Piano | Ralph FalboRalph Falbo is a classical/jazz pianist and composer in Pittsburgh, and a founding member of South City Jazz. He began his training in 1980 with Bobby Cardillo and David Budway. After earning his BA in music (piano) from Notre Dame, he spent several years teaching in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Falbo participated in the Pittsburgh Mellon Jazz Festival master classes with Harry Connick Jr and Emily Remler as well as in workshops provided by the Eastman School of Music and Duquesne University. |
Drums | Joe DeckerJoseph Decker has been playing drums since the age of 12. He developed a passion for jazz growing up outside of New York City and frequenting the jazz clubs there in the 1970s. He studied with Paul Cappozolli, George Ward of the Syracuse Symphony, and the late jazz icon Freddie Waits. He cites diverse influences such as drummers Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Tony Williams and Elvin Jones.
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