Brandon Dannals, guitar/vocal
Brandon has performed with his folk and classic rock’n’roll band the Brandon Dannals Band who has enlisted musicians specifically Jack Rice offering an array of instruments including keyboards, banjo and pedal steel. A smaller portion of the band has just been performing across Wyoming at lodges near the Grand Tetons to gatherings on rural landscapes to fulfilling our ultimate goal for the tour culminating in playing for the Sturgis motorcycle rallies in Hulett, Wyoming.
The Brandon Dannals Band has performed for many types of shows including numerous benefits like the Fireman’s Ball in Downieville and Rough and Ready Succession Days both benefiting firefighters. You will see them at biker events at the Moose Lodge in Grass Valley, the Dream Big Mini Farm and Hot Summer Nights and Art Walks in Nevada City. They are consistently on the bill for Nevada City chamber of commerce events as well as Oktoberfest in Dutch Flat.
Greg Kurtz(lead guitar)
Greg Kurtz’ family greatly encouraged the pursuit and enjoyment of all types of music. His first album was Beatles ’65, after that The Bay City Rollers and onwards to Led Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath, Rush, Yes, The Dixie Dregs, on and on… his first instrument was the piano, then viola and finally guitar. He studied privately with jazz greats such as Dean Devner, Davis Ramey, David Fromer and the great Joe Satriani. This lead to the forming of original music bands like Razz, The Burning Cavemen, Glass Shadow, Sideways, and Lunar Sea. He also assisted Chris Isaak on a small tour as road crew. Greg would say that over the years his big influences were Neal Schon, Jimi Page, Hendrix and Ty Tabor. He believes we should never stop growing and developing as artists. The efforts we make echo throughout time and become the gift for generations to come.
Justin Burkett (bass &vocals)
Justin Burkett often seen with his own duo ‘Nerve Ascending” is a multi instrumentalist singer songwriter and producer from Los Angeles. Inspired by the Beatles at a young age, music has been his life long companion. To date he has 3 self released albums. In 2015 he quit normal life to follow the muse to promote his album folkin’ around. It was that tour which led him to northern California. He took up the bass for recording purposes and in 2022 was invited to play with the Brandon Dannal’s band.
Jason Fordney: percussion
Jason is an east coast transplant to Northern California, where he moved in 2017 after several decades playing in rock bands in the Washington, D.C. area. Over the years he has honed his craft of playing drum set and percussion, including tours up and down the east coast to performs at well-known clubs such as the Bayou in D.C., CBGBs in New York City and the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia. He is versed in classic rock, jazz, jazz-rock and Latin rhythms and has gained recognition for distinctive, high-energy and precise drum parts for both cover songs and originals. A writer/editor and photographer by trade, he also enjoys mountain bikes, dirt bikes and trying to keep up with his 7-year old daughter.