Hickory Brass Bios

Gail began her serious musical studies performing the Arbans Carnival of Venice on the euphonium in eighth grade. During the same year she started playing the trombone in order to perform in her school's jazz band. She continued her musical studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana University in Bloomington, studying under Gary Bird, Glenn Dodson and Harvey Phillips. She won the euphonium solo competition at the 1st National Tuba/Euphonium Conference in Champagne-Urbana.

Gail has performed in many groups including the Hickory Brass Quintet, Penn View Brass Band, Chesapeake Brass Band, the Brandywine Singers, Jump City Jazz Orchestra, Johnstown Symphony, the Main Line Symphony, Pennsylvania Symphonic Winds, and the Dodson Trombone Ensemble. Gail is constantly on the go, maintaining a private music studio and performing.

Bob maintains an active schedule as a freelance trumpet player, bandleader, and musical contractor in the metropolitan Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas. Over the past 20 years, he has performed with dozens of regional classical, jazz, R&B & theatre groups in countless venues. Click Here to see a sampling of Bob's recent gigs.

Bob is the director and trumpet soloist for the 20 piece Jump City Jazz Orchestra, of a mix of professional and amateur musicians widely considered to be Philly's Hottest Big Band. The group performs at concerts, private parties and weddings for audiences throughout the Philadelphia area. Bob has produced and appeared as a soloist on 2 critically acclaimed CDs with the Jump City Jazz Orchestra.

Bob co-owns and operates Jump City Music and Hickory Brass, two of the areas most active music performance and contracting organizations providing musicians and musical services to churches, theaters, community groups and schools in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Bob is a proud member of Bugles Across America, a volunteer network of trumpeters, dedicated to honoring our fallen active duty and veteran servicemen and women with a live presentation of "Taps" at their funeral.

Bob and his wife live in their Chester Springs, PA empty nest along with their dog Boomer who was adopted from The Seeing Eye.