Gus Friedlander, on banjo, is the founder of this ten piece hot dance band, has played with the Swing
Shift Orchestra, also leads the Whiskey Hollow Bluegrass Band and plays traditional Irish music. He
plays four and five string banjos, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, fiddle and bass and teaches these instruments
in private lessons.
Eric Koppa, alto saxophone, is a veteran on tenor sax of the Glenn Miller
Orchestra, also played in the Swing Shift Orchestra, and is a charter member of the Prohibition Orchestra.
Juli Wood, tenor saxophone; is one of Chicago’s busiest up-and-coming jazzwomen, appeared at Chicago
Jazz Festiival with Jody Christian as well as with Chicago area bands listed in this newsletter. www.juliwoodsax.com
Kurt Bjorling, alto saxophone, plays clarinet in jazz bands and in Klezmer bands-Subbing for
Fred Garcia
Peter Bartels, trumpet, charter member of Prohibition Orchestra, is a veteran of
Dixieland bands and Alan Gresik’s Swing Shift Orchestra. By day, he teaches music at Chicago Public
Schools.
Nick Drozdoff, 2nd trumpet, teaches physics at New Trier HS. He also teaches music
clinics and master classes and has worked with many of the country’s top entertainers. www.nickdrozdoff.com
Dan “Fuzzbone” Sniderman, trombone, another founding member of Prohibition Orchestra,
is a veteran of the Big Swing Jazz Band, the Swing Shift Orchestra, the Déjà vu Big Band and the Maxwell
Street Klezmer Band. His bold, punchy style has led to a reputation as” Chicago’s most dangerous trombonist”!
Dan Merrigan, piano, works dance bands/ jazz combos and also plays the trumpet-Subbing for
Peter Rumbold
Gary Schepers, tuba, is most well-known around Chicago for his work with the blues
trio Devil in a Woodpile and is one of the city’s most in-demand live sound engineers.
Tim Mulvenna,
drums, has a long resume that includes work with jazz musicians Fareed Haque, Fred Anderson, Richie Cole,
in addition to performing with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and at many jazz festivals in US, Canada, South
America. www.timmulvenna.com
Gail Becker, vocalist, is a member of the close harmony trio”
3Girls3”, and has worked with the Apollo Chorus of Chicago and musical theater productions around Chicago
and Madison, Wisconsin. She has appeared in most of Chicago’s cabarets and teaches voice. www.gailbeckertalent.com
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