Flatirons Jazz - Colorado's premier jazz quintet, featuring traditional and contemporary jazz music

	Kurt Eherenman Alto, Soprano, Tenor Saxophones and Flute Kurt started playing saxophone in the 4th grade. Continued all the way through high school, earning lead chairs in concert and jazz band and all state honors on the way. In college, Kurt played lead alto on the top bands at the University of Colorado, Metro State College and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. During both high school and college, he was also instrumental in several independent jazz and funk efforts. In addition to this gig, Kurt continues to play lead alto with the Colorado Jazz Workshop, a 20 piece jazz orchestra and a Zimbabwean style marimba band known as Kutandara.
	Keith Ley Tenor Saxophone, Flute and Alto Flute A relatively recent transplant to the Denver area, Keith relocated to Colorado from northern New Jersey in September of 1997. Originally starting on tenor sax in grade school, and playing saxophone and clarinet in a variety of high school, community, and parade bands, Keith is well versed in both jazz and orchestral music. Becoming more serious about music since graduating college he has studied with several fine reedmen including; Charlie Librizzi, a woodwind specialist and New York area studio musician, Scottish born baritone saxophonist and anchor man for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Joe Temperly, and recording artist Scott Krietzer, best known for his background horn arrangements and flute work for the popular fusion group, Spyro Gyra. Presently Keith is under the tutelage of versatile and well-traveled Denver based reedman Mark Harris, in addition to performing with the Colorado Jazz Workshop and Flatirons Jazz.
	John Lumia Guitar Originally from New York City, John has played guitar for almost 35 years in a variety of styles from R&R, Pop, Country, Folk, concentrating on Jazz for the last 20 years. John has studied with Dale Bruning and Mitch Chmara and has recently played with the Colorado Jazz Workshop and the Boulder Big Band. In New York City, he played lead guitar and vocals with Toes In The Grass, a group performing original songs. His major jazz guitar influences are Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, and Joe Pass, among others. John also gives private guitar instruction in many styles.
	Tom Bartling Bass Tom graduated from the Musician's Institute GIT program in 1993. He has been playing Bass and Guitar for much longer than that and has a firm grounding in many styles of music. (And a tentative toehold on reality) Chemical imbalances in his brain are restored on a regular basis, thus enabling him to be a harmless, productive member of society. He is friendly, but painfully shy.
	Alan Aluisi Drums Alan grew up in the Denver area, and spent 10 musically formative years with the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps. During this period, he received tutelage in the classic eastern rudimental snare drum style from several of the nation’s top snare drummers who were then playing with the Air Academy Corps. He began teaching this style to his band mates while still in grade school and continued teaching through college. While attending UNC in Greeley he played with the Jazz Lab Band 1 and several small combos, along with Bill Frisell; and also freelanced at recording studios. Alan was forced out of music for many years due to illness, but upon resuming, was fortunate enough to receive awards for musicianship in various Jazz Festivals. He was a double finalist in the Colorado Composer’s Classic, thanks to the intense theoretical instruction of Bob Gillis. He authored a critically acclaimed solo book used in top music schools, marketed through wheelhousepress.com. He also invented the ‘Drum Wheel’ electronic kinetic drum set with a multi-volume curriculum, which allows drummers to play patterns never before possible, resulting in a significant expansion the drum set medium. Alan used the ‘Wheel’ on the critically acclaimed CD ‘Hats’ with the Bob Gillis group, which also garnered a “Top 10” pick from the prestigious Cadence Magazine. In addition to the Dig’n it’ aries , Alan’s musical affiliations include the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, Colorado Jazz Workshop, Boulder Big Band, Deborah Stafford Quartet, Aurora Singers, Portraits Jazz Quintet, Flatirons Jazz Quintet, the Jazz Mutants, and the Bob Gillis Group. Alan is also busy with his all-style studio and live freelancing.