Tim Davis Keyboards
Tim Davis has worked with thousands of musicians throughout his career.
From cruise ships to pit orchestras to orchestra orchestras. From Annie to Zelda, with many gigs in between. Blues bands, Big bands, Jazz bands, Church bands, soloist, recording studios, musical director, teacher, arranger. Pretty much everything.
Highlights include touring as musical director for The Ink Spots for 16 years, piano player for Andrea Bocelli, over 30 Broadway tours, performances in Europe at Jazz Festivals, and live performance in the UK on BBC Radio and Television.
Tim has toured with Doc Severinson, The Four Aces, The Four Lads, and has played for The Drifters, Dick Dale, Il Divo, John Lithgow, Jim Neighbors and Don Knotts.
Nevada Hart Guitar
Nevada Hart is an accomplished musician with over 25 years of experience in Audio Recording, Sound Engineering and Music Writing. He plays lead and rhythm guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, bass, banjo, dobro, and mandolin.
Nevada was born in Logan, Ohio and has been playing music since the age of nine. He grew up with the influences of rock, bluegrass, jazz, and country music. Nevada toured the world as a performing artist working with a number of talented musicians. He performed and recorded in Nashville with Southern Exposure and Johnny Paycheck.
Nevada developed a number of aspiring young musicians to help them further their careers. He operated recording studios in Huntington, West Virginia, Ironton, Ohio, and for the last ten years has been operating in the historic Boneyfiddle district of Portsmouth, Ohio. He continues to teach, write, and co-write music for regional artists and events.
Nevada studied Electronics Engineering at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio. He served in the United States Marine Corps and toured the Asian Pacific as a Corporal, Recon Marine. While in the Marine Corps, he frequently played music for the Officer Clubs and played in bands with fellow Marines in a variety of international locations, as well as the Marine Corps Jazz Band in Hawaii. Nevada has been teaching guitar for over 25 years and on occasion, helps his fellow musicians by setting up and repairing their instruments and equipment.
NEVADA HART ON THE TRACKS is the first CD produced to showcase Nevada’s music. It is a compilation of instrumental recordings created, produced and performed by Nevada. Created over a ten-year period, this album reflects the beauty of Appalachia as one would travel along the rural roads that parallel the railroad tracks. While considered New Age Music (instrumental pieces creating sounds of soothing, mood-elevating, sensual in nature for relaxation and to open your spiritual senses) it has a strong Appalachian influence.
KENNY VALENTINE LEAD VOCALIST
Kenny Valentine began his performing career at the age of 14. Since then he has been lead vocalist and front man for some of the top bands in Southern Ohio including... Woodquilt, Allias, and Runner. For the past 30 plus years, he has had the pleasure of working with some very talented musicians in both The Slater Brothers and The Kenny Valentine Band (KVB).
Kenny was born in Jackson Ohio. He graduated from Jackson High School and Central State University. After 33 years in education, Kenny is looking forward to his retirement and turning this passion for music into a steady gig once again.
Kenny Valentine's Bands have shared the stage with notable headliners including... Rare Earth, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Scotty Bratcher Band and they hosted the after party for Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Johnny Lang at the Casino at Scioto Downs.
Kenny and the band are thankful and blessed to continue doing what they love. Please come out and party with the KVB at a venue near you. They are booking festivals, special events and clubs in your area. If you need to dance, give them a call.
SAM ROMA Woodwinds, Percussion
Sam Roma is originally from Eastern Pennsylvania and has been
playing drumset, percussion, and woodwinds professionally for nearly 50 years.
He has a Bachelor of Music degree from East Stroudsburg University and previous education
includes: Jazz studies at the University of North Texas, and Music Therapy at Ohio University.
Sam has studied privately with Bob Dorough, Nelson Hill, Ed Hudak, Drew Landrey,
Pat Turner, Gina Bertucci, Ted Sommer, among other top musicians. Sam has also published
original music and lyrics with Dave Lantz. He has played extensively
on woodwinds and drums for night club acts, musicals, Big Bands,
and concert bands. The Temptations, Frankie Valli, The Ink Spots, The Fifth Dimension,
June London and Al Martino are just some of the acts Sam has performed
with as they toured The Pocono Mountains, New York City, and New Jersey.
Other venues and bands Sam has performed with during
his career include: ● The Chordettes at Radio City Music
Hall, 28th St. Ballroom, Don’t Tell Mamma (NYC).
● Bob Dorough - Penn State University, East Stroudsburg
University; Jimmy Tigue, Rich and Kate Roche, and Flipside at The COTA
Festival, Delaware Water Gap, PA; Fred Bevan Show Band–various
venues in PA, NJ, NY; The Silver Starlight Orchestra (Big Band), various
venues in New Jersey; Ed McCarten Trio at the Berks Jazz Festival, The King
George Inn, and various venues in the Lehigh Valley, PA.; Donna
Parsons (country) Bethlehem Music Fest,various venues
in northeast PA, opening act for Randy Travis,
The Statler Brothers, Dwight Yoakam, Ray Price;
The After Hours Big Band, Liberty #2 Hose Band, and the Tremont
Concert Band; Raw Spinach (Jazz Trio).
● East Stroudsburg University Jazz Ensemble - drums,
saxophones - with Al Grey, Steve Turre, Robin Eubanks (trombone),
Clark Terry, Terell Stafford (trumpet); Lafayette College
Jazz Band - drums, saxophones - with Mulgrew Miller,
Arturo O’Farrill (piano), Jim Pugh (trombone), Vaughn
Nark, Ken Brader, Jr. (trumpet), Phil Burlin (saxophone). ●
In Ohio: Ohio University Symphonic Wind Orchestra;
The Goosetown Astonishers; Sam Roma Jazz Trio
featuring various local artists: Gary Adams, Sonny Harris,
and Matt Thompson, at The Park View Gallery and other
locales, as well as other smaller local bands in Chillicothe.
BRIAN ROLLINS Bass
Brian Rollins has been playing the bass guitar for many years after self teaching in his early teens. Brian has played in many regional groups with a variety of musical styles.
He was a founding member of two significant bands, Staffhouse Road and Mojo Bones. While with Staffhouse, Brian had the opportunity to open for many national acts including Survivor, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Grass Roots, and The Guess Who. Mojo Bones was selected to compete in the 2015 International Blues Challenge. Brian spent many years as a member of The Slater Brothers Band and was an original member of The Kenny Valentine Band. Brain is excited to be joining these new bandmates in this new version of The Kenny Valentine Band.
Although Brian is an accomplished bass player, his pursuit of music was primarily an avocation. He was an art teach for 35 years in Ohio public schools. He is also a talented artist who has painted many large public murals, as well as portraiture and 3-D window displays. Brian was a small business owner in Athens Ohio for 16 years and is an avid physical fitness practitioner with decades of running and weight lifting to his credit.