Brooklyn-based Saskia Lane is a Juilliard-trained bassist, composer, performer, puppet maker and educator whose work spans many genres. Currently Saskia appears each summer at the Salzburg Festival in the celebrated annual production of Jedermann and this fall she will continue to tour her show, Birdheart, co-created with director/designer Julian Crouch. In addition to traveling to the far East, she had the honor of performing the piece for the Dalai Lama in Belgium. Since 2010, Saskia has been a member of the noted theater company, Checkov at Lake Lucille, as performer and composer, and is set to appear in the group’s soon-to-be-released feature film of The Seagull (Anton’s Week; currently in post-production). Saskia worked for several years with the British-based Improbable Theatre Company on The Devil and Mister Punch, which toured internationally. Her work has received residencies at The New Victory Theater, BRIC, Park Avenue Armory, Watermill and St. Ann’s Puppet Lab.

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Yuval Lion has toured and recorded with some of the world’s most distinguished rock, pop, r&b and jazz artists including Chrissie Hynde, Suzzane Vega, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Trixie Whitley, Meshell Ndgeocello, Chocolate Genius, Lionel Loueke, Marc Ribot, John Zorn and Moroccan singer Hyndi Zahra. A native of Tel Aviv, Lion has toured and recorded with Israel’s top artists including Danny Sanderson, Alon Olearchik, Danny Litany, Eran Tzur, Korin Alal and Bat Sheva Dance Company. He has appeared on numerous prime time television shows backing up Israel’s top artists and bands. After receiving a scholarship from the Berklee College of Music he relocated to Boston in 1997. He is currently based in New York City where he is in high demand as a session drummer. For his solid groove and exceptional tone Lion is sought after by today’s leading music producers including VIctor Van Vugt (NIck Cave, Chrissie Hynde, PJ Harvey Beth Orton), Dave Sitek (TV on The Radio, The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s) Hector Castillo, Bjork, David Bowie), Andres Levine (David Byrne), Gerry Leonard (David Bowie,Suzzane Vega), Thomas Bartlett (Doveman,The National, Trixie Whitley). Lion tours internationally with acclaimed singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright with whom he recently appeared on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. He currently plays with uber cool New York based band Cibo Matto, NY guitar trio Big Lazy and David Byrne's New York Public Theater production Joan Of Arc-Into The Fire. In addition to worldwide tours Lion maintains a high profile in New York City's live and studio scene.

Adam Blotner's love for Judaism was fostered at magical summers spent at URJ Camp Swig/Newman in California. His vision is to share the spirit, joy, and energy of Jewish summer camp with all ages in all settings.

Adam grew up in San Diego where he attended the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. As a songwriter and music producer, he has produced songs for film, TV, and theater, and many commercial jingles. As a musical comedian, he has performed in venues and festivals around the world, including Edinburgh Festival Fringe, FringeNYC, Feinstein’s/54 Below, LA Comedy Festival, NYC Comedy Week, NY Funny Songs Festival, UCB NY/LA, The Comedy Store, The PIT, and rocked the STAPLES Center at an LA Kings Game.

He has written, directed, and performed in musical viral videos that have appeared in the Huffington Post, Funny or Die, Time Out New York, Times of Israel, CAFE, Medium, and Broadway World, with over 14 million views. In 2018 he released the album "Step to the Left: Country for Liberals" and his song ‘I Love This Clinic’ was nominated for the International Songwriting Awards.

Adam currently lives in New Jersey with his wife Jenny, daughter Hadley, and their sweet old dog Cannoli.

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The musical vision of drummer, percussionist and composer Daniel Freedman extends well beyond the reach of his drum kit. A master rhythmic catalyst, he brings a boundless imagination to his gift for sonic alchemy, conjuring sparks from unexpected combinations of collaborators, influences and cultures.

Freedman’s innate ability to discover the pulse-pounding groove at the heart of any musical situation has informed his eclectic fascinations, which range from swinging jazz to deep-rooted blues, along with wide-ranging traditions from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and beyond. Those instincts led him from the fertile early ‘90s scene at Smalls Jazz Club to the Broadway stage, as part of David Byrne’s acclaimed American Utopia; from the innovative world-jazz hybridity of the all-star collective Third World Love to performing and recording with artists including Angelique Kidjo, Anat Cohen, Sting, Meshell Ndegeocello, Youssou N-Dour, Dianne Reeves, Wynton Marsalis, Omara Portuondo and Tom Harrell.

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