Al Fabrizio plays the Neapolitan mandolin in the expressive "tremolo" style.  Interestingly, his career as a mandolinist did not begin until adulthood shortly after the sudden loss of his brother Ray, a flute virtuoso.  At that time, Al made a commitment to keep music alive in the family.  With this in mind, he picked up his father’s old mandolin.  Al explains, "For me, the mandolin became a way of re-connecting with my childhood memories and my heritage, as well as a way to honor the memory of my brother." Carrying on the family tradition, Ray’s children, Rita, Carla and Raymond, Jr., are also outstanding musicians and perform in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Hugo Wainzinger is a composer, guitarist, and arranger.  Born in Argentina, he was exposed to a wide variety of music since childhood, largely through the influence of his mother, a passionate bolero singer.  He absorbed many musical styles, making him uncommonly versatile as an arranger.  A prolific composer as well as a wide-ranging performer, he spans the spectrum from classical to jazz to contemporary and world music.  Frequently performing as a soloist, he also plays with both Latin and American artists at various Bay Area venues and festivals including the San Francisco Jazz Festival.  In addition to his active career as a composer and performer, he engineers and produces recording projects at Heartstrings Studio in Mountain View, California.