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Nick is a bassist and multi-instrumentalist from Fairfield. He started playing music on the violin in 3rd grade and since then has practiced and performed on several other instruments including, drums, bass guitar, double bass, viola, and cello.

After developing an interest in jazz music, he chose the double bass as his main instrument and attended the Ithaca College School of Music to pursue a degree in jazz studies. Since then, he has been regularly performing, arranging, and teaching music in the Connecticut area.

Nick enjoys teaching others how to make music on their instruments while emphasizing the "playing" aspect of making music.

Steve is an accomplished musician, music teacher, songwriter, and recording engineer. He earned his bachelor's degree in classical guitar, although he is skilled in all genres of music and performs regularly with various area rock bands, including The Occasionals and The Adult Swim Band. In 2008, Steve released a CD of original music titled Something for Everyone, under the band name "Steve and the Enablers." 

Although guitar is his primary instrument, Steve plays and teaches a number of instruments, including ukulele, mandolin, electric bass, piano, and voice. He is also a Certified Music Together teacher and has taught the program to hundreds of young children for over 20 years.

In addition to his extensive teaching and performing credentials, Steve is a recording engineer of classical music and has contributed to over 250 recordings, including the 1999 Grammy award winning, HornSmoke. He resides in Fairfield and is the proud father of two beautiful children, Leah & Kyle.

Gianni began playing guitar at the age of seven. As a teenager, he played in local blues jams alongside the likes of Charlie Karp (Buddy Miles, Them Changes). He currently holds a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music in Guitar Performance and graduated Cum Laude. Gianni received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Berklee Guitar Department. He did a study abroad semester at Berklee Valencia, Spain where he earned a minor in Music Technology.

Gianni has a wide-ranging interest and passion for all musical genres including blues, classic rock, jazz, soul, funk, slide, bluegrass, flamenco and classical guitar.  Through teaching, he explores the fundamental topics of music theory, ear training, improvisation and reading. He focuses on the importance of tone, timing, and technique.