Guitarist/vocalist/composer David James, clarinetist/vocalist/pianist/composer Beth Custer & cellist/vocalist/arranger Jess Ivry have performed together in various other groups for decades.

Jess Ivry is a classically trained cellist & vocalist who trained at SF Conservatory of Music. She performs Balkan, Klezmer, Bluegrass, Jazz, and Pop and was a member of Real Vocal String Quartet for a decade.

David James is an SF-born composer, guitarist, vocalist and bandleader who draws from his years of experience in hip-hop, film & theater scores, Afrobeat, and more. He toured and recorded as a member of The Coup, The Beth Custer Ensemble and Afrofunk Experience, and his own GPS who premiered “Mission Rebel No. 1: Looking for Rev. Jesse James”, a 12-part song cycle for GPS + special guests in 2023.

Beth Custer is an Emmy Award winning, San Francisco based composer, performer, recording artist, bandleader, and the proprietor of BC Records. She has recordings out with The Beth Custer Ensemble, Eighty Mile Beach, Clarinet Thing, Trance Mission and Club Foot Orchestra and many others. She sings and plays Bb, alto, bass, contrabass clarinets, flute, piano, percussion, and toys.