Team Members

Charles Gray is a saxophonist and music educator who founded the Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra to bring high-level saxophone ensemble music and community-focused arts programming to the Hudson Valley.

Tristen Napoli holds degrees from SUNY Purchase (BM in Jazz Performance) and Crane School of Music (MM in Music Education.)

Dan Shaut holds degrees from Ithaca College and the University of Maryland.

Nikhil Yerawadekar is a multi-instrumentalist from Queens, NY who has been teaching music since 2007.

He graduated from NYU with a BS in Music Education.

Sam Budish is an acclaimed New York City-based percussionis with degrees from Juilliard (BM and MM in percussion)

Bob Shaut is a Hudson Valley-based saxophonist, composer, arranger, and retired music educator