Guitar:  Gary Drysdale originally played clarinet in his school band in Whittier, CA before switching to  the guitar and electric bass in 1965. He attended  the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood and joined the Jazz Studies program at Fullerton College. His  professional performances began shortly thereafter. In the Central Coast, he's active as a clinician and player, having  performed with Lanny Morgan, Charlie Shoemake, Red Holloway, Mike Vax, Julie Kelley, Doug McDonald and John Stowell, to name a few. He has studied with Lee Ritenour, Tommy Tedesco, Howard Roberts, Ron Eschete and Bruce Forman. "El Diablo" (a nickname he rather enjoys) currently performs with the Sugar Daddy Swing Kings, San Luis Jazz Band, as well as the Royal Garden Swing Orchestra. Gary is very highly respected and admired in and around San Luis Obispo and maintains one of the most active private guitar studios in the area.

                                      
Bass: Ken Hustad has a B.A. in Music and Philosophy from St. Cloud University, Minnesota. He studied privately with Clifton Swanson, John Hornschuh and Buell Neidlinger. Ken is a teacher and studio musician at Cuesta College-San Luis Obispo and  performs  in classical, jazz and  commercial groups.  Along with being an integral part of  the Royal Garden Swing Orchestra, he is a member of the San Luis Obispo Symphony, the Mozart Festival Orchestra and Tolosa Strings. Ken is a well-respected private bass instructor throughout San Luis Obispo County and has his own studio in Morro Bay.


                                                                
Drums: Darrell Voss has played drums from the age of 3. After graduating from San Luis Obispo High School he pursued a career as a drummer and percussion instructor. He obtained an A.A. at Cuesta College in 1989 and a B.A. from Cal Poly -San Luis Obispo in 1994. He has studied with Jeff Hamilton and Steve Houghton and has taught percussion at Cuesta College since 2000. Darrell has performed with Vocology, Red Holloway, Matthew Van Doran, Scott Underwood, Henry Lee, Blue Latitude, Paul Rinzler Trio and is currently active in the Famous Jazz Artist Concert Series, San Luis Jazz Band, the Mozart Festival Orchestra, Royal Garden Swing Orchestra, as well as performing under his own name.