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On bass -- JIM COX (top left and right) grew up in Champaign, Ill., where he began playing cornet, electric bass and double bass. He attended the University of Illinois in Urbana and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor's degree in Music Performance on the double bass. Soon after graduating he toured with Earl “Fatha” Hines for three years. Between tours with Earl he began settling in Chicago, where he has since worked full-time musician. Jim has worked with numerous notable jazz artists, including Judy Roberts, Johnny Frigo, Red Rodney, Randy Brecker, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein and Elaine Elias. For the last 15 years he has been working regularly with famed pianist Marian McPartland. Jim's extensive discography of over 100 CD's includes projects in a wide range of musical styles including jazz, bluegrass, klezmer, folk, cabaret and pop. He is currently teaching at Lake Forest College
On drums—TIM DAVIS (middle left and right) hails from Kansas City, Missouri, where he was one of KC’s most active drummers until moving to Chicago in 1992. He has worked with a who’s who of jazz, including the Nat Adderly Quintet, Mose Allison, Randy Brecker, Von Freeman, Steve Cardenas, Richie Cole, Kurt Elling, Herb Ellis, Von Freeman, Barney Kessel, James Moody, Tiny Tim, and Bill Watrous. He provides the drums for many Chicago jazz artists including Steve Million, Jim Gailloreto, Dennis Luxion, Jeremy Kahn and is resident drummer for the Chicago Human Rhythm Project. Tim can be heard on a number of CDs, with Curtis Fuller Bob Lark and the Steve Million Trio, and coming next year, live from the Green Mill with Mike Jones. An alumnus of the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music, Tim has taught there, at the Charlie Parker Academy for the Performing Arts, and Concordia University.
On saxophone, clarinet and flute—TIM McNAMARA. (bottom left and right) Chicago-based saxophonist who also performs on flute and clarinet, Tim’s freelance musical activities have included everything: Chicago's jazz clubs, Broadway shows, the Milwaukee Symphony Pops Program, various r & b gigs and even private students and band directing. He has appeared at the Chicago Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival in addition to two tours of Italy with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. His debut CD “EarthSign” was released in conjunction with the Blujazz label in 2004. Currently, in addition to the Jazz Faure Project, he can be heard performing with his wife vocalist Ellen Germaine and her band.
Arranger and pianist -- DENNIS LUXION has been a mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene since 1985, and performs both as a solo pianist and as member of various ensembles at Chicago’s most famous jazz clubs. He is active as arranger/composer, performer, teacher/clinician, and recording artist. Most notably he has played with Chet Baker, Jackie Allen, Steve Allen, Carla Cook, Diane Delin, Greg Fishman, Von Freeman, Curtis Fuller, George Garzone, Slide Hampton, Sheila Jordan, Doug Lofstrom’s New Quartet, Morganna King, Marlene Rosenberg, Gunther Schuller, Judy Silvano, and many others. While living in Europe from 1979-1985, he toured with jazz greats Chet Baker and Jean "Toots" Thielemans; including numerous radio, television and concert appearances throughout Western Europe and has an extensive discography. At Columbia College and elsewhere, he teaches piano, improvisation and composition, working with young beginners to adult professionals.
JERRY DiMUZIO, on clarinet, sax and flute, has been active in Chicago for over 25 years. His favorite accomplishments are touring with Frank Sinatra for 4 years in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. for their annual Honors Awards every December since 1989. Playing on over 1,000 T.V and radio jingles. Numerous hit Broadway shows. Road gigs with Ray Charles, Woody Herman, Frank Sinatra Jr. and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He's played as an extra with the Chicago and Israel Symphony and the Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago. He's made several appearances on the Chicago Jazz Festival stage and at jazz festivals in Sweden, Denmark and Italy. He teaches saxophone, clarinet and flute at Roosevelt University in Chicago and combo instruction at New Trier High School.
On drums -- PHIL GRATTEAU has over 30 thirty years of experience playing jazz and contemporary drum set in all areas of the music industry: clubs (The Backroom, Jazz Showcase, Andy’s, Green Mill, The Bottom Line in New York; concerts, shows, theatre and studio, including perfromances and/or recordings with jazz greats Marian McPartland, Bobby Shew, Judy Roberts, Frank Montooth, Sheila Jordan, Dorothy Donegan, Richie Cole, Herb Ellis, Joe Henderson, Von Freeman, Karrin Allyson, Johnny Frito, Kevin Mahogony, Howard Lvey and Ron DeWar, and pop artists, Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Steve Allen, Rogers Williams, Bonnie Koloc, the Smothers Brothers. Catch him at Andy’s on Thursday nights with Eric Schneider and Greg Fishman.
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