John Parker - Bass
John attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston and has been a professional musician for many years – from the late 50’s to the present. Performing with several “road bands”, the majority of John’s work was in various house bands in the Cincinnati area.
John’s resume is quite extensive having played blues, jazz, pop, symphony and theatre with numerous of top name and local artist’s including:
Tommy Dorsey (Warren Covington), David Matthews Jazz Band, Ernestine Anderson, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Etta Jones, June Christy, Betty Carter, Amanda Ambrose, Mark Murphy, Jackie Paris, Ann Marie Moss, Al Gray, Billy Mitchell, George Wein, Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell, Jackie Leonard, Flip Wilson, The Smothers Brothers, Phyliss Diller, Henny Youngman, Homer and Jethro, Gregory Hines, Wilbert Longmire, Roy Merriweather, Cal Collins, Dave Burns, Frank Vicari
John also spent two years with the 7th U. S. Army Symphony Orchestra - Stuttgart Germany and six years with the Middletown Ohio Symphony.
Ryan Teanio - Guitarist
Ryan was born and raised in Hawai`i. His biggest influence at a young age was his father Richard, who "always had music, especially Hawaiian music around the house". Ryan's first instrument was a ukulele that he picked up at age 9. During his last year of high school he began playing acoustic guitar after hearing John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughn. After deciding to take formal lessons from mentor and teacher Wesley Matsuda, Ryan made the move to Los Angeles in 2008. He enrolled at the Musicians Institute and also took on private studies with Pop/Jazz guitarist Pathik Desai and Blues/Rock guitarist Kenny Echizen. Having played with a number of local bands in LA, Ryan also did a stint with the Royal Carribean Majesty of the Seas cruise line.
When Ryan is in Hilo we're glad to have his tasty playing in the band...Jeff
Joe Gargiulo - Drums
Joe studied music at Western Washington University and Pennsylvania State University, and has taught private percussion lessons to a variety of students since 1983. As a teaching artist on the faculty of Parker School, Joe teaches instrumental percussion and "Rock Band" classes. Most Big Island Jazz fans know Joe as the drummer for the Olliephonic Horns, Bill Noble Sextet, Betsy Curtis Quintet, and a myriad of other local and visiting jazz artists including Liane Carroll, Brad Ellis, and Juliana Gondek.He can also be heard playing drums and percussion in a variety of other groups throughout the state, as well as local community theater and chorus productions.