Alyson Ciechomski, (nee Smith), grew up in the New York City area and was educated at the University of New Hampshire. She is excited to be playing with EJP after a 15-year hiatus from jazz.  Don’t let her mild-mannered facade mislead you. By day, she is a school teacher and plays string bass with the Maine Chamber ensemble, the Bangor Symphony, the Portland String Quartet, the Maine State Ballet Orchestra and the Maine State Music Theater, among others.   By night, she is transformed into a kick-butt jazz bassist who loves hard-driving the Edith Jones Project through funk tunes and swing numbers alike. Alyson is the proud mother of two fine young  musicians, Kallie and Hannah, and is married to musician/teacher/arranger Brad Ciechomski, leader of the band “Funkationland.”  

Sally Davis (piano) was born and raised in Maine, and has come full circle back to Maine. She high-tailed it to the big city for college, made it as far as Nyack, N.Y., where she could dash into NYC, and dash back out! Via London, Oregon, and Michigan, she eventually graduated from William James College with a B.A. in Expressive Arts. Although she never highlighted this on a resume seeking business positions, she's happy to do so now. Sally left corporate life in 1990, kicking off high-heeled shoes and throwing nylon stockings in the trash before walking out the door. She has a piano teaching studio in South Portland, and also performs with the 7-piece band, Jaybird Street. Sally lives in a small bungalow near the beach with her tall, dark and handsome husband, their son Akeeba, and black cat Keiko.

Nancy Smith (drums) has been principal percussionist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra since 1981. She performs throughout New England with such groups as the Boston Ballet, the Connecticut Orchestra, the New Hampshire Symphony, and the Spectrum Percussion Trio. She has been a member of the Jacksonville Symphony as well as the Orcestra Sinfonica de Vera Cruz.  She is a graduate of the New England Conservatory where she studied with Everett Firth and was a scholarship fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center.  President of the Maine Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, Nancy is on the faculty of the University of New Hampshire, the University of Southern Maine, and Bates College.

Rebecca Wing (piano and vocals) was born in Farmington, Maine. After four years of classical training and a degree in music education from the University of Southern Maine, she jumped into the jazz world. You may remember her from the jazz trio "Maclean and Wing" years (too many to mention) ago. She now teaches private piano and voice lessons and writes and performs her original music. She has released a solo piano CD called "Dancing Spirit"  and a new age relaxation CD called "Spirit Chant." If you are feeling stressed Rebecca and her husband Terry Fralich would be happy to introduce meditative stress management techniques to you! Rebecca and Terry live and teach in Saco at the Mindfulness Center of Southern Maine.

EJP is happy to have Julie Goell  assist the rhythm section on bass from time to time.  Julie is a musician and physical commedienne. She grew up in Italy where she studied singing and Commedia Dell’ Arte.  After graduating Emerson College, Julie toured the Texas country music circuit with her guitar and a microphone. She spent the 70’s in Europe singing with a big band, assorted jazz formations, and her own  trio, “Impromptu”. In the 80’s, she gigged on Cunard Lines, sang at Epcott Center, and sang and acted in the Broadway production of “Ghetto”.  Julie recently completed a degree in String Bass Performance at USM (’02). She plays Klezmer bass and sings with The Casco Bay Tummlers, recently touring Eastern Europe.  Julie tours her solo “mopera” "Opening Night Carmen," in which the powder room matron of the opera house sings highlights while re-enacting Bizet’s famous opera with mops and brooms.  Julie teaches Clown and Commedia Dell’Arte at Dell'Arte International in California, and at the Celebration Barn Theatre in Maine.

Julie as she appears in the "mopera" "Opening Night Carmen".