Bill Ernst, Piano Bill Ernst has played jazz piano for over 55 years. His career as a chemical engineering professor at Georgia Tech has allowed him to finely tune his jazz style. He and several colleagues at Georgia Tech formed the straight-ahead jazz combo, Jazz No Chaser. The group performed regularly at on-campus and off-campus events, and played at the 1997 Atlanta Jazz Festival. Bill also performs with the After Hours Quintet. Peter Hildebrandt, String Bass Peter has been playing the string bass since he was eight. Nearly 40 years later, he’s still at it with classical, jazz, and everything in between. Principal bassist with the Georgia Philharmonic, he also regularly plays with the Gainesville Symphony, New Atlanta Philharmonic, Ludwig Symphony Orchestra, and After Hours Quintet. Peter is the founder of the Georgia Chamber Music Retreat, and co-founder of the Rose City Chamber Orchestra in Oregon. When he’s not playing music, he's usually playing cello or piano. Etsuko Tomeda, Vocals Growing up in Japan, Etsuko Tomeda dreamed of being a jazz singer. But her family thought she should become a concert pianist instead. Starting at the renowned Musashino Music Academy in Tokyo, she received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance (pedagogy) at Shorter College. After 15 years of performing on and teaching piano, she rediscovered her passion for jazz with Bill and Peter. The experience on the piano has only added to her abilities. With perfect pitch, she can start singing without an introduction. Etsuko is currently on the faculty at the New School of Music and also teaches privately.
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