Preston’s simple, poignant lyrics and keyboards are backed by the sounds of Richard Presberry on bass and back-up vocals; Mark Leppo on drums; son, Jason Hutt, on guitar and vocals; and daughter, Jennifer Hutt on violin. All are thrilled to be playing some of this longtime composer’s most interesting music!

Preston was first trained at the Royal School of Music in his native London and has been playing the piano professionally since the age of fourteen. Along with the classical piano, he has performed with traditional and modern jazz, early rhythm and blues, dance, swing, rock, new age and orchestral ensembles both in England and the United States.

The former PBS series Week Night Live has featured Preston and his works, and he has composed the soundtrack for several documentaries, including To Fly Without Wings narrated by Orson Wells. New Music Baltimore, International Music Festival at UMBC, Music in the Great Hall, Peabody Conservatory, and Towson University are some of the other Baltimore venues that have features Preston’s compositions. More recently, he has composed a sextet, "Interlace," written for the Music in the Great Hall’s thirteenth anniversary celebration. This series has also performed Mr. Hutt’s "Entr’acte."

Jason and Jennifer are accomplished musicians in their own right. Jason is guitarist for Arc and Sender, a Baltimore band on the High Two label from Philadelphia. Jennifer plays violin and sings for local rock band Scene 24. She also does regular session work with other musicians in studio and performance settings in Baltimore and New York. Jason and Jennifer often perform together as a duo, sometimes joined by their father on keyboards.

Rich Presberry is also an experienced composer and lead singer/guitarist of Scene 24 for the past nine years. Before Scene 24, he was lead singer and guitarist for band World of Difference. Drummer Mark Leppo has performed and recorded with many bands in Baltimore for over two decades Until his recent retirement, Mark had spent fifteen years as an adjunct music faculty member at Harford Community.

Since the release of its self-titled debut "Sum of Each" in 2001, the group has played venues in Baltimore including the Recher Theatre, Winchester’s Comedy Club, The Whole Gallery, and Ze Mean Bean Café. They have also played at charity events and festivals including "Party for the People" (a Leukemia/Lymphoma Society fundraiser), ArtQuest in Bel Air, Maryland, as well as private parties.