Will Prince - Sax
William Prince is a Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist, with a soulful sound and approach. He’s been fortunate to perform live with greats, such as: Doobie Powell, Deon Kipping, Phil Perry, Chris “Big Dog” Davis, & Jeff Bradshaw. He’s released several singles, with his latest being, Sumthin’ Sumthin’ (Maxwell classic) in 2017. Be on the lookout for new music coming late 2021. You can also catch William performing with jazz bassist, Ace Livingston.
Lenny Underwood - Keys
Lenny Underwood; born and raised in the cultural capital of New York City, is a music pioneer whose stage and studio experiences read more like a journey of whimsy than an actual career. From his first classical piano recital at age six at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall to his music directorship of "An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends" on PBS-TV to, hosting one of the biggest celebrity-filled "Open Mic" jam sessions in New York's Greenwich Village and later, accompanying pop diva Jennifer Lopez in "Her First Live Concert Ever", Mr. Underwood continues to blaze a trail of exceptional diversity.
Crediting his late grandmother for nurturing his early music appreciation, Lenny received his first real piano by age four and he's been at it ever since. A few regional chart hits by the early 1980's with his own r&b group Unlimited Touch introduced him to the New York recording scene as a keyboard player in demand. Odyssey, Chaka Khan, Hot Tuna, M ary J. Blige, Common, Amy Winehouse, and a host of others can be found on his Discography.
Touring with several acts as a sideman and later, as Music Director for Harry Belafonte, Mr. Underwood traveled the world and returned to New York; where he fronted his own group, The "Slam Clinic Band" during a residence at the famous "Cafe Wha" for nights of vintage r&b soul classics, celebrity sing-a-longs and, spontaneous audience outbursts of dancing in the aisles. Later on Broadway (in Atlanta, GA to be exact) Lenny played synthesizer while understudying Tony-award winning conductor, Ms. Linda Twine for the 25th anniversary production of
"Dreamgirls" in which the original diva, Ms. Jennifer Holiday returned to star and executive produce. Now a bi-vocational pastor and devoted family man of 4 children and 8 grandchildren, Lenny still manages to compose, produce, arrange, and perform as the Spirit leads.
James "Biscuit" Rouse - Drums
Chosen to lead the rhythm section for a countless number of luminaries, James "Biscuit" Rouse has provided the pace for Nile Rogers & Chic, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Usher and Pharrell Williams. For five years he served as the drummer, programmer and musical director for the Miss Lauryn Hill Band, and most recently backed Mobb Deep's Prodigy during his residency at the legendary Blue Note Club in New York.
A Philadelphia native, James began his musical training in church and attended the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, which produced other notable acts Bilal, Boyz II Men and The Roots. Studying both vocal performance and instrumental music, James excelled as a vocalist and musician before continuing his education at Temple University majoring in jazz performance and music technology.
James quickly grabbed attention and acclaim from artists both within and outside of his hometown of Philadelphia. Lady Alma, Kindred the Family Soul, Bilal, Jazmine Sullivan, Kelis, Ray Chew, The Jazzyfatnastees, Camp Lo, Talib Kweli, Kelly Clarkson and Gerald Veasley have all shared the experience of James keeping time behind them.
In 2009, James teamed with one of house music's biggest producers, Kenny Dope to release his first commercially available project, an EP titled "Money for Love". This was the first time that he took the spotlights as a vocalist, and set the ground for his self-produced debut album "Conversations in Analog, Vol. 1". This album covered the genres he was most known for: jazz, R&B/soul and house. In addition to being the drummer/programmer on the album, he also showcases himself vocally on the album-ending track "Freedom".
June 1, 2018 James released a new single "In Between Times" in preparation for his next full recordF ("Love, Life and Depression!") to follow up his 2017 EP, "Biscuit Street" which features a re-interpretation of the Tears for Fears classic "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", and Alyson Williams on a cover of the Emotions classic "Don't Ask My Neighbor". The project is the most personal of any he's worked on for any artist, as it includes "Give It A Chance", the song he wrote to propose to his wife.
Currently, James is touring as the musical director for Vivian Green and Syleena Johnson, Vernon Reid' B.O.G Revisited, & Screaming Headless Torsos. He continually finds inspirations in legends the past and present pace makers.