, Donna Summer, Melissa Errico, Marilyn Maye, Karen Mason, and Jane Olivor, he has appeared in almost every jazz club and cabaret (major and minor) in New York. He has toured with principal dancers from the New York City Ballet and has made numerous radio and television appearances including the Today Show and Maury Povich. His recording work as a pianist, arranger, and producer, includes CDs of Leslee Warren, Suzanna Ross, Sue Matsuki, and Nancy Stearns. Gregory’s vocal arrangements have been featured on a series of albums in the US and Japan, by the vocal group String of Pearls. As an educator, Gregory coaches singers both privately and in a variety of group workshops (Jazz, Phrasing, Piano/Bass/Drums, Rhythm, Vocal Harmony, and more). He and Sue have been working together for over 30 years!

Ward is a classically-trained jazz musician with a penchant for rock n' roll, and fusion, blues and bluegrass. Artists he has played/recorded with include: Tony Trischka, with Steve Martin, Phoebe Snow, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Cyndi Lauper, Cassandra Wilson, David Sancious (Sting, Eric Clapton), Melissa Manchester, Glenn Miller Orchestra and more! You may have also seen him on David Letterman, SNL or the Ellen DeGeneres Show. You'll hear Skip on many soundtracks, and he has been on national tours with a number of major theatrical productions. In New York City: Shakespeare in the Park (As You Like It), Hands On A Hardbody, Million Dollar Quartet, High School Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Song & Dance, A Chorus Line and West Side Story.

David's middle name should be “versatility”. Whether accompanying song stylists such as Mariah Carey, Cassandra Wilson, and Blossom Dearie or playing with Colombian Harpist Edmar Castaneda, David's exciting rhythmic energies add color and mood to any musical performance. He's also comfortable playing in the pit of a Broadway show or with the New Jersey Symphony. David has over 20 years of experience. His performances have taken him to concerts and festivals in Italy, Vienna, Berlin, the North Sea, Monterey, Uruguay and Lithuania. David was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he was exposed to a wide variety of music. David's first studies were in the Classical field, studying snare drum, xylophone and timpani. Later studies exposed him to Jazz, Latin Jazz, Brazilian and Funk music.“ I love living in NY because it gives me the opportunity to play and perform with so many diverse artists, across all styles of music!”

He is a noted arranger whose work has appeared on the recordings of Freddy Cole, George Mraz, Grover Washington, Jr., Archie Shepp and the Milestone All-Stars featuring Benny Golson, Ron Carter, Jackie Byard and Eddie Henderson. He is currently part of the great Marilyn Maye’s band. He has performed in some of the top venues worldwide including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, The Academy of Music (Philadelphia), The Sydney Opera House, NHK Hall (Tokyo) and Frankfurt’s Alte Opera. He is a two-time MAC Award winner for best ensemble instrumentalist.

He studied with a local drummer named Tony Monforte who became a legendary teacher in upstate New York. He started teaching for Tony at age 16. Some of his Broadway credits include: DR. ZHIVAGO - 2015 / LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - 2005 / CATS 1989 - 2000 / SONG & DANCE National Co. - 1989 / ROMANCE, ROMANCE - 1988-89 / BARNUM / A CHORUS LINE / CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Radio City Music Hall / MAMMA MIA! / GYPSY / THE LITTLE MERMAID and more! Some artists he works with: ANDREA MARCOVICCI / LIZ CALLAWAY / JULIE BUDD / EARTHA KITT / GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA / JANE OLIVOR / FRANKIE VALLI / RADIO CITY ROCKETTES / BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA and more! Recording Credits: DR. ZHIVAGO - Original Broadway Cast Album / LAURIE BEECHMAN - No One is Alone / ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY & LIZ CALLAWAY - Sibling Revelry / ODYSSEY - Native New Yorker / JANE OLIVOR - Live in Concert ROMANCE, ROMANCE - Original Cast Album / FRANKIE VALLI - Grease ... is the Word / TWIGGY - London Pride As an Educator he has taught at the Private Instruction - 30 years / Sounds of Joy - 3 years / Berklee College of Music - seminar, 1984 / New England Conservatory - seminar, 1984 / Philadelphia College of Performing Arts - seminar, 1985 He loves that as a teacher, he gets to pass the torch off to the next generation.

She is also a Bistro Award winner for Musical Direction, the winner of the Dottie Burman Songwriter of the Year Award, and winner of the Broadway World Award for Musical Direction. Tracy has worked with Lesley Gore, Sarah Dash (LaBelle), Phoebe Snow, Karen Black(Golden Globe Winner), Randy Jones (Village People), Jimmy Osmond, Tovah Feldshuh, Eric Millegan, Tonya Pinkins(Tony Winner), Ann Crumb, Marni Nixon, Barb Jungr, Brenda Braxton(Tony nom), Alice Ripley(Tony Winner)and hundreds of other rock, jazz, and Broadway vocalists. She has conducted, played, and sung at all the finest and the sleaziest venues all over the world, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. She has played/conducted on numerous television shows, including The Today Show. Her songs are included on at least 20 different compilations, and have been winning accolades in songwriting competitions for the past 2 decades. She has 3 CD's of original music, the latest of which is on the MIRANDA MUSIC label, with some amazing special guests, including Lesley Gore, Jane Monheit, Nona Hendryx, Karen Black, Ann Hampton Callaway, Barb Jungr, and other great artists! She keeps overly busy, playing between 75-100 different shows per year. She has worked as MD for the Provincetown Cabaret Festival for numerous years, and the O’Neill Cabaret Conference since 2013.