Band Members - Changes In Latitudes


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	Steve Kareta - Vocals and guitars The founder of the group, he's been the captain of the ship for over 16 years. He looks and sounds amazingly like Jimmy, and mimics Buffett's casual "story-teller" style with ease, with the relaxed singer/songwriter style that Jimmy Buffett is so famous for. His free time is spent on his boat, aptly named "Tequila Inspiration", cruising around the waters of Narragansett Bay and Long Island Sound.
	Brandon Marger - Percussion Brandon has supplied the Afro-Latin groove to "Changes" since their debut in 2002. He plays the rhythms of the Caribbean and Latin America on a multi-percussion kit which combines congas, bongó, timbales, triangles, woodblocks, cowbells, shakers, tambourines and more. Brandon offers private lessons for conga drums and percussion, e-mail him HERE. You can also read Brandon’s blog about his travels with the band HERE, and on his website at BranMarPercussion.com
	Amy Sullivan - Vocals Amy has been singing with Changes In Latitudes for over a decade now. After returning from a few years in Hawaii, she is now one of the most in-demand studio vocalists in the region, and performs regularly in the "Noho" concert and club scene as well. She is tasked with the thankless duty of keeping all us wild and crazy gentlemen in line and using our best manners while we're on the road. Thank goodness someone does.
	Allen Stevens - Guitars and Vocals Over on "stage right", it's always Tuesday (you'll have to ask him why). Allen joined the band with three days notice, and what a wild ride it's been. We handed him a pile of CDs, and said meet us at the bus. After eight years, he's still learning....like we all are.
	Phil Andrews - Steel Pans Phil has a passion for all things pan-related. When he is not playing pans with "Changes In Latitudes", Phil plays percussion and steel pans for various symphonic groups, steel-bands, and musical theater productions throughout New England. Phil teaches private percussion, drum set, and steel pan lessons around Worcester, MA. To find out more about Phil's endeavors, or to contact him, click HERE. To check out his steel-pan band "Steel Accent", dedicated to bringing the sounds of the steel pan to all sorts of events, click HERE.
	Gary Osborn - Bass Guitar Gary brings a diverse musical palette to our already crazy-colorful tropical painting. From his country roots in "Nashville Drive" to the Celtic leanings of "Spellbinder", and the classic rock vibe of "Owl Creek", he's excited to share those styles his new-found Parrothead friends. He's into antiques, photography, and world travel , going as far as Egypt, where he could combine all three!!!
	Geoff Wadhams - Keyboards and Vocals Geoff comes from the other "head" school of music. He's been playing the "Dead-Head" circuit with some of the region's best Grateful Dead cover bands. Parrot-Head, Dead-Head...amazingly similar, in so many ways. Geoff has spent years honing his craft with the Motown Review’s "Yesterday, Today And Forever" band, The Stingrays, Johnny Vibrato & The Razorbacks, The Mayocks, and most recently the Grateful Dead tribute band Shakedown. He’s appeared onstage with Max Creek, the late Clarence Gatemouth Brown, and Blues Traveler.
	Scott Ciprari - Drum Kit Scott brings a fresh new outlook to the time-keeper position of the group. He studied music education in college, and now he's re-teaching us all how the songs really should go. It's great to have some young-blood in the band. He founded SJC Drums, and built the drum kits he uses with the band. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking and building custom furniture.
	Peter Graham - Pedal Steel Guitar Pete chased us down and told us that if we ever needed a pedal steel player, he was our man. He was right. Pete brings all that "old time" country feel to our Trop-Rock party, makes it so very right.
	Jon Berman - Saxophone Originally with the band from 2011 to 2014, Jon took a hiatus from concert touring to finish his teaching degree. With that completed and now in use, he's jumping back onboard and ready to rock (Trop-Rock, that is). His musical pedigree runs the gamut, performing with groups like Barefoot Truth, The Sweet Remains, Jackson Wetherbee of the Elovaters, Stephen Kellogg, John Frinzi, and even Aaron Lewis of Staind. When he's not teaching grade school in the Berkshires, Jon can be found rink-side, pursuing his second passion on the ice as a youth hockey coach. He shoots, he scores!!!!