Lifelong musician Pete Collins played full time with several groups while finishing his degree at Suffolk University and Colby College. In New York, Pete has appeared at Ryan's and Condon's; at the Famous Door in New Orleans; and with the Jazz Ramblers in Zurich. Locally, Pete appeared on the "Good Day" show (Ch. 5), "The Club" (Ch. 2), and has played at Boston Symphony Hall. Pete has played with such well-known jazz musicians as Max Kaminsky, Dick Creeden, Red Allen, Jimmy Rushing, Jimmy McPartland, J.C. Higgenbotham and Marie Marcus. Pete has most recently played with his band, the Jazz Band Ball, in various incarnations, from Cape Cod to the coast of Maine. 

Lee Prager trombone

Lee brings a driving sophistication to the Band. He has a solid background in big band playing and has backed such greats as Natalie Cole, Boots Randolph, Glen Campbell, Helen O'Connell and others. He has been a regular favorite of band leaders Al Corey and Ted Herbert and has appeared with the Bangor Symphony and the Ice Capades.

Fred Clifford tuba

Fred has played with Pete for "many moons". As the leader of Williams College's Phinney's Favorite Five, Fred played the eastern college circuit in the 50's, including New York and Bermuda gigs. In '57 Fred joined musicians from Harvard, Princeton, and Williams to form the College All-Stars, which toured Europe and taped shows for Radio Free Europe. Fred lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts and continues to play with the Williams Reunion Jazz Band. Fred's gleaming tuba anchors the rhythm section, and occasionally he can be persuaded to "scat" a song with Pete.

Gene started playing jazz with the South Shore Ragtime, Pickle Barrel, Foot-Stomping Society Band in 1965. In '68 he opened his own club and headed the Pickle Barrel Five, which included Pete, and played to packed houses for seven years. The band backed many famous jazzmen, including Jimmy Rushing, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Bob Wilbur, Vic Dickinson, and Bobby Hackett. Gene sold his club in '75 and became regular drummer with the Good Times Jazz Band, Six Pages of Dixie, and the Steamboat Stompers.

Jeff Hughes plays cornet (also trumpet and flugelhorn) and has recorded with bands from the Northwest to Spain. He has also appeared at many jazz festivals in the USA. Some of his main influences are Bix Beiderbecke and Bunny Berigan. Jeff is a charter member of Ray Smith's Paramount Jazz band and John Clarke's Wolverine Jazz Band, and leads several groups for jazz nights at the Sherborn Inn, Sherborn, MA. By day, Jeff is a lecturer in biology at Wellesley College.