ABOUT PIMP THE CAT

Mark Greenberg
One summer day, while picking tobacco, Mark came upon a magic mushroom. He ate it and had a revelation (among other things). Play drums in a band; it's the only way you're gonna meet chicks. And play he did. Mark began playing drums at age 14. His teachers included Alan Dawson, Gary Chaffee, Ed Soph and Joe Hunt. A few years later, he attended the Berklee College of Music, mostly for the fine dining, but also majored in Music Performance and actually graduated. During his stay (incarceration) there, he was recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and awarded several grants for music study. Since graduating from Berklee, he has performed and recorded extensively with many artists including Dickey Betts, Dr. Didg, Roomful Of Blues, Larry Coryell, The Doobie Brothers, Roy Hargrove, Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, and Jimmy McGriff, among others. He endorses Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Attack Heads, Montineri Custom Snare Drums, Noble and Cooley and Yamaha Drums and Kool Aid brand beverage products. He can usually be seen begging for spare change or day old muffins by the Copley "T" station.

Steve Grzeskowiak
Everyone gets a defining moment in their life, one where events mesh together into a coherent 'gestalt', a moment of clarity that serves to define the future. After getting the opportunity relatively early in his career to open for Blues Traveler, Steve was approached by none other than Jimmy Page, master of The Stairway, in a smoke filled bar in Vancouver, B.C. At a loss for words, Jimmy finally spoke, and said; "You're really loud!" Steve, overcome with joy, thanked Jimmy heartily and gave him a big, big hug, because he knew he had received a blessing, nay, a call, from The Man with the 'Paul, a call to be really, really, loud. Steve has since performed with Angelique Kidjo, Slam Poet Champion Patricia Smith, and Monster Mike Welch, as well as seminal Vancouver punk bands Bumpus and Non Sequitur. Educated at an institution in Boston, under the spiritual guidance of Master Guru Jon Damian, he realized his special purpose (in his words) was to "play something really cool." Tipped off by a guy at a kool-aid stand, he auditioned for "Pimp the Cat", and now happily holds the guitar chair, working for free to repay gambling debts owed the bass player. Currently residing under a toadstool in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y., Steve's contact with the "real" world is achieved only through the use of carrier pigeons and smoke signals.

Dred Scott
"i grew up in st. louis,went to college in ohio, but it is the san francisco bay area where i spent most of my life that i will always call home. there i gained a reputation as an innovative and eclectic pianist and multi-instrumentalist. i have recorded six self-produced cd’s as a leader and have performed on over 20 others. co-founder of the ground breaking hip-hop jazz group, alphabet soup, i've also recorded with anthony braxton, cecil mcbee, andrew cyrille, joe morello, charlie hunter, bob mintzer, dave samuels, don byron, paul mccandless, marshall crenshaw and have performed with zigaboo modeliste, steve smith, mike clark, the paul dresher ensemble, pete seager, arlo guthrie, norah jones, moby, bob weir, joe henderson, the berkeley symphony (kent nagano), ricky lee jones, dave garibaldi, larry schneider, nina hagen and peter apfelbaum. i am now based in new york city and regularly perform with richard julian, jay collins, rene risque and the art lovers, mudville, carol lipnik, sasha dobson and my own jazz trio."

Jay Wiggin
Jay has been playing musical instruments for over 30 years.  First cowbell, then piano, bass guitar, guitar, drums, trumpet, trombone, and kazoo.  Jay received his Bachelor’s of Music from the University of Connecticut, and has graced many stages across the Northeast, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia, as well as Japan.  A native of Connecticut, Jay has played in numerous bands, including Concrete Jungle, The Dyn-o-Myte Disco Review, The Cartells, Soul Syndicate, Jim Oblon Band, Joe Grieco Band, Disco Hell,Granite, Band X, Garry and the Moodswingers, The Erl Shibe 5, Two Piece Nastee, Six Piece Nastee, Adios Pantalones, The Prime Time Players, The Glamour Girls, Souled Out, Fat Free Bob, Quatrain, Face Value, The Leaf Jumpers, The Convertibles, Beginnings, The Watchmen, Revol, Ubersonic, Gringo Starr, Lawn Boy, and Jeff Pitchell’s Texas Flood. With NYC’s Feathermerchants, Jay performed at the 2004 South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX.  They recently released their 3rd full-length CD on Innocent 12th Street Records, which debuted at #13 on the college charts in it’s first week. In addition, Jay has performed at Carnegie Hall, and has shared the stage with Sesame Street’s Bob McGrath, Peter Tork of the Monkees, Dance Fever’s Deney Terrio, and the platinum-selling Nashville recording artist, Billy Gilman.