Chris Flory Trio

An excellent swing-based guitarist, Chris Flory first worked professionally in Providence, RI, in 1974. A longtime associate of Scott Hamilton (who he first played with in 1976), Flory has also worked with Benny Goodman (1979-1985), Roy Eldridge, Illinois Jacquet, Bob Wilber, Buddy Tate, and Ruby Braff, among others, and toured China in 1992 with Judy Carmichael. He has appeared on many Concord records, leading two sessions of his own and playing regularly with Hamilton. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide <br /><br />A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Steve Ash received his formal musical training at Indiana University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Jazz Piano.He has been performing in the New York City area as well as internationally for over 30 years. Some steady engagements have included the Rainbow Room, Windows on the World, and Smoke Jazz and Supper Club.Steve has appeared with many jazz recording artists, including Frank Wess, Jon Hendricks, Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Eddie Harris, Warren Vache, Harry Allen, Chris Connor, Annie Ross, Mel Lewis, Vernell Fournier and Doc Cheatham. Steve was honored to be selected by The Kennedy Center and The U.S. State Department to tour West Africa and France as part of The Jazz Ambassadors in 2004. His touring experience also includes performing at The Bern Jazz Festival with Warren Vache’s All Stars in 2001, and The Caesarea Jazz Festival in Israel with The Harry Allen Quartet in 2006, The New Mexico Jazz Festival with Jon Hendricks in 2012.His recordings include The Steve Ash Trio, "Once I Loved", The Steve Ash Trio, “Everything I Love,” Warren Vache’s “ Swingtime,” the Metropolitan Bopera-House, “Still Comin’ On Up,” Barbara Lea with The Loren Schoenberg Big Band, “Black Butterfly,” and the Neal Miner Sextet, “The Evening Sound”, Fabien Mary, “Conception”.Steve’s piano can be heard in the movie “Evening” (2007), accompanying Claire Danes on “Time After Time” as well as on the movie’s soundtrack recording, playing a solo version of “Pretend”.weblinks: steveashpiano.comsmash8888@msn.com <br /><br />Bassist Lee Hudson grew up on Long Island, NY, began playing bass at the age of eighteen and was soon playing with Billy Mitchell, Dave Burns, and other musicians who lived in the area. He studied with jazz bassist Reggie Workman and Walter Botti of the New York Philharmonic. Soon after, Lee began playing and touring with many musicians including Junior Cook, Bill Hardman, Lou Donaldson, Illinois Jacquet, Arthur Prysock, Sal Nistico, Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Davis.Lee has performed throughout North and South America and most of Europe as well as in many major New York jazz clubs including Birdland, Fat Tuesdays, Sweet Basil, Small’s, The Village Gate, The Blue Note, and Iridium.Most recently he has been touring and recording with numerous jazz artists, including appearances at the Kennedy Center, the North Sea Jazz Festival, and festivals in Brazil and Panama