Jan has been singing professionally for over forty years, having started in local clubs as a teenager in a jazz trio with two of her peers. Later on, Jan sang and played upright bass with her husband for many years, during which they made a recording of original tunes that received much air play, performed on TV, and sang at nearly 100 clubs in the New York -New Jersey area.

Jan went on to perform in the Manhattan cabaret circuit, which included The Duplex, Don't Tell Mama , and Eighty-Eights. She met piano player and arranger Howard Williams, known for his work with Woody Herman and John Coltrane. For years she sang to Howard's accompaniment at Robert's in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen. When Howard formed a big band, Jan had the distinction of being the The Howard Williams Jazz Orchestra's original vocalist, enjoying the company of many of New York's premier musicians, including Howard, Frank Vicari, Danny Hayes, Jerry Weldon, and John Eckert. She sang with the band for eight years, the last six at The Garage in Greenwich Village. Jan and the band also performed at The Manor, St.Peter's Church, and Tavern on the Green.

Jan began performing with Brooklyn-based Jay D'Amico, a pianist/arranger/composer. Along with Greg D'Amico on bass, they performed regularly in New York for several years, occasionally coming into New Jersey for bookings at Shanghai Jazz in Madison. Jan's CD, "Old Devil Moon," was recorded with this talented group.

Jan returned her musical base to her home state of New Jersey, where she joyfully performs with Tomoko Ohno on piano, John Zweig on guitar, and Rick Crane on bass, all New Jerseyans who are well-established and highly regarded in the New Jersey-New York jazz community and beyond.

Tomoko Ohno, born in Tokyo, began her piano studies at the age of four. In her teens she was playing jazz professionally. After graduating from Rikkyo University in Law and Politics, she entered the Jazz Studies Program at William Paterson University in New Jersey, where she studied with Harold Mabern and Rufus Reid, among others. During this time Tomoko had the opportunity to perform with such artists as Jerome Richardson, Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson and Joe Henderson. A recipient of the Student Award of Outstanding Performance and a member of the Dean’s List, Miss Ohno graduated with a B.A. in Jazz Studies.

Tomoko has performed at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, Sweet Basil, The Lenox Lounge in Harlem, Birdland, and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center, in addition to appearing on live radio broadcasts by WBGO and WNYC. Besides working as a side musician with such diverse musical ensembles as the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble and Spirit of Life Ensemble, Miss Ohno has led her own group, releasing three CDs on the Japan-based Tokuma label. Tomoko is the pianist for both the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band and the Diva Jazz Orchestra with Sherry Maricle. She has played piano in the Jan Findlay Trio since 2009.

Jazz crtitic Zan Stewart wrote that Tomoko "plays a mean piano. Deeply schooled in the classic repertoire, the Great American Songbook and the jazz tunelist, the Bergen County-based Ohno can make any piece of music come to life."

A lifelong New Jersey resident, Rick started playing guitar and electric bass at 11 years old. After becoming interested in jazz he started playing acoustic bass, performing professionally by age 17. Rick enrolled in William Paterson University’s prestigious Jazz Studies program. He played in rhythm sections that backed visiting jazz greats such as Dave Liebman, Jackie Byard, Bucky Pizzarelli and Joanne Brackeen. He was one of only two students selected to perform at the Music Educators National Conference in Miami, Florida. In 1980 he graduated from Willam Paterson University with a Bachelor of Arts as a performance major on double bass.

He has been on the adjunct staff offering private instruction at both William Paterson University and Passaic County College. He also maintains an active roster of private students at his home studio.
Rick Crane is a world renowned bassist, recognized by progressive jazz listeners for his percussive, melodic style and expansive repertoire.

He's been booked for jazz performances in London, Sweden, Japan, Moscow, and from coast to coast in the U.S. Recently he's performed with the Benny Golson Quintet featuring Violinist Viatli Imereli of Sweden. He has also been a long time member of Richie Cole’s Alto Madness Orchestra. Rick has played bass in the Jan Findlay Trio for the last seven years.
Rick has been at the center of the region's music scene for many years and knows its outstanding musicians; he now provides entertainment packages for corporate, private and concert bookings.

Bob has been a professional pianist in the New York/New Jersey area for over 25 years. He worked with the Glenn Miller band for six years. He also played piano with various jazz groups in the United States, St. Marrten, London, Argentina, and Uruguay. Bob performed at Carnegie Hall with Michele Hendricks, and with the Frank Vicari Quartet at the Cancun Jazz Festival. He recorded some of his own compositions that received significant radio play . He performed on a TV show hosted by George Graham for WVIA in which he played these compositions.

He has a book of jazz transcriptions of Thelonious Monk, and Bud Powell solos that have been published and sold in most music stores and through various music magazines and catalogs around the country. He also has written articles for Piano Today magazine