Greg Koch

Greg Koch: A Guitar Virtuoso

Milwaukee native Greg Koch has forged a successful career as a "guitar player's guitarist." He has been called "fiendishly talented" by author and former editor-in-chief of Guitar Player Magazine Tom Wheeler and "scary good" by guitar phenom Joe Bonamassa. In addition to his 15 releases on multiple record labels which feature his unique take on a variety of American guitar styles and his versatile compositions, Koch is widely known for his lengthy tenure as an international ambassador for Fender Guitars, which listed him in their Top Ten Unsung Guitarists on Fender.com. He is also a best-selling author and video instructor for music publisher Hal Leonard. Greg is a contributing columnist for a variety of guitar magazines, including Guitar Player Magazine, which listed Greg's Chiefs Blues in their "40 Badass Blues Solos You Must Hear," and Premier Guitar.

Dylan Koch: Drumming Prodigy

Dylan Koch gravitated to the drums early on in his life, using kitchen utensils to play along with music as soon as he could walk. After digesting an early diet of Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell, and John Bonham, Dylan was mentored by the legendary Tom Brechtlein (Chick Corea/Robben Ford). In high school, Dylan participated in the Jazz Institute at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and furthered his studies at the McNally Smith School of Music in the Twin Cities. While still in his teens, he performed with young guitar guns Tallan Noble Latz and Jared James Nichols and has performed alongside his father with such artists as Robben Ford, Little Feat's Paul Barrere, Jon Cleary, David Grissom, Roscoe Beck, and Malford Milligan. Dylan was recently nominated for "Drummer of the Year" by the Wisconsin Area Music Awards (WAMI).

Toby Lee Marshall: Master of the Hammond B3

Toby Lee Marshall's screaming B3 is the perfect complement to the musical stew that is the Koch songbook. Hailing from the Twin Cities area, he came from a musical family, playing piano for years until falling under the spell of the sound of the organ while at a baseball game at age seven. His fascination for the Hammond B3 took hold after his Dad took him to see Steve Cherewan playing with Dr. Mambo's Combo at their legendary residency at Bunkers in Minneapolis. Steve mentored Toby in the ways of the B3 and he hit the ground running, landing a gig with bluesman Lonnie Brooks while still a teen. He would go on to travel the world as a member of Bernard Allison's band. After taking a hiatus to spend some family time, Toby is returning to music with a vehemence, and the Koch-Marshall format gives him a long leash to let his freak flag fly, providing groovy bass lines, sinuous chordal work, and incendiary solos.

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