Aaron Staebell hails from Buffalo, NY and has lived in Rochester, NY since 2001. Jazz legend Bob Brookmeyer described Aaron as having "swing, energy and musicianship to a remarkable degree" and said, "I would hire him. My utmost praise." Having earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Staebell is an in-demand performer, clinician and composer both locally and nationwide.

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Matt Bent is a drummer and composer based in Brooklyn and Rochester, NY. Matt has been an active voice in Rochester's improvised music scene as a sideman in groups such as Claude Bennington's Fever Dream, Slam Dunk, Horse Flip, Tyrone Allen's Electric Mind Traveler, Brahim, Nathan Kay Group and The Saplings.

[source: WNY Shows website, 2019-Jun-3]