About Us
Synergy Jazz provides a mature sound of Jazz! The band is comprised of seasoned musicians who didn't want to make a butch of musical noise no, we wanted "Synergy" we wanted to produce a sound that is better than us individually and we've humbled ourselves individually to create SYNERGY! Collectively Synergy has over 175 years of Jazz performance experience. Individually. The band members have been everything from College Professors, Systems Engineers, Psychologist and Business Consultants. That's Life, and we bring that texture and professionalism to the stage and our followers love it!
Larry Collins
Larry a native of Cincinnati Ohio is without question one of the best percussionist in America. A former College professor of Art at Miami University and a national treasure in the Art World. He brings that same artistry to percussions as he mixes up a rich blend of African, Latin and World music rhythms. When you experience Larry YOU'LL NEVER FORGET HIM!
Kai Binford
Kai, with a name as cool and unique as his style, he sees the the keyboard as a pallet of 88 colors waiting to be applied to an audio canvas and he's been creating musical art for more than 40 years! A technical engineer by trade uses that same brilliant mind as the perfect collaborative musician, he understands the importance of every instrument and applies that knowledge in a very unique way. One of the classiest and nicest musicians you'll ever meet and when you experience his playing and his personage, you'll probably walking away saying I want to be like THAT GUY! "KAI"
James Elliott
James "SMOOTH" Elliot a Sociologist by trade and a Jazz Musician at the core! He has a rich history in Jazz, the big brother in the band, he hears and parallel rhythm melodically with the music. James has a unique way of sharing his musical interpretation with audiences. James has played nationally and internationally with countless artist - some even Grammy Award winning Artist. He thinks outside of the box when it comes to drums and he's constantly pushing the band to that next "level"
Mark Hampton
Mark grew up in a Jazz inspired family. Saturday mornings the house was filled with the sound of jazz. Saturday chores were done under the influence of Joe Sample Ahmad Jamal, George Benson, Ron Carter and many more. Marks original instrument was drums because his brother David (Bass player for Rick James) and his brother Chucky (guitar player for Kenny Logins) had already secured those instruments. Later Mark would switch to bass and never look back! Mark is prolific sound writer and multi-instrumentalist and producer with rich bass lines that simply groove! With Synergy Mark doesn't play bass notes, he plays earthy rich bass lines that groove.