The Jon Bates Band featuring Steve Riddick

The Jon Bates Band featuring Steve Riddick is an extended family of musical talent that performs an inspired eclectic mix of classic Rock n’ Soul, Jazz, Country, Ballads, and popular gems covering multiple genres from the 1940s to the 2020s.

Steve Riddick (vocalist) is as authentic as it gets! Renowned music critic Rickey Wright described Steve as “the real deal old school soul master, who takes full ownership of every song he sings and makes you feel it to your core!” Steve began his professional career as the lead vocalist in several elite regional NY-based R&B, Pop, and Gospel groups, and has performed throughout the US and abroad ever since. His recording and performance credits include sharing stages with a wide range of luminaries, from jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd to the legendary R&B soul group The O’Jays, Bo Diddley, Roberta Flack, and Jeffrey Osborne.

Jon Bates (drums/percussion) has established a solid track record as a bandleader, music contractor, drummer, and percussionist over an almost 50-year career. He has been production coordinator for worldwide music events, presenting a Who’s Who of music royalty in renditions of The Floating Jazz Festival, The Blues Cruise, and other acclaimed festival events aboard luxury cruise ships. He has also performed with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Dr. John, and Astrud Gilberto.

Ken McGloin (guitar) has been a working musician since the age of 14, playing many styles with an authentic feel and appreciation for what makes each valid in its own way. He is the Director and Guitar-Bass-Ukulele instructor at The Poughkeepsie Day School in Poughkeepsie, NY, and runs its Summer Jazz Camp program. Ken has led bands ranging from swing to hip-hop and folk to funk. His “hard-core alternative” band, Lunchmeat, played the main stage at the 1994 25th Anniversary Woodstock Festival.

Ken is also the guitarist and musical director for the internationally acclaimed Face The Music, which presents music-based team-building programs for corporate management and sales teams, administrators, researchers, and other professionals at Fortune 500 companies around the globe. His music has been featured on The Real World and Road Rules (MTV), The Oprah Winfrey Show, and the ESPN network. Website: www.facethemusicblues.com

Kendall Buchanan (bass) is a highly sought-after bassist with an impressive record of performances at venues including The Urban Arts Corp in New York City, Medgar Evers College, Avery Fisher Hall, the JVC Jazz Festival, and The Ed Sullivan Theater. He performed in the original band for Tony Award-nominated Vinnette Carroll’s musical When Hell Freezes Over, I’ll Skate. He recorded and toured extensively around the world with jazz guitar legend Sonny Sharrock and has been a member of the World Music jam band SUNDAD since 2018, while continuing to collaborate on other musical projects.