Eric was raised in rural Ohio near Cleveland.  He spent his spare time sailing, racing motorcycles, and white water kayaking. He later moved to northern Virginia where he worked on software development projects in and around Washington, DC.

Eric and his wife have always loved to travel, so when they retired they took it to a new level by sailing their boat from Annapolis to the Caribbean.  After five years they decided they needed a land base and built their house in North Carolina. Shortly after that they purchased a small RV and began to split time between these three homes.

Eric has enjoyed music all his life, but he is a relative late comer to the stage.  He played clarinet and oboe for a short time in junior high, but it wasn't until fifty years later that he was inspired to take up the sax by some players he saw in Grenada.  He took a few lessons at first, but he really learned to play by participating in open mic and jam sessions at Caribbean beach bars. He has continued to hone his skills by sitting in with other players at open mics in and around Wilmington and Southport and he has played in several sessions of the New Horizons Band at UNCW.

Eric is very excited to be one of the new pups in the Salty Dawgs.  He feels very fortunate to have the unique opportunity to play with such a fun band.

Started playing trombone at age 10. At 18 years old, he played at the Monterrey Jazz Festival in a band with Jon Faddis, and guest conductors/performers: Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Mangione, Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry, Ladd MacIntosh. John spent four years as a trombonist in the Air Force, performing extensively in the US and Asia. He toured Europe four times with the Columbia Jazz Band and performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, Jazz à Juan, Jazz à Vienne, and numerous other venues and festivals. He also performed with Stan Kenton, Gordon Goodwin and Ed Shaughnessy.

John writes for jazz bands, concert bands and smaller groups and his Latin Jazz 4/4 version of “Take Five” is published by Alfred Music.

John has four daughters and eight grandchildren who has given his life its greatest meaning. His wife, Sheri, is his best friend and life companion.

Tim picked up the horn in H.S. and never really looked back. His passion for music and Trumpet grew as he honed his skills in H.S. and went on to play Solo trumpet in The Ohio State University Marching Band (hailed as The Best Damn Band In The Land). Along with many other ensembles opportunities that college life provided including The United States Collegiate Wind Band tour of Europe. Tim recently reinvigorated his musica endeavors upon retirement. Tim and his Wife of +38 years (Karen) have 4 adult children and 7 Grandchildren. They relocated from their hometown of Dayton, Ohio to Southport in ’20 and have engrained themselves in all that SE NC has to offer. 
Tim is active with the Brunswick Bands Inc. (participating in most of their ensembles) as well as “Taps Across America” in honor of our Veteran heroes. Musical influences include Dr. David Leppla, Dr. Paul Droste and Dr. Jon Woods (of tOSU) as well prodigies Doc Severinsen, Chris Boti, Maynard Furgeson and Chuck Mangione. Other influences of music are Chicago, EWS, Leonid & Friends and Tower of Power just to name a few.

Sandy Reno has traveled coast to coast and north to south, bringing her vocal renditions of the classics from so many genres of music. Sandy is known for her unique repertoir and renditions of country, soul, rock and blues. She loves making a song her own by inflecting the life she has lived. Sandy writes her own music and loves the singer/songwriter venues but also loves the big stage. She has performed with her bands as opening acts for Blake Shelton, Sammy Kershaw and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Sandy currently lives in the area of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She has loved performing for over 30 years at tons of venues, from quaint and intimate to main stage music festivals. She sings for the people and to the people because she truly wants to know her audience and give them the songs that create new moments and remind them of moments they loved in the past. She truly believes that music is the gateway to the soul and a place that has holy potential. A song can do miracles!