Misty Blues

Band Bios

Gina Coleman: Lead Vocalist, Percussionist

Gina is a graduate of Williams College.  She began singing in 1990 on a dare by her co-workers and hasn’t turned back since.  She began performing in a duet, The Siblings.  Gina shortly started her own duet, Cole-Connection, which blossomed to a five-piece band that allowed her to showcase some of her original music.  Gina has performed in the Williamstown Theater Festival as the lead gospel singer in “A Raisin in the Sun.” She also made several appearances at NYC’s famed Bitter End.  Misty Blues was a featured group at Mass MoCa’s blues festival.  Gina and the band have recently had the pleasure of performing with Charles Neville from the legendary Neville Brothers at several venues in Western, MA.  Musical influences include Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Tuck & Patti.

Jason Webster: Guitarist, Vocalist

Jason, former gravedigger, attended the Berklee College of Music.  His former band, Xavier a.k.a. Lord Hill, toured the country and the world with Arlo Guthrie.  He has also performed with Little Feat, Kate Taylor, and The Allman Brothers. But, according to Jason, his greatest musical moment was playing with Pete Seeger at Carnegie Hall. The ever-popular Jason Webster Band is a local favorite and allows him to showcase his original music.  Musical influences include everybody who has ever critiqued him.

Bill Patriquin: Bass Guitarist, Vocalist

Bill is the youngest retired Navy man ever!  He has played with numerous bands around the world.  Bill has recently performed as the bassist for Cole-Connection and for the Matt Mervis Black Dog Band.  His musical interests were sparked early in his youth by playing with his father who is a Berkshire musical legend.  Outside of the music scene, he’s a stain glass craftsman. Musical influences are varied, but his strongest passion is for the blues.

Kali Baba McConnell: Drummer

Kali Baba has been traveling through North & Central America, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, & France touring & recording with amazing artists: Arlo Guthrie, Willie Nelson, The Allman Brothers Band, Little Feat, Sean Hurley (John Mayer, Vertical Horizon), Matt Beck (Matchbox Twenty, Rod Stewart), Gordon Titcomb (Paul Simon, Shawn Colvin), Pete Seeger, The Weavers, John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonfull), Sha-na-na, Danny Kortchmar, Arlen Roth, The Burns Sisters, Guy Davis, Cyril Neville (The Neville Brothers), Kate & Livingston Taylor, Arrow, Hoyt Axton, Ed Gerhart, Joey Dee & The Starlighters, Johnny Farina (Santos & Johnny), Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Ramsay Midwood, Ritchie Havens, Chicago Beau, A.J. Croce, Lord Hill, Xavier, B. Kalill, Melodrome, The Tony Lee Thomas Band, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Green Crossing, Blackfriar's Bridge, Baba Black, Drops Of Karma,... Kali Baba wanders thru some of the most funky, hip, cool, and prestigious venues in the world: Carnegie Hall (NY), The Universal Amphitheater (CA), Walt Disney World's Pleasure Island (FL), The Metropolitian Theater (Rome, Italy), The Newport Folk Festival (RI), Tanglewood (MA), Ben & Jerry's "One World, One Heart" (Sugarbush,VT),Tipitina's (NOLA), Wolftrap (VA), The Tabernacle (Martha's Vineyard), Whitmore Arena (NH), The Ark (MI), The Delta Queen Steamboat (MS), Cafebar d'Aix en provence (Heidleberg, Germany), Rembrandt's Courtyard (Amsterdamn, Netherlands), The New Daisey Theater (TN), Theatre Alsacien (Strasburg, France), Revolution Hall (Troy, NY), The Lenox Apple Squeeze (Lenox, MA), The Iron Horse (Northampton, MA) The Wobbly Barn (Killington, VT) The Dreamaway Lodge (Becket, MA), The Troubadour (CA), The Bitter End (NY), Woodstock's 25th Anniversary (Bethel, NY)...

Jeff Dudziak: Special Guest Guitarist, Vocalist

Jeff works in the Boston financial district. He attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell for his undergraduate studies. He plays a multiude of instruments well, but chooses to focus his talents on composing and playing guitar and bass. Jeff is one of the original members of the full band version of Cole-Connection. Born and raised in the Berkshires, but recently moved to Boston where he performs with several chowder bands while still committing to play with Misty Blues on a regular basis. Aside from blues, Jeff has also been to dabble in electronica, goth, bluegrass and funk. His musical influences are diverse including any blues artist with the last name of King, Ricky Scaggs, Billy Gibbons, Marl Knoplfer, Angus & Malcom Young, Max Creek, Chucklehead, Tim Kochanski, Bob Mullins, Weebs and BMW.

Michael Mongue: Artist

Michael is the silent presence of the band.  All of Misty Blues’ promotional artwork past, present and future features this Berkshire County talent.  His gallery of work can be viewed at:            www.mmongue.com