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The Band
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Harold Pannell (Lead/Background Vocals)
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Harold Pannell's musical background and influences are very diverse. He started out as many do in the church choir, where he sang and participated in many plays starting at the age of 5. Harold maintained his interest in music through high school in the 70's by playing guitar for various rock bands. From there he started singing in R&B groups in the mid-80's covering mostly 70's and Motown groups. His influences are Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Marvin Gay, Will Downing, Kevin Mahogany, Al Jarreau, and George Benson. Harold has made guest appearances with Janet Beaman & Te"Naj, The John Cole Blues Band, Sunny Miles and Smiles, The Mark Cassara Band, as well as Paradigm Shift and Wycliffe Gordon.
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Annamaria Manso (Lead/Background Vocals)
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Annamaria has been with Half Ton for over a year now and has added a whole new dimension to the band. Her many years of experience singing in soul and funk bands lends to a very unique collaboration of male and female singers for HTH. Annamaria is originally from NYC and resides here in Rochester now. She is a teacher and administrator for the Rochester City Schools. Anna is an explosive talent that HTH is very glad to have!!
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Seth Sealfon (Lead Guitar)
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Seth has been playing guitar for almost 20 years. He has been a member of various Rock, Jazz and Groove Rock Bands in Rochester over the past 15 years. Although "brought up" on Rock and Roll, Seth is a devoted Jazz Guitar student. Influences include Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Ed Bickert, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Bill Evans, Chet Baker etc. Seth has been playing with the Brad Batz Jazz Group for about 10 years, having played well over 500 performances with the group.
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Stephen Siegel (Keyboards - Background Vocals)
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Stephen, a U of R graduate, returned to Rochester in 2004 to work with the folks at Ashly Audio. He has studied both Saxophone and Piano starting at an early age, and has played in many jazz, pop and R&B bands. Stephen is a fan of the jazz, fusion and funk bands of the 70's and 80's including Chicago, Tower of Power, Chase and Earth Wind & Fire, as well as more blues-oriented artists like Buddy Guy and Clarence Gatemouth Brown. Other influences include Billy Preston, Charlie Hunter, Ray Charles and the Neville Brothers.
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Brian King (Baritone Sax - Lead/Background Vocals)
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As one of the five founding members of The Half Ton Horns, Brian is currently a band director at Athena Middle School in Greece, NY. He has earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Music Education from Nazareth College and is currently working towards his Educational Leadership Certification at The University of Rochester. Brian's musical experience ranges from World Champion Drum and Bugle Corps as a member of the Empire Statesmen to performing with such artists as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Joey Dee and the Starlighters, Phil Naro, Nik and the Nice Guys, Tone Loc, The Candyman and others. He has also been affiliated with productions of Maynard Ferguson, John Berry, David Clayton Thomas to name a few. Brian plays drums with HTH on occasion as well as other projects around town as his formal musical training is as a percussionist.
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Bryan Bricco (Alto/Tenor Sax, Background Vocals)
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Originally from Canandaigua, NY, Bryan teaches instrumental music in the Penfield Central School District. He received his Bachelor's degree in Music Education and Music Performance with a Jazz Studies minor from The Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam and a Masters of Music from Nazareth College. Being an active performer, Bryan plays with The Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra, The Eastman Music Educator's Jazz Ensemble, The Hochstein Music Educators Wind Ensemble, and The Penfield Rotary Jazz Band. His primary teachers have been Matthew Sintchak, Randall Hall, Timothy McAllister, and Bret Zvacek.
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Tyler Gauldin (Tenor Saxophone)
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Tyler is a current student at the Eastman School of Music working towards a Bachelor's degree in both Music Education and Classical Performance. Other than being a full time student he has been a part of many other performing groups such as Dubblestuff(original band), The Greece Jazz Band, Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra, Tanglewood Youth Wind Ensemble, New City Band, and the Russell Scarborough Big Band. He has also worked with artists such as Matt Cattingub, Louis Nash, Bob Sneider, Jeff Campbell, David Baker, Bill Cunliffe, and Jeff Clayton.
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Dave Seeley (Trumpet/Flugelhorn - Background Vocals)
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Dave is currently employed as a special education teacher. In addition to holding a Masters of Science Degree in Special Education, Dave also has studied trumpet performance and music at Nazareth College and SUNY Stonybrook. Dave has been involved in the Rochester music scene for many years, having performed with local bands as well as sharing the stage with several national recording artists. Dave resides in East Rochester, NY.
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Jimmy Steele (Trumpet/Flugelhorn - Background Vocals)
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Jim is currently employed as an elementary band director in Medina, NY. Jim holds a Bachelor of Music and Masters of Music degree from Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY and has been teaching music for over 10 years. Jim is also currently the Horn Caption Head for The Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps. Jim resides in Brockport, NY.
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Jared Streiff (Drums/Background Vocals/HTH Music Arranger)
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Jared received his undergraduate and Master’s Degree’s from Nazareth College of Rochester in Music Education. Although his major instrument of study was Percussion, he also minored in trumpet and piano with a concentration in Jazz and Performance. During this time, he studied with Kristen Shiner-McGuire, David Mancini and Rich Thompson on Percussion and Drum-set, as well as Dr. Paul Smoker on Trumpet. Currently Jared enjoys teaching at Hilton High School as a Band Director as well as being the music arranger for the Half Ton Horns. Despite his busy schedule, he still finds time to perform with The Half Ton Horns and other various artists and groups.
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Sheldon Tripi (Bass)
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Sheldon started playing bass at age 13, by listening to Iron Maiden. He played along to recordings of Steve Harris until his fingers bled. He went on to high school, where he began to play in musicals which led to the jazz band. From there, he studied classical bass through college. He became interested in jazz and funk, which changed a lot of influences for him in terms of bass styles. Sheldon listened to numerous funk and jazz players to broaden his walking and thumb technique. Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Oteil Burbridge, have changed the way he approaches music. Some of the bands he has played with are: Bob Prong, Communication Breakdown (Zeppelin tribute), Abby's Cafe, and The Nate Rawls Band. Currently he plays with The Half Ton Horns, The Brad Batz Group, and LongTripJonny(original band).
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