Steve Dubey has been a part of the Kauai music scene playing trumpet since 1989, performing in bands of different genres including Jazz, R&B and Latin. His second instrument is chromatic harmonica, known as the “reed piano”. Steve has performed and recorded with various artists in the US mainland , Europe and Scandinavia.
Kat Ouano Mobley, keyboards, grew up in competitive classical piano in Wichita, Kansas, studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and later joined the internationally-touring hip hop band “Crown City Rockers”. Now rooted in Kauai, she is bringing jazz, groove, and improvisation to her live performances.
Jake Schmidt, Jr. has been playing drums since the age of five and gigging around the island of Kauai with multiple different bands since the age of 13. Some of his biggest musical influences include Chris Dave, Justin Tyson, Mike Mitchell, and Zach Hill. He plays musical styles that range from experimental rock to jazz to hip-hop, and was recently a Zildjian Young Drummer of the Year finalist. Jake Schmidt,Jr. is 16 years old.
Mike Latif, upright and electric bass player, studied music at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He moved to Kauai in 1988 and is currently playing with Kauai Feral Jazz Katz, Jazz Sharks and Lady Ipo. Has has played gigs with touring artists as well as local musicians as a song writer, side man and band leader.
Although Jocelyn Michelle also plays piano and guitar, she’s found her true voice on the Hammond B3 organ. A talented composer and lyricist as well as a musician, she has been performing different musical genres for many years and reimagines well-known songs in her own unique style. She could play by ear from a very early age and started piano lessons at seven years old. Jocelyn went on to attend the University of Miami School of Music and then played organ and keyboards all over south Florida. There, she met her husband, guitarist John Rack, and the two went on the become musical and life partners.
Denin Slage-Koch is an award-winning guitarist, composer and educator. He has played and recorded with artists like Ryan Keberle, Shane Endsley, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gregory Tardy, Carmen Bradford, the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, and the Colorado Symphony, written music for artists like Melissa Aldana and Carmen Bradford, recorded three albums of original music and served as sideman for many more, published a book, and is a full-time member of the jazz faculty at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.