The Band

Meet the TriTone Asylum Ensemble

TriTone Asylum is an expanding collective of talented musicians.

Phil Topping

Phil Topping

Electric Valve Instrument (EVI)

Philip Topping is a trumpet player who has been playing Jazz and commercial music in Southern California for over twenty-five years. He also plays Electronic Valve Controller (EVI), and is one of the leading wind controller specialists in the Los Angeles area.

Trtone Asylum Pianist, Mitch Forman

Mitch Forman

Mitch Forman is a renowned jazz and fusion keyboard player who has performed with such luminaries as Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Simon Phillips, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, and Ricki Lee Jones.

Henri Wilkinson

Henri Wilkinson

Piano

Henri Wilkinson is a Finnish-born film/tv orchestrator by day (IMDB) and jazz pianist by night.  Henri is on a life-long quest to explore new colors through writing, arranging and performing.

Ian Vo

Ian Vo

Saxophone

Ian Vo is a prolific player in the LA jazz scene having recorded and/or performed with Joey Defrancesco, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Arturo Sandoval among others.

Andy Waddell

Andy Waddell

Guitar

A guitarist, composer, and jazz player based in the Los Angeles area, over the years Andy has been made himself known around the world as a virtuoso jazz guitar player and composer getting international airplay and top 10 radio rankings, as well as receiving critical acclaim for his first two album releases.

Peter Sepsis

Peter Sepsis

Bass

Peter Sepsis is an LA bassist and composer who initially honed his skills in the San Francisco Bay area. His experience playing Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms, R&B, straight ahead and progressive jazz in various groups make him uniquely suited to anchor the rhythm section of TriTone Asylum. Along with Philip Topping, Peter is the co-founder of this gifted ensemble.

Dave Johnstone

Dave Johnstone

Drums

Dave Johnstone maintains an active performance schedule throughout Los Angeles, including serving as music director for Aubrey Logan, playing as the house drummer for Jazz Night at the W in Hollywood every Sunday night and playing for the vocal jazz department at Mt. San Antonio College.

Nate Laguzza

Nate Laguzza

Drums

Nate Laguzza is an American drummer living in Los Angeles, CA. He currently operates his own recording studio providing drum tracks on demand for clients all over the world; his tracks have been heard everywhere from the US to Malaysia!