THE GENTLEMEN
DAVID SHENTON
Piano & Violin
David Shenton is an English-born pianist, violinist, composer, and arranger based in New York City. As pianist/music director David has worked with renowned members of the music profession in all genres, including Vanessa Williams, Tony Bennett, Norm Lewis, Zach Levi, Sierra Boggess, Denyce Graves, Alfie Bøe, Renée Fleming, Sherrill Milnes, Marilyn Maye, Liz Callaway, Sir André Previn, Michael Feinstein, Amanda McBroom, Katie Couric, Alan Menken, and Stephen Schwartz.
David's proficiency in multiples genres has allowed him to work at prestigious venues, in various guises, all over the world. He gave his Carnegie Hall début in 2014 when he conducted (from the piano) his own orchestra/big band in front of a sold out house. David's Jazz @ Lincoln Center début was at The Rose Theater as jazz pianist , and later he gave his classical piano début at Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium performing Schumann and Chopin as part of the 200th year anniversary celebrations of these two composers. In 2012 David arranged, orchestrated, conducted, and played solo violin and piano for a Lincoln Center-commissioned work to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of Titanic.
As a violinist, David has performed frequently as a soloist with leading orchestras and as a recitalist. As a jazz pianist he continues to perform frequently at jazz clubs and larger venues in the USA.
PETER SACHON
Cello & Mandocello
American cellist Peter Sachon performs and records with an array of musicians and musical groups in New York City. In addition to Broadway, he also regularly performs with classical, jazz, and rock groups. He is active in promoting new music and art of all kinds.
Some of the classical ensembles Mr. Sachon has played with include The Absolute Ensemble, Sonos Chamber Orchestra, Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Italy and U.S.), Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Mr. Sachon was also the principal cellist at both the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan.
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Peter Sachon was the cellist for the Broadway productions of Fiddler on the Roof, The Light in the Piazza, High Fidelity, Legally Blonde, South Pacific, Pippin, and The King and I. He was most recently the principal cellist at Lincoln Center Theater’s My Fair Lady.
Mr. Sachon regularly performs and records with a wide array artists including Adam Guettel, Kelli O'Hara, Audra McDonald, Victoria Clark, Judy Kuhn, Chris Potter, Dee Snider, Peter Buffet, Stephen Schwartz, Anthony Rapp, and James Taylor.
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Peter Sachon has been the electric cellist for two Cirque du Soleil shows (Banana Schpeel and Quidam) and he has also toured Europe and the United States as a member of Pink Martini.
MATT SCHARFGLASS
Guitar & Bass
Matt Scharfglass is an award-winning instrumentalist spanning multiple genres for Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theaters, corporate events, sporting events, concerts, recording sessions, and casual club engagements. Matt is a frequent performer at the iconic New York City venue, 54 Below, with the hit show, “Turn the Beat Around”, starring an array of Broadway and off-Broadway performers. He is a former Music Editor for Guitar World magazine, has authored over a dozen bass and guitar instructional books and videos, and is an accomplished arranger with over 1000 songs appearing in publications worldwide.
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Matt is the guitarist/bassist for New York Rangers home games at Madison Square Garden and related events around NYC. He is a graduate of NYU's School of Music.
BENJAMIN SAPORITO
Drums & Percussion
Since graduating with honors from the Berklee College of Music, and completing his graduate studies in music education at Montclair State University, Benjamin Saporito has enjoyed a musically diverse career as a performing percussionist in the New York City metropolitan area.
Mr. Saporito has performed and/or recorded with, The New York Pops, The American Composers Orchestra, The Newburgh Symphony, The New York Jazzharmonic Trio, Vanessa Racci, Martin Pizzarelli, Vin Mott’s Rhythm and Blues Band and Vintage Ego to name a few. Additionally, he has played regional productions of Spelling Bee, The Addams Family, Songs for a New World, Heathers, Footloose, Annie, Hairspray, Mama Mia, 13, A Chorus Line, Ragtime, Pippin, and Rent. Most recently, Mr. Saporito has been serving as a substitute drummer at Disney’s hit Broadway show Aladdin.
DAVE EGGAR
Cello
Dave Eggar was a musical prodigy as a child, beginning to play the cello and piano at age three and performing as a singer and actor on Broadway and at the Metropolitan Opera at age seven. He trained as a classical cellist at the Juilliard School, and later graduated from Harvard University and the Juilliard School's Doctoral Program.[1] He debuted in Carnegie Hall at 15 as the youngest winner in the history of the Artists International competition.[2] He has appeared throughout the world as a classical soloist, including concerto appearances at Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall, London's Barbican Center, the Paris Opera, and the Hollywood Bowl. In fact, that is Dave's cello leading the way at the top of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida". He is the winner of the prestigious Sony Elevated Standards Awards for Excellence in classical music. Eggar has appeared as featured soloist with the Thailand Philharmonic, The Sydney Symphony, the Melbourne Symphony, The Aspen Festival Orchestra, The Juilliard Orchestra, The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, the Queensland Symphony, Phiharmonia Virtuosi, the Westchester Symphony, Stamford Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic.
A virtuoso in many styles on both piano and cello, Eggar has performed, recorded, and arranged for artists in many genres including Phillip Phillips, Tony Bennett, Lindsey Stirling, Andrea Bocelli, Frank Ocean, , Evanescence, Fall Out Boy, Patti Smith, Chris Potter, Dave Sanborn, Mark Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Foreigner, Harry Belafonte, Meryl Streep, Paul Simon, , O.A.R., Beyoncé, Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Brett Eldredge, Ingrid Michaelson, Zayn Malik, Rachel Platten, Breaking Benjamin, Five for Fighting, The Manhattan Transfer, Richard Bona, Roberta Flack, David Foster, Josh Groban, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Grace VanderWaal, King Princess, H.E.R., Fiona Apple, King Princess, Bon Jovi, Roberta Flack, Joshua Bell, Wynton Marsalis, Carly Simon, Pete Seeger and Esperanza Spalding.
PADDY MORAN
Drums & Percussion
Originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, Patrick Moran moved to the US to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in 2019 from where he graduated with the highest honours in 2023. Patrick moved to New York City at the end of 2023 and has since enjoyed playing frequently at renowned venues such as Green Room 42, 54 Below, and The Bitter End. Some highlights include playing the regional premiere of the Broadway musical Come From Away at Theatre Aspen as well as playing in the pit for the sensational hit show, Titanique. Patrick is looking forward to continuing to play in a wide range of styles and musical situations which lend very well to playing with the Gentlemen’s Quartet, who he joined in mid-2024 as their alternate percussionist.
