Garry Russell – Tuba
  Garry Russell has been performing for over 30 years, and for 27 years he was a professional musician in Las Vegas performing the tuba and trombone. He was the principal tubaist with the Nevada Symphony Orchestra and the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Garry was also one of the founding members of the Las Vegas Brass Quintet which made many recordings and toured the United States. For 25 years he was the tuba instructor at University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Garry performed on "the strip" in most of the major hotels in Las Vegas playing for many stars that came to the city, including Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Dolly Parton, Steve and Edie, Bobby Vinton, Tony Orlando, Neil Sedaka, Johnny Mathis and many more. Garry performs in several musical groups in Hawaii, including the Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra, the Good Times Jazz Band, and musical theater productions.

Orrin Olson – French Horn
  Orrin Olson performed for 30 years in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area. For 25 years he was a principal horn with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, performing operas, ballets and musicals. He was also principal horn of the National Gallery Orchestra and the Washington Chamber Orchestra. Orrin was a very active free-lance musician in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area. He toured and performed various shows with the National Symphony Orchestra. His television performances included: Presidential Inaugural Galas, Christmas in Washington and the Kennedy Center Honors. Orrin taught French horn at the University of Maryland, where he was a member of both the Faculty Brass Quintet and the Faculty Woodwind Quintet. During his ten years of retirement in Kona, Orrin has performed as an extra with the Honolulu Symphony. He also performs with his wife Judith in Kona’s Traveling Jewish Wedding Band.

David Clausnitzer – Trumpet
  David Clausnitzer has performed for over 30 years as a free-lance musician and teacher. He is an active musician in Hawaii, playing trumpet, flugelhorn, and piano at a variety of venues. He performs with The Olliephonic Horns, Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra, the Good Times Jazz Band, and various other groups. David received his B.A. in music from Rutgers University in 1975. He then supported himself in the New York metropolitan area by teaching trumpet and piano and by playing a variety of music, including jazz, big band, salsa, polkas, and classical. David also played with The Four Tops, Little Anthony and the Imperials, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.

Armando Mendoza – Trumpet
  Armando Mendoza is an acclaimed trumpet performer and conductor, originally from Puna, Hawaii, who has traveled the world studying music, performing, and conducting. Armando has been a free-lance performer for over 30 years, performing avant-garde and contemporary, jazz, rock-and-roll, and classical music. Armando earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a Master’s degree in Trumpet Performance from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for Doctoral training in music performance, and he also studied conducting at both the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Since 1994, Armando has been the Band Director at Hilo High School. In addition, Armando served for 9 years as the Hawaii County Band Director, and as Acting Assistant Music Professor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He performs for many groups, including the Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra and numerous theatrical productions.

Ollie Mitchell – Trumpet
  Ollie Mitchell has been performing for several decades with name bands and as a leading studio musician. Ollie began his musical training with his father, the legendary Harold (Pappy) Mitchell, and he established his own reputation as one of the top performing and recording artists in Los Angeles. He played lead trumpet in several name bands including Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, and Harry James, and he performed for nearly two decades as a full-time studio musician. His recording credits number in the thousands, and he can be heard on many radio, movie and TV recordings including Hawaii Five-O, I Love Lucy, M*A*S*H*, The Flintstones, Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’,” and some of the early albums of Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass. Ollie was also a prolific teacher and mentor for many stars that followed, including Herb Alpert. On the Big Island of Hawaii, Ollie is well known as the leader of the popular big band, The Olliephonic Horns, where he plays trumpet and flugelhorn.

  Ollie Mitchell has written a book about his life and adventures as a busy Hollywood studio trumpet player, WWII sailor, scuba diver and bandleader. Ollywood is available from ONM Publishing.