Hildy Grossman completed a Graduate Diploma in Vocal Performance at Longy School of Music. She has been called a "natural" jazz singer, yet she is also an accomplished chanteuse of international Cabaret songs, in German and French, and Broadway tunes. She was a principal player in "Cabaret Russe," singing cabaret songs from St. Petersburg in Russian. She has performed in regional theaters. As a child and young adult, she sang in choruses of the Cincinnati Symphony, and the Miami Symphony. As the Artistic/Stage Director of "Devotion Follies," Hildy received numerous grants and awards. She currently serves on the Board of the Boston Association ofCabaret Artists (BACA).

 

Rieko Tanaka was born in Shizuoka, Japan. She started playing the piano at age three. Rieko "owns the piano." She can play anything from honky-tonk, blues, jazz and the American Songbook. She has distinguished herself as a classical pianist, accompanist, and chamber musician. She has performed as a soloist with symphony orchestras in Japan, Kansas, and Boston. She completed a Masters Degree from New England Conservatory and an Artist Diploma in piano and chamber music at Longy School of Music. Currently, she teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and Winchester Community Music School. Her favorite composer outside of the classical genre has always been George Gershwin!!

 

Ken Dantzig snuck into the entertainment world as a drummer via the Hartt School of Music. He appeared in clubs and resorts with his own musical organizations, as well as appearing as a guest with other popular groups, show bands and national headliners. His involvement in Broadway and Jazz Show revues helped pave the way for performing on a Big Band Jazz Album recorded at RCA Studios. Ken was a radio and television talent, and had his own shows in Hartford, Boston and Providence. His style, as a drummer, has been compared to Gene Krupa. He thrives on the tension and excitement of a well-polished show. When he smiles and plays, the audience knows that he feels the beat, the emotion, and All That Jazz!"

 

Micaela Grossman is an accomplished young woman. She has tremendous vocal ability and dramatic sensitivity. She earned a Certificate in Jazz Studies from The New England Conservatory, High School division. She is now an undergraduate at New York University's Tish School for the Arts as a Musical Theater major. Pamela Enders' review for the Boston Association of Cabaret Artists said, "Youthful though she may be, Micaela Grossman's composure and stillness on stage could be a lesson to the famous". It is a special thrill for both mother and daughter to perform together as "Angels."