Steve Adams - Piano (Associate Cronie)
Steve grew up outside of Philadelphia, absorbing the musical influences of the city.  He moved up to the mountains of central Pennsylvania, but the city followed him.  Starting on accordion, he took lessons with John Grande, accordion/piano player for Bill Haley’s Comets.  Accordion did not fit well with the music of the mid-60’s (Beatles, Stones, etc.), so Steve moved on to guitar, organ and piano.  Formal training came later, when he studied counterpoint and classical piano at Temple University and improvisation, arranging and composition with Dennis Sandole.  In 2009, Steve attended Dave Liebman’s master class on Chromaticism in Melody and Harmony at East Stroudsburg University.  Steve currently performs with a number of bands in the central Susquehanna area, including Jazzin’, The Hammond Brothers, Bop Top, the Ann Kerstetter Band, the Clickard Consortium little-big band, Zeropoint big band and the Dave Stahl big band.

John Sweeney - Harmonica (Associate Cronie)
Sweeney lives the blues everyday. He plays harmonica, guitar and sings. He has played throughout the Susquehanna Valley with Ann Kerstetter, the Barn Cats, V.E. Paul, and numerous others. Influenced by the great harmonica players of the past, and present, as well as by many musicians and artists of all styles, he strives to put the groove across,  to create a relaxed and focused atmosphere and to enjoy the people and events he plays for.

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