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The Modernistics

Acclaimed for their tap dancing prowess and their mastery of great American songs spanning many sounds and styles, Ted and Pamela Powers have performed extensively in the United States and abroad.  Ted Powers’ career in jazz, blues, and pop includes several years as a solo performer in the south of France and tap-dancing in the U.S. with the legendary Jimmy “Sir Slyde” Mitchell.  He appears widely as a solo artist, with jazz notables such as Billy Novick and Peter Tillotson, and with the band Swing Café.

Pamela Powers has performed and taught in the United States, Germany and England.  She studied with Harold Nicholas of the iconic Nicholas Brothers and with renowned Broadway choreographer Charles Hughes.  She is known for her  inventive choreography, virtuoso tap dance, captivating voice and charisma on stage.

Peter H. Bloom

Peter H. Bloom, flutes/saxophones, concertizes widely in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand and is featured on 48 CDs from labels including Leo Records, 9Winds, SONY Classical, Dorian, and Newport Classic. His latest CD is Exuberant Ellingtonia: Flute & Piano Sessions with the Bloom/Funkhouser Duo (January 2022 from Americas Musicworks), called "a treasure trove" (Textura Magazine, Ontario) and "one of those albums we know are unique jewels" (Jazz, ese ruido, Spain). Bloom is featured on the 2-CD set, A Rite for All Souls by The Mark Harvey Group (July 2020, Americas Musicworks), reviewed by Troy Dostert in AllAboutJazz, who wrote that Bloom's "expansive creativity on a range of saxophones is one of the delights of this recording." Bloom is also featured on all 16 of The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra's CDs, including the band’s latest release, Faces of Souls (2020, Leo Records).