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Mike hails from Nutley, NJ. He has played at numerous venues in the New York City
area as well as projects ranging from studio work to local cafes and lounges. Mike's
musical talent is diverse: In addition to the expert lead vocals and great lead guitar
solos he brings to ThirdValve, he has also
played with many other popular New Jersey rock cover bands, and sits in as a jazz
guitarist with "Eveleth Jazz".
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Tracy Herrick comes from Cleveland, OH, where she got her Bachelor of Music at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory.
Looking to escape those long, cold Ohio winters, she moved to Los Angeles and found an abundance of performing
opportunities. Classically trained, Tracy sang with LA Opera, LA Verdi Chorale, the Peninsula Symphony and The (NJ)
State Repertory Opera,, to name a few. She also crossed over into Musical Theater, doing shows such as The Music Man,
My Fair Lady, and Into the Woods (featuring Leslie Uggams).
In the Pop music field, Tracy toured with the outrageous a capella quartet Main Dish, and was a regular with
Bob Ralston Concerts. Television/Film gigs included "Parker Lewis Can’t Lose", "Sisters", "The Mommies", "Meet Wally Sparks",
and a hilarious appearance on "Liveshot" as Wagner’s Brunnhilde ~ complete with horned helmet. Tracy also did quite a
bit of studio work, and was featured on several recordings, including "Citizen of Time" (by Grammy Award nominee,
David Arkenstone), and "Street Life" (an original opera by Hector Armienta).
It was while singing at The Three Tenors Concert in Dodger’s Stadium that she met her husband, Scott. They now have
two daughters, Lillian and Rebecca, who also sing. Currently, Tracy is the soloist at Central Presbyterian Church in
Montclair, and teaches privately. In addition to ThirdValve, she can also be heard singing with
Eveleth Jazz, New Jersey’s favorite jazz group.
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Born in Crawfordsville IN, Ken now lives in Sussex, NJ and
has performed in venues all over the US, including a jazz
tour in Japan. He has participated in many original musical
projects over the years, and was a featured vocalist in
several Western Union TV commercials. Originally a jazz
flute/sax player, Ken swithced to bass as a teen, and enjoys
playing all musical styles from jazz to r&b and rock.
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Rick Van Horn's drumming career covers the musical gamut, from high-energy rock bands
like ThirdValve to showbands, jazz trios, and pit percussion for Broadway musicals.
Currently, Rick's main job is anchoring the touring band for 1960s vocal supergroup Jay & The Americans,
playing dates across the U.S. and Canada.
Rick is best known to the drumming world through his twenty-four years with Modern Drummer,
the world’s most widely read drumming magazine. Rick started as a regular columnist for the
magazine in 1980, joined the staff as managing editor in 1983, and was later promoted to the
post of senior editor, a position he held until leaving the magazine in February of 2008.
As an educator, Rick has presented clinics and drum performances around the world.
He's a faculty member for the KoSA International Percussion Workshops, which take
place each summer in Vermont. And he’s on the faculty at the University Of The Arts
in Philadelphia, where he teaches undergraduate classes on how to be a working drummer,
as well as graduate classes on music journalism.
Rick is also continuing his career as an internationally recognized drum journalist. His
columns on the topic of being a working drummer appear in Australia’s Drumscene and
Italy’s Percussioni drum magazines.
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Tom Hanly is a native of Nutley, NJ. He started playing guitar in a High School after he
heard the Beatles, and soon put together a band with friends in the late 60's: "PureHeart & Sweet Arms"
was formed as an acoustic band with great harmonies. With PureHeart, Tom played the
college scene at frats and local coffee houses and traveling out of state for gigs.
After college, Tom continued playing at area establishments with good friend and popular
local musician Mark Dacey for the next several years. We're happy that he is now with
with ThirdValve, adding his talent on vocals & guitar "into our mix".
