The Carlyle Club Band features some the Washington DC areas most distinguished musicians. On Monday evenings you can catch an extraordinary talented trio consisting of the pianist Peter Edelman with bassist Mykle Lyons, percussionist Tim Jarvis.  On Tuesday, Wednesday, and selected weekend evenings the Carlyle Club Band includes members of Washington’s popular Satin Doll Trio expanded to a quartet or quintet format with drums and saxophone. The Carlyle Club band always performs at a volume where casual conversation and dining can be enjoyed creating a warm and refined ambience, that is enjoyable for dancing or just listening.

Biographies:
The Satin Doll Trio (Patrice Ferris, Ken Kilpatrick, and Fred Ferris) is an elegant ensemble renowned for their excellence in the intimate "supper club jazz" style popularized by artists such as Julie London, Sarah Vaughan, and Peggy Lee. They have appeared on the stages of The John F. Kennedy Center, The Corcorans' Armand Hammer Auditorium, and have made television appearances on the BET Jazz programs "Jazz Central" and "Impressions". The group has received exceptional reviews from the Washington Post, the Washington Times, and from JazzReview.com. Vocalist Patrice Ferris has graced the cover of Washington Flyer magazine, as the magazines pick for "Best In Show", and most recently, the front cover of Volume V of THE WORLD WHO'S WHO IN JAZZ, CABARET, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT, who called her the best trio singer of 2007. Patrice is solidly accompanied by guitarist Ken Kilpatrick (a student of the styles of guitarists such as Barney Kessel, and Howard Roberts), and bassist Fred Ferris, a Washington D.C. native, who have both been part of the D.C. areas music scene for the past thirty years.

Pianist Peter Edelman has been one of Washington D.C.’s premiere jazz musicians for the past three decades and has performed jazz greats such as Cecil Payne, Butch Warren, Webster Young, Buck Hill, Keeter Betts, Wallace Roney, and Marlon Jordan. He has appeared at all major DC venues and toured extensively throughout Europe. He recently served as pianist and musical director for the Q Club in Istanbul, Turkey.

Bassist Mykle Lyons studied with Jazz great Ellis Marsalis and performed and recorded with Wynton Marsalis on the National Public Radio series "The Making of the Music". Mykle has also performed at Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Lincoln Center, and Yoshi's of San Francisco, and was the featured act at the 1992 Presidential Inaugural Gala alongside Loston Harris.

Percussionist Tim Jarvis's thirty year career includes performing and teaching, jazz, concert, classical, and world percussion styles. He worked as both a studio session player and as member of the Alexandria and Annapolis Symphonies. Tim has performed with local legends like Kenny Definis, Tim Eyerman, Ron Holloway, and made television appearances on the PBS series "Austin City Limits" with the Uptown Rhythm Kings.