Tom graduated from the University of Lowell in 1983 with a degree in music education. He began his performance career in the summer of 1973 as a solo artist on Cape Cod. His career underwent dramatic changes during the period of 1974-1978 while he was "on tour" across the United States and Canada with 8 piece showbands, performing on piano, trombone, and voice. The experience of arranging special material for the shows of these bands prepared him for his next venture. In 1981, he arranged and co-produced the musical revue "Lullaby of Swing" which ran in Honolulu, Hawaii from the fall of 1981 until the fall of 1982 with a cast of 12 talented singers and dancers. As production manager, male dance captain, and musical arranger he had to adapt the show to changing personnel. It was during this period that he met Chuck Garrett.

Chuck attended The University of Nevada at Las Vegas with a full scholarship and graduated with a degree in vocal pedagogue in 1974. He was raised in Newport, Rhode Island. His first professional experiences were in Newport when, as just a teenager, he was invited to sing with many of the top jazz artists thriving in that city. From Newport he ventured to New York City and performed in Greenwich Village during the late sixties. After receiving his degree, he formed his own "Show Band" and toured extensively across the United States and Canada for the next several years. His uncanny ability to perform accurate vocal impressions of famous singers won him praise across the country. He was featured in the "Lullaby of Swing" musical revue on trumpet as well as voice.

Don graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Lowell in 1985 with degrees in both Music Education and Jazz Studies. Upon graduation, he taught music in the Westwood Massachusetts Public School System for four years. While teaching, he also played trumpet and sang with several local bands and appeared on lead trumpet for Gloria Loring in concert with Tony Bennett when they appeared in Lowell. He was fortunate to have been able to study voice with the famous Eddie Watson, the Boston "Guru of Voice". He joined Java Jive in 1989 and has enhanced the group with his strong lead trumpet, dynamic voice, and keyboard technology artistry.