Ralph Carney plays saxophones, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, woogie stick, and various and
sundry items of percussion.

Ralph has an extensive resume of credits to his name, including TV music for "The Little Rascals Show"; movie music for "Night on Earth" (Jim Jarmusch), "Wild at Heart" (David Lynch) and
"Dead Man Walking"; theater music for "Frank's Wild Years" (Steppenwolf Theater) and "Ubu Roi"
(Lincoln Center). He has also completed a recent tour with rock group "They Might Be Giants".

Ralph has played on the following recordings: with Tom Waits on "Rain Dogs," "Frank's Wild Years," "Big Time," "Night on Earth," "Bone Machine," "Black Rider," the Jack Kerouac tribute album,
Allen Ginsberg's "The Lion for Real," William Burroughs' "Spare Ass Annie;" with the B-52's on
"Party Mix," "Mesopotamia" and "Whammy," and with the Oranj Symphonette's "The Oranj Album" and "Oranj Symphonette Plays Mancini."

He is also currently leading his own group "Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project" and can be seen performing in top venues all over The Bay Area and beyond.

Karina Denike is a singer, songwriter and performer from the S.F. Bay Area. Her credits include performing, recording and composing for local groups, Stara Nova, Mr.Lonesome and The Bluebelles, Jezebelle, Mixtape, Dance Hall Crashers, her own self titled group, and now with The Cottontails!

She has released over 7 records on major and independent labels and has had her compositions on several TV and film soundtracks.

Her performances include international appearances at The Montreaux Jazz festival, (Switzerland), The Reading Festival (UK) and tours to Europe, Hawaii, Japan, Australia, Mexico and more. National appearances include The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Yoshi’s, The Palace of Fine Arts, Lilith Fair, The Fillmore, The Shoreline Amphitheatre, The House of Blues (L.A., Chicago, New Orleans), The Empire Plush room and more.

Michael McIntosh plays classical, jazz and rock piano in San Francisco. He has recorded with Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project, Karina Denike, Mr. Lonesome and the Bluebelles, Jonathan Richman, Jolie Holland, the Blue Room Boys, among others. In addition to performing and recording music, Michael has written theater music for many San Francisco theater productions, including the opera "Watt," from a novel by Samuel Beckett. Michael studied composition with Gordon Crosse, Tony Lolov and Justin Connolly; classical piano with Betty Oberacker; jazz piano with Moacir Santos and Mark Levine; and classical guitar with Paul Binkley.

You can catch him playing with the Cottontails or playing solo at The Rite Spot, the coolest bar in San Francisco!

Daniel Fabricant has performed as a freelance bassist with world-class acts such as Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Lorna Luft, Lisa Vroman, Andrea Marcovicci, Klea Blackhurst, Linda Lavin, Paula West and Spencer Day. Among other venues, he has performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center - Rose Hall, The Encore (NYC), Herbst Theater, Masonic Auditorium, Great American Music Hall, Empire Plush Room (S.F), The Gardenia Room (L.A.), Le Chat Noir (N.O.), Kamura's Jazz House (Okinawa, Japan) and Duke's Place (Tokyo, Japan).

He also teaches bass to private students and general music in public classrooms.

Randy Odell plays drums professionally with a variety of bands, jazz vocalists and singer/songwriters. He has backed headliners Debbie de Coudreau, Klea Blackhurst, Sharon McNight, Veronica Klaus, Jill Tracy, GG Amos, Denise Perrier, Barry Lloyd, William Morin and Allison Lovejoy. As the drummer for Terese Genecco's show Drunk with Love, a Tribute to Frances Faye, Randy played Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

He is co-creator of The Cottontails, as well as the acclaimed jazz/funk/electronica band Diggsville, and its recent CD release "Songs from Nowhere". Randy also performs and composes for choreographers, circus artists and film-makers. His roots are in symphonic percussion and jazz, but he enjoys exploring a diverse range of musical styles.