Peter Gemmell

After completing music studies in Montreal, saxophone and  clarinet player Pete Gemmell travelled the globe, blowing his horns wherever he went. His first stop was Europe, and he spent time busking in France and Switzerland. The next 20 years Peter spent working the cruise ships, including major names like Carnival Cruise Lines. Since arriving in Ottawa he has been making music with such diverse groups as Big Band Ottawa, National Capital Concert Band, Funktion, Ottawa Wind Ensemble, Rideau Lakes Orchestra, Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra, Tom Allen's "From Weimar to Vaudeville", Original Trillium Jazz Band, Alternate Takes and the Apex Jazz Band.

         Craig Kennedy

          Craig has toured the country extensively as a vocalist/guitarist in        the RCMP Concert Band, and with The NorthWest Mounted               Strolling Dixieland Band playing banjo.

              He has also served in the community for over 25 years as a                  member of the Stevens & Kennedy Band, Orpheus Musical                       Theatre, and Dr. Jazz.

Craig has received a Bachelor of Education from Queen’s                University in Kingston, a Bachelor  of Fine Arts in Music from Concordia University in Montreal, Certification from the Ministry of Education in Ontario as a teacher, and is a graduate of the Protocol School of  Washington.