The bands first unofficial meeting was on the job. "I was music dirertor for a show at Joe's Pub", Daugherty explains. "Tim and Aaron were on the gig. We played "Democrazy" as a warmup and the crowd flipped. The crowds have been flipping ever since. Aaron Comess started a little group called the Spin Doctors in the 90's, and Tim Givens has worked with the Village Vanguard Orchestra among others. Daugherty's day job isn't bad; as touring pianist with the Martha Graham dance company specializing in Avant-garde classics and Scott Joplin rags. The bands live shows send people into orbit around their strong gravitational pull. Go to www.allaboutjazz.com to read a review of New York Electric Piano.

Tim Givens-bass Pat Daugherty- pianos Aaron Comess- drums