Luke Norris - Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Mike Baggetta - Guitar
Tyrone Allen - Bass
Daniel Sunshine - Drums
Luke Norris is a native of Long Island, NY and a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. He completed a degree in Jazz Saxophone, also studying flute and clarinet. He recently returned from a U.S. State Department-sponsored trip to Japan with the Eastman Jazz Sextet, performing in the Tokyo Jazz Festival. In 2016, Luke won second place in Keilwerth’s Saxophone Idol Competition and third prize in the North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz Saxophone Competition.
Luke is an active collaborator of the Rochester music scene. He has played with Thunderbody, Matt O’Brian and the Great Blue Herons, Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People, 5head, and the Dave Rivello Ensemble. He is an in-demand sideman. He has also performed with artists Dave Liebman, Charles Pillow, Tim Hagans, Scott Wendholdt, John Mosca, Clay Jenkins and David Paich. Luke also has a singer-songwriter side project, releasing 2 EPs under his own name.
Daniel Sunshine is a drummer and composer based in Los Angeles, California. He was first introduced to music by his parents, growing up with the records of classic rock groups such as The Who and The Rolling Stones. At the age of 5, he took up the drums and soon after was introduced to jazz by his drum teacher. Throughout his high school career, he performed with various jazz groups around LA. He recently received his bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music, where he played in the Eastman Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Bill Dobbins. While at Eastman, Daniel also became active in the experimental and new music scenes in upstate New York, where he gave a number of performances of his piece Free In Nine Movements. He has performed in New York and LA with artists including Dave Liebman, David Binney, Scott Colley, Joe Martin, Dave Rivello, Harold Danko, Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi and Jimmy Greene.
Tyrone Allen began his musical journey on recorder at the age of 3. He played many instruments in his childhood, but would never look back after beginning upright bass to play in his high school jazz ensemble. While attending the Eastman School of Music for a double major in jazz and classical bass performance, Tyrone began playing in various groups in upstate New York, as well as in the DC area, being very close to his hometown; Temple Hills, Maryland. Some of the places he has played include Bohemia Caverns Jazz Club, Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, and The Blue Note (NYC). Tyrone is currently pursuing a Master of Arts at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. There he studies with John Lockwood, John Pattatucci, and Ben Street.
It has been said that MIKE BAGGETTA is “a guitarist of slippery proficiency” (New York Times), that his performances are “totally compelling” (Jazz Journal, UK) and that "his melodic sense is truly beautiful.” (Jazzreview.com)
Mike’s singular and very personal musical style seeks to blur the lines between composition and improvisation, while connecting a wide range of musical genres that influence him. He has earned accolades from the press that call this approach “…beguilingly atmospheric…” (Time Out New York) and that “Baggetta’s music is quietly transgressive… Even when he plays a lot of notes, his playing can sound almost static, as though ideas were being snagged out of thin air.” (The Hartford Courant)
Baggetta has had the pleasure to work with a wide range of visionary musicians across many generations including David Torn, Donny McCaslin, Mike Watt, Jim Keltner, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, Ches Smith, Tyshawn Sorey, Psychic Temple, Jon Irabagon, Greg Tardy, Cameron Brown, Tom Harrell, Joseph C. Philips’ Numinous, Conrad Herwig, Eivind Opsvik, Jeremy Udden, and Ruth Brown among many others. Baggetta is an Endorsing Artist for D’Addario Strings and Fryette Amplification.