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The quartet includes Jim Leslie on drums, Chris Berg on upright bass, Phil Burkhead on piano and Nick Fryer on guitar. All are educators and all are active professional musicians, promoting and keeping jazz alive in our area. Jim Leslie performs with the legendary Blue Wisp Big Band and is a member of the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. Chris Berg has a 40-year career performing live, in films, on radio and for television. Phillip Burkhead has performed with The Blue Wisp Big Band, The Dayton Jazz Orchestra, The Louisville Stage Band, Little Anthony and the Imperials and The Shirelles. Nick Fryer is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator. He performs regularly in the Cincinnati area and has performed throughout the United States, Canada and South America. The Drawing Room Chamber Concert Series takes place on the last Tuesday of most months in the school year. This season the series will be hosted by Eric Knorr. Eric is an accomplished soloist, a collaborative musician and an educator. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Trumpet in the Department of Music at the University of Dayton. The Drawing Room Chamber Concert series is presented free to the public through the generosity of the citizens of Troy, our loyal sponsors and the Friends of Hayner members. Learn more about Hayner’s cultural events and the good folks who support them at www.TroyHayner.org