“After a lifetime search for soulmates in music, this band has come together for me and provided the muse to express my songwriting vision. The P.G.C.

continues to write and has started compiling new original material for our next CD.”

managed to finance 2-1/2 years of private instruction with a great guitar teacher who taught me to play everything from Jazz to Heavy Metal. It was

not until 1994 after my return to the US from my home in El Salvador that I found the musical sounds of Brazil and made this my primary focus on the

guitar that led to Jazz where I have remained committed. I am happiest on stage playing music with a great rhythm section or at home with my family

relaxing on the hammock.”

Michael is from Detroit, MI, where his love for Jazz began at age eight. Two college educations and many lessons later, he still is at his relaxed best when

creating original music. As a songwriter, arranger, electric piano composer, drummer and rhythm section junkie, Michael believes that there is nothing

more satisfying than a solid groove with open ears.

Grady started his musical journey in Omaha, NE. First playing trombone and then adding bass guitar (and later acoustic upright bass), he started out

playing hard rock and country & western music. After entering college, he focused on learning jazz, solo, and orchestral music. Then Grady moved

to Houston, TX, where he played incessantly in the wedding reception circuit, and the Persian music scene as well, for 15 years. He then moved to the

Portland, OR area to acquire a degree in education. Grady has recently returned to playing music in a variety of musical settings that includes Bluegrass,

Rock, and Jazz.

“Like most percussionists, I have early childhood memories of a quest for loud noises, taps, rattles and assorted booms. These fond memories recall an

uncontrollable desire to play any and all available surfaces--much to the dismay of parents, siblings and pets.” Milledge divides his time between his

duties as an art and history professor, painter, Native American flute player and world beat percussionist. He has played in various ethic and Jazz groups

and ensembles in New Mexico, the San Francisco Bay area, Santa Cruz, CA, and Oregon. He has also performed in France and Japan.