Join Mike Cusa in the Piano corner for a dinner service of classics and more!

Steven began his musical journey at the ripe old age of 6. From there he was always involved in everything musical from school band to private instruction to playing local parties for friends. At age 15, Steven moved from CT. to San Francisco, where he jumped head first into the study of jazz. By the time Steven was 23, he was one of the top call bassists in the San Francisco Bay Area, including 6 years teaching at the acclaimed Stanford Jazz Workshop. Steven has played with many jazz greats including Kenny Burrell, Billy Higgins, and Vince Wallace. Now residing in Austin, TX, Steven remains an in demand bassist/composer and band leader. Follow him on Facebook for info on upcoming shows and recording releases.

Frank Mastrone grew up in Monroe, CT and earned a BFA from Central CT State University. He began singing professionally at JP’s Good Time Emporium in Hartford as a “Singing Waiter.” (really…)

A few years after moving to NY (and becoming a heck of a waiter) Frank was asked to join the first national tour of CATS, traveling from San Francisco to Boston. Two years later he was the last person hired for the original cast of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, making his Broadway debut in what would turn out to be the longest running show in Broadway history.

Frank soon took to the road again in the role of Jean Val Jean in Les Miserables, eventually joining the NY Company.

Off-Broadway was next with TAPESTRY: The Music of Carol King; but the show was short lived and Frank joined a tour of the pop-opera EVITA, as the Tango singer Augustine Magaldi, performing in sixty one cities in forty-nine weeks!

Frank again landed in New York in BIG: The Musical, based on the hit film. Than; JEKYL & HYDE for a nearly four year run and the chance to understudy and perform the title role dozens of times!

One fascinating experience was touring in the hit show MAMMA MIA from coast to coast for over a year “in a mini-van with his wife and infant triplet daughters!” Other Broadway include SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, CATS, and most recently another six year run in PHANTOM.

Frank has performed in London where he made his Royal Albert Hall debut in the concert version of the Benny Annderson/Blorn Ulvaeus (the ABBA guys) musical KRISTINA (live CD available on DECCA).

Other concert appearances include SOUTH PACIFIC (Great performances) and SHOWBOAT at Carnegie Hall, CAMELOT with the NY Philharmonic (Live from Lincoln Center), The Ballroom, Sam’s, The Sands Hotel (Atlantic City), and with the Wallingford Symphony Orchestra.

Alex Slomka is a trombonist located in the NYC Metropolitan Area whose work spans big band, jazz, and contemporary ensemble performance.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in trombone performance from the Crane School of Music and a master’s degree in jazz performance from the Purchase Conservatory of Music, where he honed his voice as a performer through intensive ensemble work, improvisation, and collaboration with artists across genres.
Alex has performed with numerous notable groups including The Birdland Big Band and Latin Jazz Big Band, The Stan Reuben Orchestra, and the Dan Pugach Big Band with Nicole Zuraitis, and CeCe Winans.
In addition to a busy performing career, he has recorded with many prominent artists including Debbie Wileman, Anna Wise, The Lemon Twigs, and Harmonic Aggression. Currently a member of the Especially Everyone Ensemble, Alex is known for his versatility, musicality, and collaborative approach, and remains an active performer in the greater New York City music scene.

Led by choice horn melodies built on boisterous grooves, and launching off of hypnotic dance rhythms, Drop Party is a genre-bending, American, 8-piece band seamlessly carved out of the coastal Connecticut post-ska scene, endowed with new age funk, apt to get the crowd moving.

Join us for another incredible Jazz Dinner with Lady and the Kampe!