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Anita-Ann Jerosch (bass trombone) received a B.M. in Jazz and Contemporary Music with a concentration in performance from the University of Maine at Augusta and a M.M. in trombone performance from the University of Maine. She has previously studied at the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music with Hal Janks; bass trombonist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, David Taylor; freelance artist, Mark Manduca, Don Stratton and Scott Vaillancourt. In 1985, she took second prize in the Long Island University Concerto Competition on trombone and third prize in the same competition on viola. Anita then toured the U.S. with the musicals “Hello Dolly”, “Cabaret” and “Sweeney Todd” and musical revues for performers Carol Channing and Rita Moreno. She toured the U.S., Europe, and Japan for five years with the Kit McClure Band. Anita performed at the 1989 and 1993 Democratic National Conventions and at President Clinton’s Inaugural Balls in 1993 and 1997. While in NYC, she performed with the big bands Diva, Illinois Jacquet Band, Charlie Percip Superman Band, and the Tom Pierson Orchestra. More recently she has backed up Don McClean, Barry Manilow, Kenny Rogers and Clem DeRosa, Marvin Stamm, and the Manhattan Transfer at their performances in Maine. Presently, Anita is bass trombonist with the Bangor Symphony, Maine Chamber Orchestra, Colby Symphony, and substitute with the Portland Symphony Orchestra.
A native of Aroostook County , Anita is the band director at the University of Maine at Farmington . She is also an adjunct instructor at Bowdoin College and Bates College . Anita lives in Bowdoinham with her husband, two young sons and an assortment of pets. |
Erin Wright is a jazz performance trumpet major at the University of Southern Maine. She has been playing the trumpet for 11 years and the piano for 13 years. Some of her most memorable performances include playing at Merrill Auditorium with Dave Brubeck, performing with Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankwurth, playing at the Rockland Lobster Festival in Don Rickle's "stage" band, and playing on numerous radio shows. From her first time on stage, she knew she wanted to perform. She currently lives in Gorham with her husband and big, goofy dog named Mac. When not playing music, she enjoys running, hiking, sailing, and singing.
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MaryLee Haughwout, a Maine native, grew up in Bowdoinham, and at the tender age of 10 began playing the trumpet. Music has been a part of her life ever since. MaryLee holds a Bachelors in Music for trumpet performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies. Her previous teachers include John Schnell, Charles Couch, and Ryan Anthony. MaryLee is currently working on her Master's degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, so she is not regularly playing with EJP right now. However, we can't bear to take her off our website because we miss her so much!! MaryLee enjoys hiking, biking , and exploring Maine's back roads.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tiffanie Pepa (drums) is a cowgirl from Texas and she's wild about cowboys! She studied music and psychology at North Texas State University but left school to tour the US and Europe with the band Klymaxx. Tiffanie has drummed for Kenny Loggins, Frank Zappas' guitarist Steve Via, and Morris Day. She was also a recording artist for Warner Brothers Records.
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No stranger to the stage, Kim Bird has performed in numerous clubs and venues throughout the Northeast playing everything from folk to hip-hop. She is an occasional member of the EJP rhythm section, holds a BA in History from UNH, and is now a jazz performance major at USM studying double bass under the amazing Bronek Suchanek. She is also bassist for the USM Jazz Ensemble conducted by Chris Oberholtzer, and a member of the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra.
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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". |
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Elizabeth Trice plays bass, writes and sings. You can catch her performing with the original and jazz trios Burl and Beaudelaire around town, as well as withCharlie Brown's !zing, and the all female Tango Mucha Labia. She also coaches groups of beginning and recovering (from classical training) adults to start their own original music combos. When not playing music, Elizabeth obsesses over how to create affordable and pedestrian urban communities.
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