From the tender age of five, music became the heartbeat of their home. Introduced to their instruments through the Suzuki “Mother Tongue” Method, they absorbed music the way children learn language—by listening, imitating, and eventually creating.
Each brother found his unique path:
- Josef gravitated toward the piano, mastering jazz and classical with ease.
- Johann took up the violin and soon became an arranger, a composer, and a powerhouse performer.
- Frank, the youngest, connected deeply with the cello, bringing warmth, humor, and grounding to the trio.
But their musical ambitions quickly surpassed the standard curriculum. While their early training focused on European classical music, their curiosity and creativity pushed them into uncharted territory—jazz, African gospel, pop, film music, and even ragtime. What couldn’t be found, they wrote. What hadn’t been arranged for trios, they arranged themselves.