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Born in New Jersey, Dave cut his "musical molars" in Philadelphia where he attended
the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. He has worked with performers such as
Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Steve Lawrence, Edi Gourmet, Michelle Legrand, Nancy Wilson,
Lena Horne, Sammy Davis, Shirley Bassie, The Spinners, The Temptations, Gladys Knight,
Diana Ross, and others. Trained classically, Dave worked with Leonard Bernstein on the
broadway show "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", and many 'legit' venues, including the
Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet...
Dave Arndt has been Principal Trumpet with the Colorado Philharmonic and Principal Trumpet with
La Orchesta Sinfonica de Maracaibo from from 1980 to 1983, touring the U.S. with appearances
at the Kennedy Center In Washington D.C. and Carnegie Hall in New York.
After settling down to raise a family, Dave now owns and operates
Orion Development Corporation a
software development and consulting firm in New Jersey. He resides in
North Caldwell with his wife Ann his daughters Natalie, Alexandra and his 13 year old son, Gus,
(an aspiring quarterback and bass player).
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Shooby is a native of Verona, NJ, where he formed many musical collaborations in his early career
in High School, and while attending Rutgers University for music. He has worked with a number of
popular rock & jazz groups in the New Jersey/New York area, including Robbie LaFalce's
early group "The Miasmics", Stephanie White and "The New Jersey Philtharmonic" and is a regular
with Eveleth Jazz. We are happy to have Shooby
in the horn lineup with ThirdValve, where he adds his great solos and that ultra "smooth & rich" Tenor
sound to the group.
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Robert Dubois, trombone, is a summa cum laude graduate of The Hartt School of Music, where he studied with
Dr. Ronald Borror. He is originally from Massachusetts. He is currently Director of Bands at Hawthorne High
School in Hawthorne, NJ and the brass arranger and trombonist for Arlan Feiles and His Lone Orchestra,
based in Asbury Park, NJ. Classically educated at Hartt and “re-educated” in the bar and club scenes of
Boston, Hartford, New York City, and the Jersey Shore, Robert is equally at home in both the rock/jazz and
Classical scene. He is the former principal trombone of the Manchester (CT) Symphony Orchestra, and has
been substitute trombone with many orchestras in the Northeast. He is the principal conductor of the
New York City Wind Ensemble, and has been the Music Director of the Greater Waterbury Youth Symphony, a
nd the Naugatuck Valley Community College Wind Ensemble, both in Connecticut.
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Andrea is from Wayne, NJ. She has been playing trombone for thirteen years and is now a senior at
Rutgers University-Mason Gross School of the Arts. She has played with jazz groups such as Diane Moser's
Composers Big Band, Richie Cecere's Big Band, Cecil's Big Band. She is also a member of the Grupo Milenio,
Mambo Lebron Orchestra, and Stephanie White and The New Jersey Philtharmonic. She has recorded with the
award winning Scarlet Knight Jazz Trombones. We are very happy to have Andrea in the horn secion with
3rdValve - her big beautiful sound, solid section playing and great solo work make her a solid asset
to the band.
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Bill studied jazz piano with Tommy Gallant, namesake of New England's Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival.
As a student at Phillips Exeter he played for musicals and formed his first rock band with Michael
Cerveris (2004 Tony Award winner, singer, and guitarist). Classically trained, Bill studied
with Garin Bader (winner of the International Chopin Competition), recording artist Seth Carlin, and
Paul Peeters in Brussels, Belgium. In addition to dates with eveleth jazz, he makes frequent solo
appearances in North Jersey. Bill graduated from Cornell and is the author of
Blues, Jazz, and Rock Riffs for Keyboards (Hal Leonard).
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Kirk resides in Montclair, NJ. In addition to the great keyboard sounds he brings to ThirdValve, Kirk
is Musical director and singer/pianist with "The Foggy Minded Boys", popular country/folk group, and a
veterin of numerous shows including Godspell, Pippin, and Dames At Sea. An often-produced playwright,
his musical for children "The Bremen Town Musicians", was presented recently at "Twelve Miles West". Kirk
is also artistic director of the "Troupe of Vagabonds" theater for children.
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