Dr. Alan Arnold
Originally from Illinois, Alan earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Eastern Illinois University and a doctorate degree from the University of Illinois. Alan has also earned a reputation as one of the finest trombone players in the area. In past years, Alan taught music at Mount Senario College in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, and Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. Alan currently teaches music in the Sioux City Community Schools. When not teaching, Alan can be found performing with many groups, including the Sioux City Symphony, the Dixie Daddys, the Sioux City Jazz Orchestra, the Brass Section and the Sioux City and LeMars Municipal Bands. In addition, Alan is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity (past Province Governor) and the National Education Association. Alan has one son, Christopher, who is a senior trumpet major at the University of Northern Iowa. In his spare time, Alan enjoys reading, movies, television and golf.

Pete Hittle
Pete was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on December 25, 1955. He was born into a musical family, having played his first gigs with his father's dance band, The Jimmy Hittle Orchestra. Pete has played in almost every configuration of Jazz ensemble ranging from trios to big bands. In addition to his work with the Dixie Daddys, Pete also fronts his own Jazz quartet. He received a bachelor of music education degree from Morningside College in 1978, and a master of music degree from the University of South Dakota in 1985. He has done additional course work at Louisiana State University, and the University of Maryland. He has two recordings to his credit. Bakers Dozen was recoreded in 2002 with the group "The Notes", lead by the late pianist Bruce Leavitt. Peter currently teaches middle school band at East Middle School in Sioux City, Iowa. He is also adjunct director of Jazz Ensemble and teaches Jazz improvisation at Morningside College. Pete lists his musical influences as his father, drummer James Hittle, tenor saxophonist Donald "Pappy" GIlbert, trumpeters Rockley Beck and Claire Morse, and pianists Richard "Dick" Aton, and Harry Smith.

Bob Lee
Bob was born and raised in Sioux City. After high school, he enrolled at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he earned a professional degree in Architecture, and was inducted into Tau Sigma Delta honorary architectural design fraternity. He has been a registered Architect for 40 years, and has owned and operated RML Architects LLC in Sioux City since 1982.

In 1958, Bob married his high school sweetheart Anita Vorel, and they shared 41 great years together until she passed away from cancer in August 1999. Their three children and two grandchildren still live in the Siouxland area with their families.

Bob got his love of music, especially traditional jazz, from his parents. He started on the piano at about age six, playing with one finger by ear for recreation. He took piano lessons in grade school briefly, but the piano teacher quit after a couple of months. (From frustration, I think.) He then studied the trombone a little more seriously as a teenager. He played trombone and piano with various impromptu jazz groups through high school and college, and was a founding member of the Dixie Daddys in 1985.