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PHOTOS BY DAVID SHOENFELT Please visit shoenfelt.com MOSS STANLEY born and raised outside of London, England discovered at a young age, his musical talents. It was when his older sister began struggling through piano lessons that Moss ventured right to the piano and effortlessly played what he heard. From then on Moss nurtured his natural talents and at the age of 19, moved to the United States. With just a few articles of clothing, no formal training and his magical fingers, he began his new life as a musician. It was in the early 1980's that he formed one of the city's top society bands, "Nitebridge" which he still leads, performing for audiences in clubs/bars, weddings, bat/bar mitzvahs and benefits. Moss has been musical director for broadway musicals and has performed with the likes of Martha Reeves, Spyro Gyra, Chuck Berry, Blood Sweat & Tears and Robert Lockwood Jr. BRIAN WILDMAN (bassist) has strong and diverse musical experiences to share as a teacher of piano (beginning to intermediate), bass (all levels) and guitar (beginning to intermediate). Brian has also worked successfully as a musical director, mentor/coach, studio/touring musician, arranger and piano technician. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Brian is now based out of North Olmsted, OH, where he owns and operates Wild Dog Studio, a project recording and teaching studio. Brian has taught privately for over ten years. Through his work with the "Moss Stanley Trio" as "Cats On Holiday" Brian has provided extensive, "approachable" musical performance workshops for the Cleveland Metroparks and dozens of schools and libraries throughout NE Ohio. As a recording artist, touring musician and perfomer, Brian has backed such legendary and diverse entertainers as American jazz greats Lionel Hampton and Doc Severinsen ("The Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson"), children's programming pioneer Sheri Lewis (& Lamb Chop), Actor McLean Stevenson (M*A*S*H) and 60's chart topper "Lightning" Lou Christie. He has performed extensively in Asia and the Caribbean. His studio bass, vocals and narrative can be heard on numerous CDs, including Cleveland's own Cats On Holiday ("Workin' Man", COHTONE Records, 2007) and an upcoming release from Cleveland singer/songwriter Chris Reynolds. Brian works in scalable performance ensembles through Nitebridge Entertainment and is a first call bassist for performance and session work. JOHN REINHARDT was born in Pittsburgh P A. In 1966 John started playing drums at 11 years old. He has been in the opening act for many International Recording acts,The Guess Who, Rare Earth, The Vogues, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. John has played on many recordings and can be heard on Colin Dussualt's first record. Played drums and was the sound engineer for the popular dance band Cruisin from 1990 to 1998. John has been a valuable member of Nitebridge and The Moss Stanley Trio since 1999 to the present. PETER DELL Starting at the advanced age of 27, Pete bought his first drum set. His first band was Moko Bovo [1988 -1994], a ground breaking blues/funk/jump band with a rabid fan base and 2 CD releases. The band set trends in Cleveland with their unique blend of blues, swing and original funk songs, frequently opening for national acts passing through Cleveland. In 1994 and 1995 he was recruited into The Five Believers, an acoustic blues trio, in which he was the sound colorist/percussionist. He recorded 2 full-length releases with them. From 1995-97 he set the tempo with ExCats, an all-original rock band, which released 2 CDs during his tenure, and gigged extensively in the Cleveland area. His next musical project was The Raymond Carver Poetry project, a culmination of 5 years of writing and rehearsing original music to accompany readings of the American writer’s masterpieces. The format was a 7 piece band, plus string quartet. Pete was one of 2 percussionists, covering trap set, hand percussion and tuned beer bottles. The CD release was praised by the author’s widow, and 2 performances were given. From 1997-2001, Pete concentrated on playing straight-ahead jazz 3 nights a week in the acclaimed trio Jack My Dog, who released a CD, and played extensively to a loyal fan base. Since 2001, he has played regularly in a variety of bands and settings, including Nitebridge, Lounge Kitty, Funk In A Box, and the Moss Stanley Trio. During this time Pete has been honored to play The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum twice, and the House of Blues twice, once for the cast and crew of Spiderman 3. Lounge Kitty and the Moss Stanley trio were both featured on Fox TV8 morning news/variety program in 2006, with Pete behind the drums.