Fred Vigorito (Cornet & Leader, Guilford CT) - Fred has led the Galvanized Jazz Band since 1971. Since his retirement from the Southern New England Telephone company he has been a full-time musician. Studying cornet with Dick Fortino, Fred showed remarkable aptitude and played first trumpet in Connecticut’s All-State Band as a high school freshman. He has been playing New Orleans Jazz since 1963 when he joined Big Bill Bissonnette's Easy Rider Jazz Band. Fred is featured on more than 35 recordings, his most memorable being a 1965 GHB recording at Preservation Hall with jazz veterans Jim Robinson, Albert Burbank, Creole George Guesnon and Don Ewell. Fred plays a hot, driving cornet style, with a clear, defining lead. His major influences include Louis Armstrong, Kid Thomas, Kid Howard, Wild Bill Davison, Bobby Hackett, Muggsy Spanier, Ruby Braff and Thomas Jefferson.

Russ Whitman (Clarinet & every kind of Saxophone, Ansonia, CT) - Russ grew up in Chicago and attended Harvard University, where he encountered Herb Gardner and Tex Wyndham. He has managed to stay active in traditional jazz throughout his long career as a physicist and more recently as a computer programmer. Because of Russ's unsurpassed versatility on every member of the saxophone family, he is one of the most sought after reed men in the business. He has performed at more than forty-five jazz festivals and has recorded some twenty albums since 1970, many with the James Dapogny’s fabulous Chicago Jazz Band. His 1982 Atlantic recording with Sippie Wallace was nominated for a Grammy.

Bill Sinclair (Piano) - Bill grew up in Trumbull, Connecticut, where he still resides. As a youth he studied piano privately with Donald Currier at Yale University. Eventually he discovered traditional jazz and was particularly inspired by New Orleans pianist Alton Purnell. Bill is a versatile pianist, with an incredible feel for New Orleans jazz as it should be played, from the heart, with deep meaning and poignant subtleties. Also a former Easy Rider, Bill has been playing New Orleans Jazz for over 40 years, and in addition to his GJB schedule, Bill leads his own band twice weekly. In terms of world travel, Bill leads the pack, having been invited to play in Germany, France and Belgium every year for the past 25 years. Bill also leads the pack in recordings with New Orleans Jazz veterans, appearing on approximately 35 CD recordings. According to the New York Jazz Gazette, "Bill handles solos with imagination and taste, and is well able to drive the rhythm section when required". Due to age-related health issues, Bill has retired from performing.

Charlie Freeman (Piano) - Since Bill Sinclair's retirement Charlie Freeman has become the GJB's regular pianist. Charlie started his jazz career with a combo at a Legion Hall in suburban Buffalo when he was 14. The pay was $5. Charlie says he was overpaid, but he was hooked. Before moving to Westchester County, Charlie graduated from St. Lawrence University, often commuting to Potsdam College to perform with jazz students from the Crane School of Music. He joined Joe Hanlon's Bearcats in 1974 as the pianist, arranger and graphic artist. The more Charlie learned the classic jazz repertoire, the more he fell in love with the richness and variety of this timeless music. Now retired from a 38-year career as a high school English and Humanities teacher, Charlie continues to perform with many NY, CT and NJ traditional and contemporary jazz bands. He writes that perhaps his most unique honor was being asked by Noel Kaletsky to play in the band at Jeff Barnhart's wedding.

Arthur Hovey (Tuba & String Bass, Milford, CT) - Art grew up on Long Island in Riverhead, NY, where he played tuba in every organization that would have him. Art discovered traditional jazz as a student at Yale and managed to stay active through graduate school and 35 years as a high school physics teacher. Art was principal tubist with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra for ten years and currently performs with the Connecticut Symphonic Band and the Civic Orchestra of New Haven as well as the GJB. Art's tuba playing is second to none, whether it's Clarinet Polka, a slow ballad, Louis' chorus on Potato Head Blues, or trading fours with anyone! As one reviewer expressed it, "Art gives new life to the Tuba". And his String Bass playing ain’t bad either! Art is also responsible for the recording and production of most of the Galvanized Jazz Band’s CDs, and has organized and lead many youth jazz bands.

Bob Bequillard (Drums, Winsted, CT) - Bob is a true Dixieland veteran, having played for over 40 years, and with the best of them. He even traded fours with Teddy Wilson in the late sixties, and Teddy was impressed! Another highlight for Bob was a seventies RCA recording with Wild Bill Davison and Bob's personal friend, George Masso. Those of us who play with Bob, and occasionally with other drummers, have grown to appreciate Bob's ability to always hold that steady, solid beat, in spite of the sometimes craziness of the front line. And when it comes to solos, Bob is a master: exciting, yet always tasteful. In his spare time Bob worked as an accountant. Due to age-related issues Bob has now retired from performing.