INSTRUMENTS: lead vocals, drums
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: Sweating for capital district bands such as Caged Monkey, The Spellhounds,Jocamo,The Burners UK and many more...started playing music at age six and never turned back.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Too numerous to mention. Let's put it this way...Everything from Motown to Metallica.
HOBBIES: Decorating, Quilting, thrill seeking and hanging with my family.
QUOTE: "If you ain't sweatin', you ain't gettin'" (I stole that)
INSTRUMENTS: guitar
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: Clubs, Resorts, Concerts, Television, and Studio performances for many many years with bands such as: Myrtle, Final Take, NewMoon...a founding member of The REFRIGERATORS.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, George Benson, Ted Dunbar, Jimmy Hendrix, Santana, Robben Ford, Lee Ritenour
HOBBIES: Tennis
QUOTE: "You're only as good as your last performance."
INSTRUMENTS: bass
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: 25+ years on bass, drums & guitar, performed with Bangz, Maxx Thrust, Mr. Sluggo, The REFRIGERATORS
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Ray Brown, Victor Wooten, Milt Hinton, Oscar Peterson, Bootsie Collins, Sting, Steely Dan, Rocco Prestia, Chris Haley
HOBBIES: Skiing, Golfing, Hiking, Classical Guitar, Drinking Good Red Wines
QUOTE: "It's not what you are playing...it's what you're NOT playing that counts."
INSTRUMENTS: trumpet, percussion, vocals
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: The Metroland Band, Paradocs, a founding member of The REFRIGERATORS
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Tower Of Power, Parliment-Funkadelic, Santana, Boston
HOBBIES: wine making, taking joy rides in our 81 Corvette, frisbee, the outdoors...I love spending time with my wife Dana, my son Dimitri, my daughter Marelene, and our families...though I hardly consider these hobbies
QUOTE: "True satisfaction can only be achieved through honesty."
INSTRUMENTS: trombone, percussion, vocals
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: Majored in Music Performance at Hartwick College. Performed in various jazz and classical ensemble groups at Hartwick. Also played in the Albany area's Music Company Orchestra before joining The REFRIGERATORS
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Fred Wesley, Tom Garling, Ani Difranco, Dennis Chambers
HOBBIES: Playing keyboard, darts, listening to music, beer brewing
QUOTE: "I hear they have beer there!"
INSTRUMENTS: drums
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: 25+ years playing drums. Studied music at The Schuylerville Central High School for one day...but I learned a lifetimes worth of knowledge. Performed with Axiom, Bangz, Maxx Thrust, Brother Revolution, Bloodstone, Cryin Out Loud
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Kiss, Rush, Kings X, Tower Of Power, Dave Weckl, Mike Portnoy, Shannon Larkin, Past bandmates and still influenced by fellow local drummers doin they're thang!
HOBBIES: Guiness, Playing guitar, working on my house, relaxing with family and good friends.
QUOTE: "Don't take life too seriously...it's only a temporary situation."
INSTRUMENTS: trumpet
GROUPS: The Refrigerators, American Music Abroad European Tour, Schenectady County Community College (Lead Trumpet, Jazz Ensemble / Principal Cornet, Wind Ensemble), College of Saint Rose (Lead Trumpet, Jazz Ensemble / Principal Trumpet, Brass Choir / Principal Cornet, Wind Ensemble), University at Albany (Principal Trumpet, Symphony Orchestra), Blue Mile Brass, Mohawk Brass, The New York Players Entertainment Group, Joey Thomas Big Band, Georgie Wonders Orchestra, Nite Train, Vehicle, Capital Region Wind Ensemble, Empire Jazz Orchestra, Numerous Musical Theatre Productions
DISCOGRAPHY: Colleen Pratt, "I Thought About You" - Empire Jazz Orchestra John Garrison, "Above the Cosmos"
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, Wynton Marsalis, Randy Brecker, Byron Stripling, Wayne Bergeron, Chris Botti, Rick Braun. Anything with horns from Mozart and Vivaldi to, well, anything with horns! I pretty much look up to anyone who's better than me.... that's a lot of people!
HOBBIES: Music, Friends, Family, Motorcycles, Cooking
QUOTE: "Just have fun with it."
INSTRUMENTS: keyboards, organ
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: John has over 12 years experience playing professionally in New York's Capital Region and other areas including Kingston, Saugerties, Bennington VT, and Hartford CT. He performed with several local bands, and more recently the alternative-rock band Social Lube. John studied music at Schenectady County Community College and later earned a degree in science (Information Systems) at Empire State College.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: The Beatles, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Santana, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, The Refrigerators, Tower of Power, Chicago, Motown Music
HOBBIES: Composing and recording music, computer design, billiards, and cooking.
QUOTE: "In music, creativity and knowledge are equally important."
INSTRUMENTS: back-up vocals, percussion, rhythm guitar
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: Jim has attended Berkely College of Music, toured Europe twice with various national acts, and has played numerous clubs up and down the East and West coast. He has been a local area musician for over 25 years. Jim plays just about every instrument there is. Played with Larry Lewis and Solid Smoke, GMP, Atlantic recording artist Kleeer, and The REFRIGERATORS.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Motown, Isley Brothers, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Beethoven
HOBBIES: Carpentry, Collecting vintage bicycles, Cooking, Gardening, Coffee Houses
QUOTE: "Make it fit."
INSTRUMENTS: alto tenor soprano saxophone and flute
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: Stephen began playing saxophone at age 10. Has since performed with local and national acts and studied with some of the best sax players in the area including the late Nick Brignola. Stephen has worked extensively as a music therapist helping mental health patients combat their illness at the Nathan Litauer Extended Care Facility.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Local great John Savage, My brothers-The Refrigerators, My beautiful family!, Michael Brecker, King Curtis, and John Coltrane.
HOBBIES: Family, Friends, Food and Beer
QUOTE: "If I only knew what I thought I knew before I knew what I know now."