Confessions of a Keyboardist

Born in Nashville TN, Jarvis Sims began his musical footing at the age of 2. He started playing organ and keyboards at 15, serving as a church musician. While attending Tennessee State University he accompanied the Gospel choir, New Direction. He was also pianist in Tennessee State’s jazz band and is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity. As a professional musician in Nashville , Jarvis can be heard playing for weddings, church services at Love Cathedral, banquets, jazz venues, concerts, club gigs and much more.

Born in Lexington, Kentucky and Raised in Smithfield North Carolina, Winfield Cheek has run the highs and lows of the Music Business. A Professional Musician at age 10, Winfield started his musical journey as a Drummer! Taking Piano lessons on the side and by High School he was playing Keyboards and Guitar in Bands. A professional musician for over 40 years he has performed with Artists such as Black Oak Arkansas, Jim Ed Brown, Hellen Cornelius and Margo Smith. Of special note, he performed on the Grand ol Opry with Jim Ed Brown in the Mid 80's. He is currently touring with the Texas Swamp Pop Sensation known as Shinyribs, based in Austin, Texas where he is belovedly known as the Forrest Gump of Rock n Roll!

Nashville-basedJonRossis an independent singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bridge builder. Placing your journey as the listener at the center of his work,Rossweaves clever arrangements and gentle humor with a true rock n roll instinct to both entertain you and bring you from here to better.

Debbie Andrews was born and raised in Detroit. She began playing piano as a child and entered the rock world as a singer in a production of Hair. After touring the country with some cover bands, she moved to New York where she entertained guests at the Waldorf singing and playing piano for several years. She is the co-author of a rock musical called Barcode which was staged at the New York Fringe Festival in 2013. Currently she serves as songwriter, singer and keyboardist for her band Gladshot. Gladshot has three recordings (Burn Up & Shine, Maxwell’s Cool Demon, These Are Vitamins) with a fourth on the way, and has toured regionally and placed several songs on television and movies.

Tyson Leslie grew up in Colorado and Kansas City, Missouri. As a young boy, he won a talent show playing piano and used the prize money to buy a guitar. Up until moving to Nashville in 2015 he played keyboards, bass, drums and guitar in many bands including Pomeroy, a Kansas City-based band that toured the United States opening for countless national acts. After relocating to Nashville, he worked for country singer Tracy Lawrence and became a regular dueling pianist at Dick’s Last Resort. He also became the keyboard coordinator for Tom Hurst’s Loud Jamz, a monthly professional musician’s jam show which led him to create a similar outlet for metal music performance called Rare Hare.

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Brad Bietry is a jazz pianist/composer/producer/songwriter/jazz piano teacher based out of Nashville, TN. Brad was born and raised in Lima, Ohio. He has studied at Berklee College Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory Of Music and Denver University studying jazz piano, composition, and arranging. He started touring at the age of nineteen with The Continental Singers and Brass, The Spurrlows, Carnival, Princess, and Norwegian Cruise Lines.

Kira Small is a nationally touring singer-songwriter, recording artist, pianist and self-professed “singer nerd”. She is a 2018 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriter Showcase Winner, 2015 International Songwriting Competition Finalist, and a 2012 Independent Music Awards winner. Her resume also includes a stint on Berklee College of Music’s voice faculty, back-up vocalist for Lynda Carter (yes, Wonder Woman) and Martina McBride's Joy of Christmas Tours, and studio work with Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Martina McBride, Ray Price, Peter Frampton, Wynonna Judd and more. Her most recent album 3 AM was released in June 2016. She lives in Nashville with her husband and two yoga-practicing cats.