StableMates (Dale Alexander: piano, Gary Raynor: bass, & Jay Epstein: drums) have been musical comrades for several decades. Their repertoire is swinging Jazz standards of the Great American Songbook and the classic post-bop material of progressive piano trio. The group was initially formed out of their musical connections with Brazilian pianist Manfredo Fest, with whom Raynor & Epstein played and Alexander studied.

They’ve played at Crooner’s, MetroNOME, Icehouse, Volstead’s, Smack Shack, Twin Cities Jazz Festival, KJ’s Hideaway, The Lexington, The Dakota, MetroNOME & others, also as a backup trio with vocalists Lila Ammons, Prudence Johnson, Jake Baldwin, Thomasina Petrus, & Bruce Henry.