Jeff Sipe Trio

Mike Seal: 

Mike Seal is a grammy-nominated guitarist and composer based in Nashville, TN. Originally from Bridgewater, Virginia, he's played out of Tennessee and Georgia for the past ten years, touring and recording with a wide variety of bands including: The Jerry Douglas Band, Sierra Hull, Bob Lanzetti,  Jeff Sipe Trio, Sarah Siskind, The Jeff Coffin Mu-tet, Ike Stubblefield, Yonrico Scott, Keith L. Brown, Taylor Lee, The Black Lillies, and Robinella. Mike has performed and recorded on many projects as a guitarist, pianist, arranger and composer. Jerry Douglas' latest album, 'What If', features his guitar work and composition work. His background is primarily in jazz, but you will hear him performing a wide range of music spanning many genres. 

Taylor Lee:

In 2008 Taylor received a scholarship and attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music where he studied and performed with the likes of Lincoln Goines, Mark Whitfield and Kim Plainfield. During his time at Berklee, Taylor also achieved the Outstanding Bassist Award handed to him by the entire bass faculty and was placed into Mark Whitfield’s scholarship ensemble in which Mark Whitfield Jr. was playing drums. Since attending Berklee, Taylor has been the bassist in the Jeff Sipes Trio alongside guitarist Mike Seal. Taylor got to fill the bass role in 2011 with Bela Fleck and Bill Evans at Warren Haynes Christmas Jam. He also now holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from The University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Jeff Sipe

 Four-time Grammy nominee 

Jeff Sipe, an alumni of Berklee College of Music and Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Sipe has been recording, touring and teaching professionally since 1982. Jeff wrote a book entitled Rhythm Patterns for Drum Set. Jeff has toured and recorded with many highly renowned artists such as; 

*John Mclaughlin (Meeting of the Spirits tour songs from the Mahavishnu Orchestra)

*Warren Haynes

*Bela Fleck

*Phil Lesh & Friends

*Jimmy Herring Band

* Trey Anistasio Band

*Sarah Siskind & guest Bill Frisell

*Susan Tedeschi

*Derek Trucks

*Col. Bruce Hampton & the    Aquarium Rescue Unit

*Mike Stern

*Howard Levy

*Leftover Salmon

*Darrell Scott and his Electrifying Trio

*Jazz is Dead

*Alex Machacek 

*Charles Hedgepath 

*Zambiland Orchestra

*Debashish Bhattacharya

*Jonas Hellborg,Shawn Lane and   Jeff Sipe (Hellborg Lane & Sipe)

*The Jeff Sipe Trio (w Mike Seal & Taylor Lee)

*Oteil & Friends

*Oz Noy

*Project Z (Jimmy Herring, Ricky Keller, Greg Osby, jason Crosby, Oliver Wells, Count MButu, Derrick Trucks)

(...And many more)