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Micah Burgess • Guitar, Ukulele, Tenor Banjo, Mandolin, rock band
Micah Burgess is a seasoned performer and educator whose eclectic career spans Broadway, symphony halls, jazz clubs, and music education. A versatile musician equally at home on electric, acoustic, and archtop guitar, as well as mandolin, ukulele, and tenor banjo, Micah has played on over a dozen Broadway productions including holding the guitar 1 chair for School of Rock and subbing on current productions of The Lion King and MJ: The Musical. Off-Broadway highlights include Scotland, PA and Soul Doctor.
Micah has performed with artists such as Lea Michele (Carnegie Hall), Petula Clark (U.S. tour), Tituss Burgess (Kennedy Center), Darlene Love, and Josh Groban. Solo and ensemble appearances include work with the Jacksonville Symphony, Lexington Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, and Parlando Orchestra.
Beyond the stage, Micah brings over twenty years of teaching experience, with prior faculty appointments at NYU, The New School, and Duquesne University. A co-founder of Art House Astoria, Micah also serves as the organization’s Executive Director, helping shape and steward a vibrant, inclusive, community-centered arts education ecosystem in Queens.
JESSY TOMSKO • GUITAR, PIANO, VOICE
Jessy Tomsko is a composer, music teacher, and vocal coach in New York City.
As a songwriter, Jessy has shared the stage with such esteemed artists as Loudon Wainwright, Dar Williams, Edwin McCain, and Joan Osborne, and has performed at such festivals as Musikfest, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and NJ Folk Fest. She was twice a featured performer in Sesame Street’s Leslie Carrara-Rudolph’s Halloween Cabaret "Moonlight Madness", and in 2019 she was assistant vocal director on Sesame Street and Apple TV's "Helpsters". Jessy is a co-founder of NYC semi-professional a cappella group The Lost Keys, and she is now developing two of her original musicals with director Mia Walker (Jagged Little Pill, Waitress). Jessy is also a contributing writer for the musical production of "Ramona" (now in development), which made its stage debut in 2019 at the NYC Furnace Festival. Also in 2019, Jessy released a new record, titled "Wild and Good."
Grace Leckey • GUITAR, rock band
Grace is a Queens-based artist, audio engineer, and educator who grew up singing hymns and Americana in Arlington, VA.
Grace primarily plays guitar, piano, and drums. Additionally, she facilitates music and audio production workshops for girls and gender expansive youth in songwriting, recording, digital and analog audio technology, and more. Grace is on staff at Power Station, the historic recording studio in Hell's Kitchen.
Peat Rains • GUITAR
Peat has been an Astoria wharf rat for over 15 years. Born in Kentucky and raised in the northeast, he was signed to a record label in Philadelphia during high school as a solo bass player. He began focusing on 8 string bass before getting endorsed by Conklin Guitars and Curt Mangan Strings in 2013. During the pandemic with everything shuttered, he began to shift energy to his first instrument, the acoustic guitar.
He's been teaching his brand of music at Astoria Art House since Fall 2023. The rest of the time, Peat can be found touring with his band "You Bred Raptors?", being a juggling instructor at various circus conventions, scoring independent film with his band's cellist and taking care of his pet python, Boris.