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Chuck Silverstein and His Fertile Imagination is one of those bands that is hard to squeeze into a pigeon hole.  Since they just don’t fit into any known genre, they decided to create their own.

Their music is acoustic, funny, quirky and has broad appeal.  Chuck’s original compositions draw from the swing, folk, old time, blues, ragtime and singer songwriter traditions.  The songs are the result of the band’s unique sensibilities and there is indeed a bit of dime-store philosophy in every tune.

Playing standup bass, bass guitar and vocals is Dave Ice.  “Ice” is quite simply one of Long Island’s most in-demand bass players. He is a founding member of The Johnny Mac Band.  He also serves as the bass player in High Low Jacks, The Joe Roberts Quartet and has played bass with Tiberius.

The band also features Mike Ringle on percussion.  A true student of percussion, Mike cut his teeth playing with wedding bands and is most well known as the house drummer at The Homestead in Oyster Bay.  Mike is a true showman and plays with a flair rarely seen in modern day drummers.

Originally from Long Island, Chuck Silverstein had an extensive career in music back in his twenties when he was based in North Carolina.  His band played all over the south, toured the midwest (twice) and toured the state of Florida twice as well.  Appearances include the Wheatland Festival, Brandywine Music Festival, Kent State Folk Festival and more.

JOE  Piket is a two-time finalist in the Long Island Music Festival and four-time winner in the Best of Long Island Entertainer of the Year poll. He’s been described as “a more edgy Billy Joel”, and “the Bruce Springsteen of Long Island” by local reviewers. Joe has appeared with such diverse artists as Chuck Berry, Leon Russell, Jason Bonham, Dee Snider, Johnny Maestro, Renaissance, Alive and Kicking, Randy Jackson, Damon Johnson, and even TV personality/performer “Uncle” Floyd Vivino.  Most recently Joe and his band, The Storm, played to two sold out audiences at My Father’s Place in Roslyn, and they were were also honored to be the first band asked to perform on the new soundstage at the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame.

Rave reviews have appeared in Newsday, Good Times, and other print publications, as well as many on-line publications. You can read some reviews and see and hear his music, including music from the new CD, “ADULT THEMES”, at joepiket.com and all digital platforms, including iTunes, Amazon music, and YouTube.

Janice Buckner has toured throughout the USA and abroad as part of the renowned performing duo Sweet Rose Revue whose credits included over twenty states across America, the Whitney Museum of Art (extended concert series), the Nassau County Museum of Art (extended concert series), the QEII Ocean Liner, the Reichold Center for Performing Arts in the Virgin Islands, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and two European Tours.

As a solo artist, she is known for her silky voice accompanied by delicate guitar and bass playing (both electric and upright). Her cabaret performances feature original songs and poems, interpretive renditions of a wide pallet of genres, use of Sign Language for the Deaf (which she calls “Dance of the Hands”), and attention to choreography, lighting, and staging. Her goal is to create an aesthetic experience that captures the heart and touches the soul.