Bill Kerr - Guitar/Composer

Bill Kerr learned to play the guitar at the age of seven and began playing professionally at the age of twelve. After high school, Bill studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and later received a music degree from the University of Denver. Bill’s primary music influences include Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Al Di Meola, John Scofield and Allan Holdsworth. 

Bill has the ability to cross between genres with ease and brings with him an extensive background in the music industry. Over his career he has played with numerous rock, country, funk and jazz bands in Denver, Colorado. Bill also owned and operated Kerr/Macy Music Group, one of Denver’s top recording studios, during the 90’s.  

Since moving to North Carolina in 2016, Bill has been given numerous opportunities to play as a solo jazz artist in many of the  finer restaurants in Wilmington. He also founded the fusion jazz band “Burnin’ Bridges” which has consistently received enthusiastic praise and support from audiences.

Website: Bill Kerr Music

Patrick Pfeiffer - Bass

Patrick Pfeiffer is a professional bassist, composer, clinician, author and bass educator and holds a Master’s degree in jazz studies from the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music. Pfeiffer’s solo CDs Fruits and Nuts and Soul of the City earned stellar reviews from Bass Player Magazine. His concept CD Soul of the City, was supported by the New York Foundation for the Arts. Besides performing and recording, Pfeiffer teaches bass guitar worldwide via Skype and Zoom and gives clinics on rhythm section playing for bassists and drummers throughout the US. He is co-founder of Bass Immersion Day and conducts clinics alongside such luminaries as Will Lee, John Patitucci, Gerald Veasley, Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, Bakithi Kumalo, Adam Nitti and many more. Pfeiffer also has a regular column in Bass Magazine and is a bestselling bass book author.

Website: Patrick Pfeiffer Bass

Cliff Hackford - Drums

Cliff has been playing professionally since the age of 15. He studied with jazz great Elvin Jones and tabla master Samir Chatterjee.

Some of the artists he has played/recorded with are Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Matt Guitar Murphy, AK-47, Cadillacmoon, Vicki Sue Robinson, Fullhand, the Drifters, Clark Terry, the Shirelles, Ken Booth, Marcia Griffith, Al Anderson, Arlen Roth, the Coasters, the Marvelettes, the Chiffons, tabla with Digambar Gadekar, Indro Chaudory, Krishna Shulka Kant, Abijet Mungergee, Sonic Bliss Kirtan, Satya Franc, Robert Een and many more artist covering many different styles of music.

Cliff works as an in demand music producer and session musician. He owns and operates Parkhillrecording.com, a full service recording studio located in Myrtle Beach SC.

FB: Cliff Hackford

David Pope - Keys

Originally from York, Pennsylvania, David Pope has been hammering on some form of keyboard since he was seven years old. It was pop organ in the beginning, piano when he turned 15, and synthesizers in college (Belmont University, Nashville, TN). Most of his early experience came from playing in church for the “contemporary” service. In the mid 2000’s, he felt convicted to move beyond those four walls and joined a blues band. When asked if that wasn’t the devil’s music, he replied “Read the book of Psalms. King David sang the blues!” In 2011, he and his wife, Stacey, moved to the Dominican Republic. Needless to say, it’s hard to find the blues on a beautiful Caribbean island, but eventually he ran into a blues singer from Denmark who had the pipes of Koko Taylor. He quickly became her “piano player”. His second point of contact was a Russian saxophonist who was looking for a keyboardist for his fusion jazz band. He also connected with Anthony Jefferson, an R&B and jazz singer, who quickly made David his musical director. Between the three, he performed frequently around the island. In 2018, he and Stacey moved back to the states where he became involved in the music scene in and around Orlando, Florida. 2021 brought them to Brunswick County to be close to their daughter in Wilmington. His musical journey hit the ground running with the opportunity to perform a wide range of genres.