Dave Igoe

Dave started early playing sax in middle school. He has progressed through the years playing in many jazz, rock and big bands. He enjoys soulful music and jazz on the rock side of things. He also does a great job with percussion and background vocals. A true asset to the group.

Rod Sewer

Rod comes to Soul Juice from other well known bands in Columbus area. He's a former music major and retired military officer who enjoys playing, writing and arranging many styles of music. Among other musical escapades, he's directed "The Swing Machine" big band for many years, played with Tommy Wade Jazz Orchestra, Rendition-a local cover band, is a current member of Swing's The Thing big band and recently formed his own jazz sextet. He enjoys soulful music and jazz on the rock side of things. He also does a great job with percussion and background as well as lead vocals. He is a true asset to Soul Juice!

JIM MARTIN

Jim has been playing guitar since he was 12 years old. So many different bands, too many to mention. He has had the pleasure of playing with "The Drifters" and The Shirelles". He is most interested in making the group he is playing in sound the best it possibly can. Work hard and the opportunities will come. Make the most of every gig you play.

LEONARD SPARKS

Leonard comes to the band from a “Front Mans paradise”. In the Columbus area he is known as “Mr. COSI”. You might remember seeing him doing demonstrations that raised your hair, tickled your ears with loud expanding gas, or Rat basketball. He is now gracing the stage with his great voice and entertaining audience appeal.

Don Blakely

Don learned to play drums from his father (Donald E Blakely) who was a professional drummer, and then later studied with Mr. Charlie Brown the drummer with the Joe Dunlap trio until starting his professional music career in 1973.

Don has been playing drums professionally for over 50 years. He toured early in his career with the “Becky Ryan Edition” and with Ed Williams as part of the Duo “Williams and Blakely”. Don was the drummer with the band “Energy” for 20 years playing a variety venues and music from the 40’s to the current top 40 hits throughout the Central Ohio area. Throughout his music career he has performed with many big bands as well as several national and regional show acts.

BJ

BJ approximates adequate saxophone playing, hiding behind the great Dave Igoe. In his past, he's played around the world, including backing some of the greats like Wes Anderson and Wyclif Gordon and did a stint as the artistic director for the WJO Big Band. His only real claim to fame is opening for Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire before being shunned by the Columbus jazz community for liking Kenny G too much. When not playing, he can be found losing significant amounts of capital on crazy tech startups.

Larry Everhart

Larry Everhart on trumpet. Larry has played lead trumpet with many local big bands and show orchestras. He has performed with many touring professionals including the incomparable Maynard Ferguson. He also has played with multiple local pop and R and B groups and currently appears with Soul Juice and Rick Brunetto Big Band

Steve Perakis

Steve started playing double bass and electric bass more than 4 decades ago, he leads the Central Ohio based groups Honk, Wail & Moan and Big Gritty and is a member of several others.

He writes and records pop songs, jazz, surf, blues, music for soundtracks and modern dance. He has performed Art Rock, Prog Rock, Blues, Bossa Nova, Classic and Hard Rock, Country, Funk, Jazz, noise music, Pop, Reggae, Salsa, Surf, Improvised game music, Polka to southern slavic music, Post Modern chamber music and Opera Theater with some famous and some infamous. In places like Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Thailand and the U.S. with dozens of different groups over the years. He teaches bass, guitar, drums, piano, coaches bands and owns a home recording studio.

Norwin Mergier

Norwin Mergler began his career in music as a teenager playing gigs in and around Montreal. Since then, he has played across Canada, down the US east coast, and nine years in St. Maarten in the Caribbean. He was co-owner of The Piano Gallery, the Yamaha dealership in central Ohio. His joy is in making music.

Roscoe (Sound Hound mascot)

If your around the rehearsal studio you should encounter our sound hound, Rosco, our mascot for the studio