Columbus Indiana Philharmonic

Five By Design and our dear friend and touring partner Richie Cole lit up the audience with  the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. The hi-light of the evening was Richie’s performance of “Pure Imagination” and Five By Design’s arrangements of “Eddie Jefferson” and “What A Wonderful World.” Kudos to David Bowden and the CIP. We had a marvelous time and the after concert soiree was magnificent. We met a group of wonderful patrons who were very enthusiastic about the performance.

Jazzy Master “TT”

Tanner Taylor… lightning on the keyboard.

The Ever Photogenic Lorie

Rehearsing for the Saturday night show with the CIP, Richie Cole, and Five By Design

Cool & Swingin Cats

Mike Swedberg, Tanner Taylor, Jay Epstein, Cathy Scott, David Bowden, Richie Cole, Terry Niska, Lorie Carpenter-Niska, Kurt Niska in a post rehearsal photo op!

Maestro David Bowden

Rehearsing “Cool & Swingin” with Five By Design, Richie Cole, and the CIP!

Laying Tracks at Winterland

January 16-17 Five By Design was in the studio recording “Avalon” and “Sway” for their newest production… “The Ultra Lounge Show.” Backing Lorie, Kurt, Mike, and Terry were Dave Strong (sax), Scott Agster (trombone), Mark Bobnick (trumpet), Graydon Peterson (bass), Matt Edlund (drums), and Tanner Taylor (piano). Thanks to Josh Levi for engineering the sessions.

Three Enthusiastic Fans

Kurt Meets Lois, Ginger, and Tiffany