Michael Roach is turning heads as a pianist and keyboardist. He received formal
training in classical and popular piano as a youngster. He has performed in many
venues playing Rock, Pop, Classical, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, and has worked in
many formats. Michael has performed at The Whitney Museum of American Art,
Symphony Space, Black Rock Coalition Festival, Black Expo and abroad. Some
local venues include: 9 Maple Avenue, Justin’s, 677 Prime, Saratoga National, the
Van Dyck, LarkFest, and Yours Jazz Nightclub.
Monica Wilson-Roach has been playing cello and bass for over thirty years. She
was on faculty at the Juilliard School and has performed in the Texaco New York
Jazz Festival, the Documenta X in Kessel, Germany, the Jazz and Bluesfest - Live
from Wolftrap, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music performances of Donald Byrd's
Jazztrain with Grammy Award winning artist Vernon Reid. The list of venues
include: the Knitting Factory, Merkin Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and
Lincoln Center out-of-doors. Currently, she conducts string ensembles and
occasionally plays with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra,
and the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra.
Paul Borrello has been playing music since the age of seven. He studied music at
the Berklee School of Music in Boston, received an Associates degree from
Schenectady College and received a Bachelors degree from Saint Rose. He is
currently working towards a graduate degree in music at Saint Rose. He has
played drums with many players regionally including jazz guitarists Peter Einhorn
and Mark Dziuba at the Hartford Jazz Festival. He is currently working with the
John Savage Band, the Lab Trio, Night Train, and Ten 27. Paul also performs on
vibraphone and has studied with Ed Saindon from Berklee School of Music, Jay
Hoggard from Wesleyan and pianist Dan Dobek. Presently, he teaches drums and
mallets at Drome Sound Music Studios in Niskayuna, New York.