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During the past twenty-four years, Alison has played jazz, R&B, rock and reggae music with all sorts of groups in all sorts of places in and around Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Kona, Hawai'i and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She has been most fortunate to have Mike Garson, Dave Frank, Linda Pristera, Scott Warner, Chip Crawford, Dave Hammer, Tim Walters, Mike Brignola and Stuart Glazer as her teachers.
With degrees in architecture and jazz studies under her belt, Alison is now pursuing a master's degree in composition at Florida Atlantic University as well as performing, composing, arranging, recording and teaching piano.

Tim endeared himself to Alison during a rehearsal one evening, setting the groove with his drum sticks on the kitchen counter and a little cymbal. He coined the phrase "you had me at jazz...", which now graces the mahaloJazz t-shirt. He paints rooms by day, great music by night.

Eric is a versatile musician, always happy to play music, and we are always happy to play music with him. He is presently earning his keep playing with a couple of different local bands and serving as a church music director.

Dave stays busy teaching and performing across South Florida. His love for jazz music is easily apparent not only playing his bass but singing the great tunes as well. It is always a pleasure to have him join in on a gig.

Pablo is a wonderful versatile drummer and educator. A Berklee graduate, he has also studied Classical Percussion at the Venezuelan National Conservatory and Afro-Cuban percussion at UC/San Jose. He has just completed coursework at FAU for the Florida Teacher Certification, served for three years as Concert Band Director at Wellington Christian School and is now the Music Director for the St. Vincent Ferrer School in Delray Beach. And, fortunately for us, he loves working as a free lance drummer in the South Florida Area.

Pierre was born to play music. He is the epitome of pure joy as the songs travel through his guitar. Having met in the depths of the FAU practice rooms, Pierre and Alison easily composed and played music together while developing his uplifting 2007 recording "Nice Trip" with Hoot/Wisdom Recordings. Keep your ears open for him.

Nicole is a talented musician, world-travelled, committed to the sharing of the joy of music, particularly with young people. God knows we need to share the joy of music with young people!

Adam is a dashing young man whose formative years included musical theater. He can sing anything from Cole Porter to Disney. We want to have him singing a lot more when he returns from his travels out West.

Classically trained but born to sing all soulful music, "O" found Alison hiding behind the piano in Kona and proceeded to sing her out of the musical closet with her gorgeous contralto voice. Olga is a generous musical partner and human being. Check out her delightful debut jazz CD "O...Born Cool" (with Greg Shirley on bass/guitar and Alison on piano).