SAL - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Co-founding Dragonfly in 2010, Sal started playing drums when he was 12 years old. Growing up in the Brooklyn projects, he was exposed to different genres of music by listening to a variety of street musicians and the various ethnic sounds they created. His early musical influences were the Motown sound, blues, and classic rock. Later on, Sal found inspiration in Latin and Afro-Cuban sounds. Some of the drummers that influenced him include Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Dino Danelli and John Bonham.
Sal was formerly signed to Infinity records as the drummer for the original rock band "ROC". After ROC's breakup, he continued playing with several original New York bands, but his current project is Dragonfly. "I feel blessed to have music in my life, and people I care about to share it with."
Co-founding Dragonfly in 2010, Sal started playing drums when he was 12 years old. Growing up in the Brooklyn projects, he was exposed to different genres of music by listening to a variety of street musicians and the various ethnic sounds they created. His early musical influences were the Motown sound, blues, and classic rock. Later on, Sal found inspiration in Latin and Afro-Cuban sounds. Some of the drummers that influenced him include Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Dino Danelli and John Bonham.
Sal was formerly signed to Infinity records as the drummer for the original rock band "ROC". After ROC's breakup, he continued playing with several original New York bands, but his current project is Dragonfly. "I feel blessed to have music in my life, and people I care about to share it with."
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KEN - Lead & Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica
Over the years, Ken has performed a variety of musical styles, including rock, pop, jazz, "lounge", and even classical. He fronted the alt-rock band The Scam and was the lead vocalist for H.U.J.E., a Long Island-based "big band" jazz band that opened for comedian Robert Klein. Professionally, Ken sang backing vocals for such artists as The Pointer Sisters, Kenny Rogers, and Manhattan Transfer, recorded a number of commercial radio "jingles", and performed at numerous coffee shops, bars, clubs, weddings, and even at the old Giants Stadium before a capacity crowd of 80,000 broadcast live on ABC-TV.
After some time away from music, Ken began performing again as half of the acoustic duo Misfed Originals before later 'plugging-in' as guitarist / vocalist for the band HourBack. Since joining Dragonfly in 2014, "my passion for playing to a live audience has been reinvigorated. Performing with my fellow band-mates has been some of the most fun I've ever had on stage!"
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TONY - Bass, Lead & Backing Vocals
Tony started playing guitar at 13 years old, but switched to bass out of necessity after his first band couldn't find anyone to play it (he still plays guitar, but prefers the bass). That switch provided many opportunities to play in several great bands and at numerous great places including The Stone Pony and CBGBs. Paul McCartney and Tony Levin are Tony's musical idols. His main musical influences include The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, The Smithereens (who he got to play bass with!), as well as "prog" rock and most groups from the British Invasion era.
He has been a member of bands such as Luna Park, Six O’clock Whistle (with John), Parkway Joe & The Tokens, Fishing with Fredo, and Becky & The Beat (also with John) - to name but a few. Joining Dragonfly in 2015 "has been gratifying as it has given me the opportunity to renew old friendships and find new ways to express myself musically with a group of outstanding musicians."
Tony started playing guitar at 13 years old, but switched to bass out of necessity after his first band couldn't find anyone to play it (he still plays guitar, but prefers the bass). That switch provided many opportunities to play in several great bands and at numerous great places including The Stone Pony and CBGBs. Paul McCartney and Tony Levin are Tony's musical idols. His main musical influences include The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, The Smithereens (who he got to play bass with!), as well as "prog" rock and most groups from the British Invasion era.
He has been a member of bands such as Luna Park, Six O’clock Whistle (with John), Parkway Joe & The Tokens, Fishing with Fredo, and Becky & The Beat (also with John) - to name but a few. Joining Dragonfly in 2015 "has been gratifying as it has given me the opportunity to renew old friendships and find new ways to express myself musically with a group of outstanding musicians."
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JOHN - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
John has been playing guitar since he was 14. At 16, he began performing with his first band, Bitter Mistress, at local NJ high schools, swim clubs, and Monmouth College, Wagner College, and Rutgers University frat parties, and later served as the road band for Epic Records’ The Talli Brothers. He was in the original band Games with Delores Holmes (who went on to sing with the Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band). John even got to trade licks with Clarence Clemons on stage at the Trade Winds in Sea Bright.
After returning from San Francisco, John joined Sanity Check followed by Six O’clock Whistle (where he would meet and perform with Tony for the first time). John would later join - and eventually leave - Dragonfly, before playing with the bands Mick & Kahuna, Becky & The Beat (also with Tony), and Sonic Echo. “I was thrilled to be asked to rejoin Dragonfly [in 2020]. It feels like I never left…only better!”