Joe - Saxophone

Joe, a recent transplant from Green River, Wyoming is a saxophone player in the style of the great jazz masters by day, and in the style of rock and R&B by night. Joe is a music major at the University of Utah, pursuing degree in Jazz Performance. Joe may be small, but he’s FAST!

Dave - Guitar

Dave is studying jazz guitar at the University of Utah, and has a busy schedule playing with bands at the U, teaching lessons at the School of Rock and practicing his modes and scales. His mustache comes and goes but his shredding lead guitar is consistently face-melting. Dave's motto: “I like to express myself through the majesty of song.”

Willy - Drums

Willy has been playing drums in bands in Salt Lake for the last 10 years. His largest audiences came during the 2002 Olympics when he worked with bands that opened the Olympic Medals Plaza for the headline acts. He also works as a consultant and accompanist for various high school and college music groups in Salt Lake. Willy is a Jazz Studies major at the University of Utah where he's been learning from some of the finest drummers in the region.

Rob - Keys

Rob plays both piano and keyboards in The Blue Wailers. We don’t know much about Rob other than he moved here from San Diego, lives in Park City and is a Jazz Composition Major at the University of Utah. He a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key…

Jeff - Bass

Jeff started playing electric bass in high school in the early 80’s and pursued this passion through college and part of graduate school through jazz improv classes and combos. After a 15 year hiatus, he is back at it! During the day he masquerades as a professor at the University of Utah and takes classes in the College of Music.