Trombone
Started in 1997
Musical Background: Took up trombone at age 10. Put it aside in college except for playing in the pit orchestra for West Side Story and My Fair Lady. Hasn't played again until now!
Favorite Musicians: Tommy Dorsey, Moody Blues, Dave Brubeck
Favorite Music: Hard driving blues, tough latin, Stan Kenton
Wishes he could play like: Jim Pugh
Song that best describes him: "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady - Lerner and Lowe
Family: Wife Theresa, Children Susan and Steven
School: Carnegie Mellon University, B.S. - Chemistry. University of Michigan, Ph.D. - Organic Chemistry
Vocation: Head of the Dye Research Laboratory for the Eastman Kodak Company R&D
Hobbies/Interests: Volleyball, tennis, ballroom dancing, jigsaw puzzles, movies, eating out with friends
Why the Greece Jazz Band? His son Steve, Jr. played piano for the Greece Jazz Band his senior year, and he got him involved. He joined because he missed playing music in an ensemble, and Big Band music is a natural fit with his interest in ballroom dancing. He loves the band, and feels that the whole is greater than the parts. Steve enjoys the friends he has made and appreciates playing for a receptive audience.