Generation’s featured artists have toured and performed across
the US and around the globe.
See below for the musician’s bios featuring their key performances, tours, and talent.
the US and around the globe.
See below for the musician’s bios featuring their key performances, tours, and talent.
Brandon Cooper on trumpet
With his Bachelors degree in music, Brandon has performed with The Paul Keller
and The Scott Gwinnel Jazz Orchestra.
He toured with The Harry James, Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey Orchestras,
and Brandon has played with The Temptations and The Four Tops.
Some of his noted performances include The Detroit, Flint and Michigan Jazz Festivals.
With his Bachelors degree in music, Brandon has performed with The Paul Keller
and The Scott Gwinnel Jazz Orchestra.
He toured with The Harry James, Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey Orchestras,
and Brandon has played with The Temptations and The Four Tops.
Some of his noted performances include The Detroit, Flint and Michigan Jazz Festivals.
Dave Tatrow on trumpet
As leader, and front man for Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Dave is one of the country’s most popular Traditional Jazz trumpet players. His career started in 1979 as the lead horn player for the nationally renowned New Reformation Band. Over the past 30 years he has performed at virtually every major Traditional Jazz festival in the U.S. |
Jeff Kressler on piano
Jeff has been an active jazz pianist and arranger for many years. He received both his B.M. and M.M. from Michigan State University, and has contributed dozens of arrangements to the libraries for the Lansing & Flint Symphony Orchestras,in addition to bands at several universities and high schools throughout the nation. In addition, he has many original compositions and arrangements published by Watchdog Music. He has also performed with many of the top jazz artists in Michigan, and has played with both the Woody Herman and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras. |
Pat Cronley on Piano
Pat has been a full-time professional musician for 35 years. As a pianist he performs almost daily at a wide variety of venues. He is equally comfortable in the recording studio, where he produces and arranges music for various local artist. His work with public television and radio had earned him numerous awards including an Emmy in 2011 for musical score - documentary, Bay City Public Television. In 2002, he found Jazz on Wheels, a nonprofit mobile concert series designed to bring live music to inner city children. Enjoy as Pat plays an amazing version of Phantom of the Opera. |
Gene Rebeck on double bass Active as a jazz player and playing in a local orchestra, Gene also maintains a private double bass studio and repair facility. He is a retired Orchestra teacher of thirty years, and has conducted the Lansing Junior Symphony for thirty-one years. Gene has a Masters degree in Music Education from Michigan State University. |