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 1940’s to the 2020’s.
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-basedR&B, Pop, Gospel groups, and has performed throughout the US and abroad ever since. His recording and performance credits run the gamut and 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, Jeffrey Osborne, and many others.
Jon Bates (Drums/Percussion) has established a very solid track record as a bandleader, music contractor, drummer and percussionist over an almost 50-year career. He has been the production coordinator for many worldwide music events, presenting a Who’s Who of music royalty in numerous renditions of “The Floating Jazz Festival”, “The Blues Cruise”, and many other highly acclaimed festival events aboard luxury cruise ships around the world, while also performing with such notables as Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Dr. John, Astrud Gilberto and others.
Ken McGloin (Guitar) has been a working musician since the age of 14, able to play 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 their Summer Jazz Camp program. Ken has led bands ranging from swing to hip-hop, folk to funk, and his “hard-core alternative” band, Lunchmeat, played the main stage at the 1994 25 th Anniversary Woodstock Festival. He is the guitarist and musical director for the internationally acclaimed “Face The Music” - www.facethemusicblues.com - which presents innovative team building programs, using music to inspire and enhance the performance of corporate management and sales teams, administrators, researchers, and ranking professionals at Fortune 500 companies around the globe, and his music has been featured on many popular shows, including; The Real World; (MTV) "Road Rules" (MTV), “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, and the ESPN network.
Kendall Buchanan (Bass) is a highly sought after bassist, who has built an impressive resume of musical performances at such venues as 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 the world extensively with jazz guitar legend Sonny Sharrock, and has been a member of the prolific World Music jam band, SUNDAD, since 2018, as well as consistently collaborating on many other exciting musical projects and endeavors.