Jim Richmond, tenor sax & vocals: As a child, Jim Richmond entertained the neighborhood kids by imitating Elvis on his front porch. After listening to his father's gospel group rehearse weekly in their living room, he was inspired to take up the saxophone. He led his own band, The Echomen, while still in high school, then went on to major in music at SUNY Fredonia. Sugar Hill signed his band, Mother Freedom, in the late 70s and released one album. Jim's serious vocal, songwriting and arranging talents, like his sax playing, have kept him in demand over the years. He's written songs with people like Kim Stone from the Rippingtons, performed on national commercials such as Buick, and shared the stage with acts including George Benson and Tower of Power. Jim also wrote many of the songs, as well as horn and vocal arrangements, for PTF's debut CD, 'Ready and Willing'.

Ronnie Leigh, lead vocals: Singer Ronnie Leigh has been called "one of the finest song stylists working in jazz today", by Syracuse Jazzfest founder and director, Frank Malfitano. The versatile, four-time Syracuse Area Music Award-winner has fans from Seattle, Washington to the famed Q-Bar in Istanbul, Turkey. Ronnie has recorded with Cabo Frio on Zebra/MCA Records, and with Larry Arlotta on Spirit Jazz. He's shared the stage with Pat Metheny, the Yellowjackets, David Benoit, Special EFX, Spyro Gyra, David Sanborn, Tom Scott, Etta Jones, Jon Hendricks, and Chuck Mangione, as well as the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. Ronnie has also toured with The Drifters, and is currently the director of Syracuse University's vocal jazz ensemble, 'Windjammer'.

Rafael Ortiz, bass: Ralph Ortiz, co-founder of PTF, is the "king of groove", according to Grammy Award-winning producer, Jeff Tyzik. He is also extremely versatile, having performed with various bands in Rochester and blues guitarist Sherman Robertson, Peter Noone of the Herman's Hermits, the Rochester and Erie Philharmonic Orchestras with the Mambo Kings. Ralph has performed and recorded with the band Cabo Frio, who appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show. He has recorded with Steve Gadd, Ralph Humphrey, Will Lee, Glen Madieros and Alan Vizzuti. He can be heard on soundtracks for HBO Sports. Ralph has played everywhere from the Bravo! Music Festival in Vail, Colorado, the Blue Note in NYC, to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Club in Paris, France - but he's undoubtedly most at home playing "thump to the bone" funk with PTF.

David Cohen, drums & percussion: David Cohen began taking drum lessons at age 10. Inspired by drumming legends Buddy Rich and 'Philly' Joe Jones, he went on to study with famed jazz drummers Vinnie Ruggiero and Ed Soph. In the 80s, Dave led a rock band called 'Backseat Sally', which released an album on Atlantic Records and an MTV video. Other studio credits include albums by The Dinner Dogs, Glenn Medeiros, Anthony Watson, and The Rockin' Rebels, as well as soundtracks for HBO, CBS, and TVKO. Dave has also performed with Gap Mangione, The Mambo Kings, Bat McGrath, Barry Kiener, 'Sax' Gordon Beadle, Rodney Dangerfield, Russell Malone, Mark Manetta, Tino Gonzales, Nancy Kelly, Francine Reed and Sherman Robertson (at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Club in Paris, France), Billy Bang, as well as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

	Vince Ercolamento, saxophones and flute: Vince Ercolamento has a performance degree from Nazareth College on Saxophone and Flute. He started touring with bands immediately upon graduation, eventually working with Jimmy McGriff, Cornell DuPree, and Bo Diddley, among others. He has appeared at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Club in Paris, France with Lyle Lovett's vocalist, Francine Reed, and Texas blues guitarist, Sherman Robertson. He also received a National Endowment for the Arts award, which enabled him to study with renowned jazz saxophonist, George Coleman. Vince has played on national commercials, soundtracks, and album projects like Doug Flutie's 'The Flutie Gang'. He also leads his own jazz quartet, and wrote many of the horn arrangements for PTF's debut CD.

Ron D'Angelo, trumpet & flugelhorn: Ron D'Angelo was born in Philadelphia, raised in Pottsville, PA, and has been living in Rochester since 1988. He has recorded numerous radio/TV jingles and has played lead trumpet for Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Gap and Chuck Mangione, The O'Jays, Bobby Vinton, Connie Francis, Martha & the Vandellas, Josh Groban, Joan Rivers, The Eastman Jazz Ensemble, and Royal Cruise Lines. He has also performed with Natalie Cole, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Paula Cole, and played the jazz trumpet chair on the PBS special, 'An Evening with Michael Civisca'. Ron holds degrees from the University of Rochester and Syracuse University, and attended Berklee College of Music.

Andy Calabrese, keyboards: Besides playing with PTF, Andy Calabrese leads his own jazz trio in Rochester, New York. As president of his own music production company, he composes and produces jingles and film soundtracks, recently producing tracks for The Stylistics, Danny and the Juniors, and Jay and the Techniques. He's in demand as a sideman as well, having performed with well-known jazz and pop artists such as Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Paul Anka, Chuck Mangione, Pepper Adams, Joe Romano, Sal Nistico, Chet Catallo, Nancy Kelly, Jeff Tyzik, Doc Severinsen, and Kenny Rankin. He also played the Broadway tour of 'Phantom of the Opera'. Andy studied piano at Shenandoah Conservatory and the Eastman School of Music. When he's not gigging, composing or producing, Andy is usually teaching jazz and classical piano.

Derrick Lipp, trumpet & flugelhorn: Derrick Lipp has been a member of Prime Time Funk since shortly after the release of 'Ready and Willing'. Derrick has performed with Nick Brignola, Joan Osborne, George Caldwell, The O'Jays, The Temptations, and The Four Tops.He has shared the stage with acts including Mark Anthony, Tito Puente, The Airmen Of Note, Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, Jiggs Wigham, and Bruce Hornsby. His playing can be heard on radio and TV spots for Chevrolet and The United Way as well as numerous CD projects. Derrick's musical influences include Tower of Power, Allan Holdsworth, Take 6, Jaco Pastorius, and the Brecker Brothers.

	Dave Wright, guitar: Since studying guitar in the Studio Jazz Program at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Dave Wright has played gigs at venues from the US West Coast to Western Europe, including over 300 shows with the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra. While on the music staff of the world's largest cruise ship, he played more than 40 shows with the Fifth Dimension, and many shows with Diahann Carroll, Jack Jones, Rita Moreno, the Smothers Brothers, Frank Sinatra Jr, Charo, Vic Damone, Shields & Yarnell, Debbie Reynolds, Petula Clark and others. Dave has recorded on Caedmon records, played on industrial recording sessions, and played with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. His most recent solo album on the HMC Jazz label, '9 Dreams', was reviewed in City Magazine as "a jazz/funk delight".

Matt Stuver, baritone saxophone: Matt Stuver grew up playing the saxophone in Virginia Beach, and went on to earn his Music Ed degree at James Madison University. A scholarship brought him to the Eastman School of Music, where he earned not one but two masters' degrees - one in Classical Saxophone and Literature, and the other in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media. He leads his own jazz quartet and plays with the Dave Rivello Jazz Ensemble, but has also performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, The Temptations, Clark Terry, Dick Oatts, Dave Liebman, New York Voices, Lou Rawls and Gap Mangione.