
Deborah Coley
Vocalist/Co-Founder of Rhythm & Soul Band
Deborah Coley, a New Jersey born songstress is no stranger to the stage. Her love for music dates back to early childhood and her professional career spans over 25 years. This classically trained mezzo soprano boasts a vocal range of 3 octaves. Her repertoire is expansive and includes Jazz, Blues, R&B and Hip Hop. Ms. Coley’s more notable accomplishments include appearances in Opera Non Troppo’s productions of Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen” and “King Arthur”. Her travels have taken her to Las Vegas with appearances at the legendary venue Studio 54. Ms. Coley has performed soulful renditions of the National Anthem to audiences of over 10,000 people for the past 10 years at Kaiser Permanente’s San Francisco Half Marathon. Ms. Coley was lead vocalist for Bay Area Band “Body & Soul” for 20 years, and is a regular performer at San Francisco’s Johnny Foley’s.

Lead Guitar
Peter’s guitar style can be described as deeply-rooted in the R&B tradition with elements of British Rock, Jazz, and Classical. He is an avid songwriter and his music has been recorded by Carlos Santana and others.
Part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for over 40 years, Peter has worked/collaborated with a diverse mix of artists including: Walter Afanasieff (Award winning producer for Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston) Pharaoh Sanders, Alex Ligertrwood (former lead singer for Average White Band and Santana), Organist Brian Auger (Yardbirds, Oblivion Express), Kathi McDonald (Big Brother & The Holding Company, Joe Cocker), and David Bartlett (Tower of Power).
Peter restores Japanese guitars from the 1960’s-70’s and plays many of these unique instruments when performing live.

Drummer
David Luce is a veteran performer of over 35 years. He is a Berkeley native, and has played with such bands as Fat Chance, Upstarts, Fabulous Titans, Al and Al, The Feztones, and Rhythm & Soul, to name a few.

Thomas Suczek
Keyboardist
Thomas Mitchell Suczek Is a composer, keyboardist, percussionist, singer, teacher of piano and harmony.
He has a degree in music from the University of California, Berkeley.
He has performed with an array of artists in a gamut of musical styles from jazz, standards, blues, big band, rock, Latin, African pop, gamelan, classical, and contemporary. He has studied classical piano with Julian White, Barbara Shearer, and Carl Schnabel; jazz piano with Wilbert Baranco, and Richard Hindman; vibraphone with Jack Taylor, and West African drumming with CK Ladzekpo.
Thomas Suczek has played in groups with names such as Phylum Porfira,
Bay 6, Sunsmoke, Now!, Surface Music, Point of Departure, and The
Fundamentals. He has recorded, or shared the stage with Armando Peraza, John Patitucci, Rosie Gaines, Martha Reeves, Bob McGrath's Sesame Street Show, David Benoit, Carlos Reyes, Mic Gillette, Alphonso Johnson, Mike Shrieve, Chepito Areas, Greg Rolie, Neal Schon. He has opened shows for B.B. King, Marian McPartland, Dave Brubeck, Robert Fripp, Steve Smith's Vital
Information, Parliament/Funkadelic, and Sammy Hagar.
He has played throughout North America, including at the Concord Jazz Festival, Fillmore Auditorium, and House of Blues. He accompanies, and plays solo piano throughout the Bay Area, currently often found at Scott’s Seafood in Jack London Square, Oakland. He was Music Director for St. Mark's Church in Orinda, California from 2017-2022.
He plays keyboards with Fely Tchaco, David Martin’s House Party, Robert Foley
Band, Kelly Park Big Band, Rhythm & Soul, among others. He teaches piano and keyboards online, including for University of Maine, Augusta; and in person private lessons in the San Francisco Bay Area.