Margaret Slovak is a guitarist and composer. Margaret received her BFA in music from the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington and studied with guitarists Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie and Dale Bruning. Margaret has performed in NYC and throughout the US, Canada and Europe, and has played and/or recorded with Fred Hersch, Michael Formanek, Michael Sarin, Harvie S, Art Lande and Bob Moses. Margaret moved to Austin, Texas in 2012 from the NYC area. She also performs music in hospitals, cancer treatment centers, hospice and elder care centers. In addition, Margaret is a visual artist; her artwork adorns the covers of her albums. She has produced four CDs featuring her original compositions; her critically acclaimed trio CD, "Ballad for Brad", was released in June 2022.
Harvie S is an award-winning bassist, educator, composer, arranger and producer. He has performed and recorded with such luminaries as Alan Broadbent, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, Tony Bennett, Michael Brecker, Gil Evans, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Maria Schneider, Sheila Jordan, Kenny Barron, Chick Corea, Pat Martino and John Scofield. Harvie has performed at the Blue Note, Birdland, The Kennedy Center, Montreal Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, and many other worldwide venues. He can be heard on 20 albums as a leader, 15 as a co-leader and over 400 albums as a sideman. Harvie currently lives in NYC.
Michael Sarin is an adventurous and versatile drummer who has been based in NYC since 1989. Michael has performed and recorded with such renowned musicians as Thomas Chapin, Dave Douglas, Myra Melford, Ben Allison, Mark Dresser, Marty Ehrlich, Mark Helias and Leslie Pintchik. Michael performs at festivals and concert halls worldwide and has appeared as a soloist with the WDR Rundfunk Orchestra (Cologne, Germany) Jazz Sinfonica Orchestra (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Metropolis Ensemble (NYC) and Chamber Music Northwest (Portland, OR). Michael is also an educator, and teaches drum set master classes at US universities
Margaret Slovak - Guitar
Harvie S - Bass
Michael Sarin - Drums
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