The Jazz Cycle

 

Jack Rock—-keyboards

Trained in classical piano with more

 recent study with notable jazz

 musicians, Matt Michaels and Tad

 Weed, Jack’s love of jazz has made

 him a fresh voice in the Detroit jazz

 community. His sound evokes the

 harmony and lyricism of Bill Evans

 and reflects influences of other jazz

 greats like Thelonius Monk and

Dave Brubeck. More contemporary

 influences are Gene Harris and Jeff

 Lorber.

 

Dennis Biernott—-Percussion

Studied percussion under Ray Parker

 at the Conservatory of Music, also

 studied with Joe Morello from the

Dave Brubeck group – Jazz Work

Shop. Dennis recorded and toured

 throughout the U.S. and Europe in

 bands such as The Techniques, The

U.S. Army Marne Glee Club, The

Lions Den, Renaissance, and Friends

 of The Family, Goodtime

Convention, Future Shock, and The

After 5 Jazz Ensemble. He has

 performed in Las Vegas at the

Sahara and The Thunderbird and

during the late 70’s with Wayne

 Newton’s Agency (Newton, Amato,

 & Newton). He also had the

privilege to perform with Sunny Stitt

 and the original Jazz Messengers.

Dennis has done studio work for

various recording studios across the

 country. In Detroit Dennis recorded

 at Golden World Records.

 

Joe LoDuca—-Guitar

Joe is an accomplished guitarist

and bass player with his own unique

 playing style. Listening to Joe’s

solos one can hear Earl Klugh,

George Benson and Wes

Montgomery mixed into his own

 style of play. When you listen to

Joe play bass you hear a little Jaco

 in his style of play. Joe has played

with all the local great talent around

 the Detroit Metro Area.

 

Bill Grazia—-Bass

Bill Grazia (aka L.B.) Started

 studying piano at the age 12. Move

 on to playing Tuba, Baritone and

Bass guitar in high School. In the

70 and early 80 played in numerous,

 wedding, jazz big bands and rock

 bands. The last ten years has

played with a few jazz trios around

town. (Gordy Schelist Trio and Jazz

 Eloquence Trio). From 2011 through

 2013 played with Identity Crisis of

 Michigan rock/top forty bands.

Eric Lundquist—-Saxophones &

Flute. Eric is an accomplished

musician. He has performed with

some outstanding groups such as

The Johnny Trudell, Tommy Sanders,

 Brookside Jazz Ensemble, Gary

 Greenfelter Big Band, and the Rea

Deal Big Band. Eric has performed at

the Detroit International Jazz fest,

 Michigan Jazz Festival, and Bakers Keyboard Lounge.

 

All of our group members have

performed at the Dirty Dog Jazz

Cafe, Bakers Keyboard Lounge,

 Comerica Java Jazz Concert Music

 Series, Jazz cafe, Parkside Jazz

Festival in Flint, Sterling Heights

Blues & Jazz festival, etc.