Alex Okinczyc grew up in Detroit, Michigan and, of course, was influenced by the Motown sound. But at a young age, a friend turned him onto jazz, and he was
Larry Smith and his wife, Christine Cordone, played their last gig at the Little Room Jazz Club on St. Patrick’s Day 2020, performing Irish music to a sparsely attended audience.
Claire Caplan, an only child, was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother, Leslie Caplan, a professional singer and classically trained, performs with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus