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BIOS

- Dr. Dave Flippo, a native of Pittsburgh, PA, formed Planet Flippo, (formerly Flippomusic) in 1992 after completing his Doctorate and Masters in Music Composition/Piano at the Univerisity of Michigan and Masters at the Eastman School of Music.
 Since then he has lived and worked in Chicago as a composer, pianist, bandleader and teacher since 1987. The ensemble has recorded six CD’s that reflect their various artistic stages -  world/jazz fusion, vocal pieces, settings of the Tao Te Ching, innovative contemporary jazz compositions, and arrangements of contemporary gems.
He is a professor at Triton College and College of Lake County.
- Donn De Santo – Acoustic and electric bass. He teaches string bass at Chicago State University and has a Bachelors Degree in jazz studies from DePaul University.  Donn has performed with Event Horizon Jazz Ensemble, and the Brass Tracks Big Band.
 - Heath Chappell – Drum set. Also performs and records with Suenos, The Stingrays, Hashimoto 5, Jay Goeppner's Backdated, and Lovely Little Girls.  He revieved his Bachelors of Music from the University of Miami.
- Dan Hesler- Saxophones and flute. In addition to working a full time job as a Federal Defender, Dan performs with various jazz ensembles and jobbing bands. Some of the bands he’s played in include Suenos, Digression Mode, Kathy Kelly Ensemble, Sons of the Never Wrong, Motha, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre

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