South Bend

Adding smooth jazz vocal stylings to a variety of genres, Chad Thompson enjoys an interactive crowd which often finds itself singing along to covers of Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Band, Neil Diamond & Billy Joel.  Previously leading up the original country music bands The Road Home and Local Motive, he shared the stage with bands Exile, Highway 101, Ronnie McDowell & The Eli Young Band.  Now playing solo acoustic venues, Chad enjoys free-forming on keyboard and guitar, and most of all, bringing people together.

Buddy Pearson has been steadily playing bass for 36 of his 47 years. Hailing from a very musically supportive family. Buddy was given his first upright bass at age nine, and, in one way or another, has never looked back. In addition to playing bass nightly for others, national and local, Buddy also puts his guitar skills in a solo setting at weekly performances at several venues, with his own brand of Soul, Pop, and Jazz. Along with playing, Buddy has been teaching all levels of electric and upright bass privately for the last 20 years, currently teaching at South Bend's The Music Village.

Performing smooth hits in an unforgettable piano performance.

Sidestreets is a trio from the Chicagoland/NWI area playing all of your favorite covers from classic rock to today’s contemporary music.

Originally from Krakow, Poland. Amr Fahmy is a graduate of Karlowicz Music School and DePaul University.  While still in high school, Marcin was one of only two pianists in the country chosen to play in the Grammy All-American Jazz Ensembles. Since then he was also invited to perform at the 1997 Grammy Awards, shared the stage with Gary Peacock, Peter Erskine and many others, and he is currently one of the most sought-after pianists performing in Chicago