Gary Grisafi - Guitar
Rich Carley - Bass, Vocals
Patrick Robinson - Keys, Vocals
Jimmy Cicchini- Drums
Gary Grisafi has been playing guitar since 1978. He Studied Jazz guitar at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
He studied guitar with Pat Martino , Ed Flanagan & Howard Herbert.
Gary has performed with artists such as Al Martino, Lee Andrews & The Hearts, Tina Robbin, Peter Erskin & Marvin Mitchell of Philadelphia International Records.
Local Bands Gary has performed with:
Bandstand
Rise
Slippery & New Generation X
Li'l Miss & The Luv-Nuts
Gargoyle Sox
1st Impression
Sal & The Echoes
Bounce
Owner of Grisafi Music Institute
Musical styles and taste are Rock, Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Funk & Latin.
Gary teaches guitar at Georges Music in Springfield & Feasterville, PA., Nelly Berman School of Music and privately at his home.
Gary is co-auther of two music instruction books he wrote with the late Garrett J.Gaeta.
Rich Carley has been performing and teaching for 40 years. He plays Bass, Guitar, Piano, sings and composes.
Jimmy Cicchini
Jimmy has been playing the drums for 44 years now and loving every minute of it.
He started playing professionally at the age of 16 but knew how to play from the age of 6 years old.
Although he was blessed with natural talent, he went to Philadelphia’s top two drum instructors from 1971 through 1984 for formal instructions. Jimmy’s teachers preferred to teach him how to play from the heart with guidance from the ears and eyes. They also taught him about having a philosophy on drumming which leads to individual concepts. This is the essential and ultimate guidance system for any successful drummer.
Through out his career, he has played in every musical situation you can think of except for maybe opera!!
He plays all styles and considers himself to be a pure "Grooveologist".
Which interpreted means he gives you the authenticity within the feels and grooves of every genre of music when he “locks” it in.
He has done some session work at the legendary Sigma Sound Studios and at Alpha International Studios and many of the local recording studios in the Tri-State area.
Jimmy can lock into click tracks and sequences and make them groove. This is a specialty of his.
He has played all of the Atlantic City Casino's and has performed in a few local shows like Tony and Tina's Wedding.
Through out his career he has worked with many of the top local club and wedding bands such as Full House, Jill Carr and Control, Totally Hot, The Exceptions and The Quake plus national acts like the Intrigues, Vikki Allen and the Image and Lee Andrews and the Hearts.
For two years [2006-07] he was the house drummer and musical director for the Monday Night Live show. hosted by Michael Barrkann on Comcast Sportsnet.
He is currently working with the local wedding/private affair band Bounce.
