Brian Batchelor-Glader (BBG) comes from a classical background, studying with Dan Barber in his early years. Brian soon shifted his focus to jazz piano, majoring in jazz piano performance at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, studying under Phil DeGreg and graduating in 2005. Brian teaches piano at the Cincinnati Music Academy. He actively performs with Mambo Combo Latin Jazz band, Organized Gentlemen, the pop band Floyd and the Walkmen, and jam band Crystalline Machine. He has recorded dozens of albums as both a band leader and a studio musician