Lisa Roznovsky is a very active saxophone and reeds performer in N.E. Ohio. She received a degree in jazz studies/saxophone from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, studying there with David Baker and Tom Walsh. The day after graduation, she flew to Puerto Rico to join Carnival Cruise Lines where she performed and traveled as a show band musician for three years on seven different cruise ships. Lisa is now based in Ohio, performing with many local area jazz, blues, rock, and salsa bands including The John Trapani Big Band, Vinyl Approach, Noel Quintana and The Latin Crew, Grupo K-Non, Sammy DeLeon y Su Orquesta, Roberto Ocasio’s Latin Jazz Project, and The Best of Cleveland Salsa. Her versatile playing style and powerful sound make her an ideal section leader for The Swing Machine. Lisa is regularly featured at our concerts as a soloist on such tunes as "Angel Eyes", "Pescados Frescos", and "Cry Me a River". Dave Horvath began his jazz and music theory education with Robert Feldbush in high school and played saxophone in the Akron Jazz Workshop and The University of Akron Jazz Ensemble under the direction of jazz educator, Roland Paolucci. At The University of Akron, Dave studied piano with Pat Pace and received a degree in music theory and composition in 1985. He went on to study music theory and ethnomusicology at The University of Pittsburgh and continued graduate work as a fellow at The George Washington University, studying piano and composition with 20th century composer, Robert Parris. Upon his return to N.E. Ohio, Dave obtained a degree in electrical engineering from The University of Akron and now works as a freelance web engineer. Dave also teaches Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Collegiate Shag swing dancing in Cleveland. Dave has a keen interest in dance music of the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s and regularly adds transcriptions of jazz from that period to the Swing Machine’s repertoire. Here is Dave soloing in a piece he brought to The Swing Machine, the 1951 Stan Kenton classic, "Jump for Joe". Jim Martin began his musical career playing the clarinet at the age of 12 and was playing the saxophone professionally in nightclubs by the time he was 16. Jim served in the United States Navy for four years, and graduated from the Navy School of Music in Washington, D.C. He received a degree in Music Education from Kent State University and met his wife of 48 years, Elaine, while playing in the Kent State band together. Since 1961, Jim has been a very active music educator in N.E. Ohio schools. Over the course of his long performance career he has appeared with such musical stars as Steve Allen, Bobby Vinton, Debbie Reynolds, Rosemary Clooney, The McGuire Sisters, Les Brown, Jim Nabors, and The Captain and Tennille. Jim also performs currently with the Gene Fiocca Band at nightclubs and ballrooms across N.E. Ohio. Jim is known as a consummate soloist to all who have performed with him, not only on saxophone, but also on clarinet and flute. Jim always solos to fit the style of the piece. Here is Jim playing "down-and-dirty" sax in "Basically Blues and in his more cerebral yet swingin' style in Sammy Nestico's famous "A Warm Breeze." Jim's versatility as a reeds soloist is demonstrated in the Swing Machine's Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw favorites such as "Let's Dance," "All the Cats Join In," "Begin the Beguine," and "Serenade to a Savage." Here is Jim featured on clarinet in a Bob Feldbush arrangement of "Just in Time." Jim also solos on flute in pieces such as "Swingin' Shepherd Blues." He is a charter member of the Swing Machine Big Band. Dick Pindel grew up in a musical family, playing clarinet and saxophone since he was ten years old. Dick received his advanced musical training at the Navy School of Music and played in the 12th Naval District Band while stationed in San Francisco. He has played bassoon in the Canton Symphony for many years and is in high demand for show orchestras because of his extensive knowledge of reed instruments including clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, and flute. Dick played in many of the house bands of the Moonlight Ballroom. Currently, besides playing in the Swing Machine Big Band, Dick also plays lead alto saxophone in the John Trapani Big Band, 1st tenor saxophone in Bob Blyer’s Meadowbrook Big Band. Dick worked at The Timken Company as their company videographer for forty-four years and is now retired. Richard Willis began playing trumpet at the age of eleven in El Dorado, Kansas. He switched to baritone saxophone in tenth grade to fill out the sax section of a band he started with a classmate. Richard majored in saxophone at The Ohio State University, but continued to play the trumpet in the OSU Marching Band. Richard’s early influences in jazz include Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, and Gerry Mulligan . He’s been playing professionally since 1955. Richard has a B.S. in Music Education from The Ohio State University and a M.M. in Music from The University of Akron. Richard studied for a PhD in Education at The University of Akron and was on the faculty of their Computer-Based Education Center. Richard was the head band director of Stow High School from 1967 to 1980. Richard also plays in The John Trapani Big Band, the Straight Ahead Band, and the Bob Hoefler Big Band. He has appeared with many artists, including Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Rosemary Clooney, Natalie Cole, Jim Nabors, Debbie Reynolds, The Manhattan Transfer, and The Temptations. Richard has been a member of The Swing Machine since 1988.