BlueBack brings together four musicians with a wealth of history performing in all forms of American music between them. We play blues, jump swing, Americana, roots and jazz with a focus on the classics and a large part of our repertoire are original songs.
For booking or information contact Kenny Kornheiser, 269-330-1097 or kmkdvm@aol.com.
Kenny (Dr. K) has been a member of bands in this area from folk to country to punk rockbilliy to blues. He has been a fixture on the blues scene in southern Michigan since he retired from veterinary practice in 2013.
After teaching theater and directing plays for Festival Playhouse of Kalamazoo College for 32 years, guitarist/songwriter Ed Menta has returned to music. He counts among his musical heroes B.B. King, Robert Johnson, and Muddy Waters.
Drummer, DeJon Rashaad Allen, joined BlueBack in 2025. He received a BFA and was a percussionist at North Dakota State University and has an MFA in Jazz Studies/Performance at Western Michigan University. He brings energy, versatility and originality to the band.
Bassist Jared "Jaye" Norwood, a native of West Michigan, is also a skilled quitarist. He studied with Lee Heerspink. DeJon and Jaye have had a musical association for several years as JustJaye.
Drummer Coot Trammell and bassist, Dan Denov have retired from the band but are featured on BlueBack's first two CDs, BlueBack and BlueBack Revisited
Kenny and Ed sing most of the vocals and both compose many of the songs in the BlueBack repertoire. In 2022, Blue Back released a CD of original music recorded at La Luna Studio in Kalamazoo. You can hear it at https://blueback.hearnow.com. BlueBack Revisited was released in the fall of 2025. You can hear it at https://blueback.hearnow.com/blueback-revisited.
Check the band's social media page at www.facebook.com/bluebackband.
