John Faggiano trained at Acadia University and Berklee College of Music and has studied privately with Ed Nicholas, Gary Chaffee, Alan Dawson, and Nuru. He teaches extensively in the Music School ’s Music in the Community Initiative (MICI) and he has developed and facilitated seminars for community building through drumming. An adjudicator for the New Hampshire Jazz All- State, Faggiano is also a member of the Vic Firth Educational team. He teaches at St. Paul ’s School and has performed at the Blue Note in New York City and the Saratoga and White Mountain jazz festivals. Faggiano is a founding member of the performance group Applehead. As a 20-year veteran of the band, The Knights, he has performed with The Drifters, Gary Chaffee, and Pat Metheny. He also has recorded extensively, including CDs with the Dave Tonkin Group, Steve Schuch, and Peggo & Paul.Tim Gilmore
Percussion, drum set
Tim Gilmore received a bachelor’s of science degree in elementary education and music from Salem State College with further studies in composition and performance programs at Berklee College of Music. He is a member of the Harry Skoler Jazz Quartet with Brownstone Recording Artists and has performed with such groups as the Cape Ann Symphony, the Symphony by the Sea, the Paul Madore Chorale, the Boston Percussion Ensemble, and the Cambridge Harmonic Orchestra. He has also performed with Lester Bowie, Marion McPartland, Tower of Power, Tiger Okoshi, and Warren Vache. Some of his recordings include “A Work of Heart,” “Reflections on the Art of Swing,” and “Conversations in the Language of Jazz” on Brownstone Records.
Grace Schust earned a bachelor's of fine arts degree from Colby-Sawyer College and has studied with Babatunde Olatunji, Abdoul Doumbia, Mohammed Joh Camara, Papus Diabate, Moussa Traore, and Issa Coulibaly. She teaches at Proctor Academy, New Hampshire Association for the Blind, VSA Arts programs, Arts in Education Institute at Plymouth State University, and Colby-Sawyer College. Schust leads rhythm, movement, and song workshops for building team spirit in the workplace and increasing self-esteem among at-risk children. She is founder and director of Arts Bridge the World which produces workshops and performances for drummers and dancers.
Lindsey Schust holds a B.A. in music, cum laude, from Brandeis University and an M.A. Composition from Tufts University African and Afro-Caribbean master drummers from Mali, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, Ghana, Trinidad, Haiti and Cuba. She studied Afro-Cuban percussion in Cuba with Jacinto Herrera and classical new music composition with composers David Rakowski, Yehudi Wyner, and John McDonald. Ms. Schust team-teaches drum, dance and song workshops, residencies, and classes with Grace Schust throughout New England. She won the Global Rhythm songwriting competition in December 2006.