Ed Mount (Saxophone) started playing the saxophone in 4th grade when urged by Sister Mary Thomas IHM. Not completely taken by the good sister's offer, Ed was bribed by his mother into taking up the saxophone when she bought him an expensive Transformer action figure. After a while an amazing thing happened--Ed actually enjoyed playing the sax. Ed continued to pursue music in the St John Neumann High School band playing oboe, South Philadelphia String Band as lead alto, and in WCU Criterions Jazz Ensemble as lead tenor. During his college summers, he performed in the Six Flags Great Adventure strolling band and comical group. Ed graduated West Chester University with a Communications degree in 1995 and moved to Los Angeles, California for two years where he worked in the special effects industry for such motion pictures as "Godzilla" and "Armageddon," two films in which he did not receive a screen credit. Don't worry, he's not bitter about it. Ed currently works as an application specialist for a software development company outside of Philadelphia.

Seán Kennedy (Drums) is a professional drumset player and percussionist in and around the Philadelphia area. Seán graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education in 1995 and a Master of Music Degree in Percussion Performance in 2002, from the West Chester University School of Music, where his principal percussion teachers were Joseph Goebel and Christopher Hanning. Seán is currently on the instrumental music faculty of the Upper Dublin School District and serves as an advisor for the Vic Firth Education Team. In the spring of 2002, Kennedy was invited to perform on the Allentown Band’s CD release entitled "Season’s Greeting," called a "must have CD!" by a national music critic. When Seán is not performing he enjoys spending time with his favorite trio: his wife Heather, and twin daughters, Ashley and Juliet.
 
Mike DiFebbo (Guitar) has played jazz guitar and bass in various big bands and small ensembles since 1983. A lawyer by day with White and Williams LLP in Philadelphia, Mike pursues a variety of musical endeavors outside of the office. He is a founding member and assistant director of the Audubon Jazz Explosion, a seventeen-piece jazz orchestra with a high-energy sound which performs at public and private venues throughout the Philadelphia area. Mike co-produced AJE’s second CD, Summertime, which was released in July of 2002. He can be often be found at the Tuesday night jam session at the 23rd Street Cafe. Mike works regularly with local theater groups, and he has been involved with a number of area community theaters, including Jenkintown Music Theater, Down Stage Productions, Willow Manor Players, and St. Bernadette’s Players. He met his lovely and talented wife, Anne, while performing with The Dramatuers at the Barn in Norristown.
 
Ray Clemens (Bass) was born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma, home of the Sooners. He started playing upright in 5th grade after seeing a bluegrass festival jam session where the only person who never stopped was the bass player. A few years later he saw a performance of the Ray Brown Trio, after which it was all about Jazz. The rest was downhill from there. Ray studied Jazz and Classical at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in Idyllwild, CA. While there he was a member of the International Chamber Orchestra and had the privilege of performing with Leonard Bernstein at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He studied with Marshall Hawkins. Ray later moved to New York city, where he studied Jazz at The New School, Mannes School of Music. While there, he studied with Buster Williams, Reggie Workman, Arnie Lawrence, and Jimmy Owens. In addition to Impressions, Ray is currently playing with the Audubon Jazz Explosion. Ray is a private teacher by day, and currently studies with Peter Paulsen.

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