Ed Martinez
Vocals and percussion
Ed Martinez, a retired Air Force photographer, found a new rhythm in life as a vocalist. With a passion for diverse musical genres, Ed started his musical journey in 2014, lending his percussion skills and vocals to the Collinsville, Illinois trio, Tres Tequilas. From capturing moments through a lens to creating them through music, Ed looks forward to every performance as the lead singer of The Roominators.
Photos by: Jeffrey Koziatek
Jeffrey Levine
Rhythm Guitar
Jeffrey is the band songwriter and arranger. He’s been playing in bands since he was 15 and has a degree in Music Composition from UC San Diego. You can hear some of his songs on Spotify - “Lefty and the Hatman”, and “Blue Noise Kitchen.” He is relatively new to St. Louis, and is slowly adjusting to the weather.
Photos by Jeff Koziatek
Dave Black
Guitar
Over the years, DAVE BLACK has kept himself extremely busy performing in a range of musical genres spanning from Jazz to Blues to Rock to even Country & Folk.
He has performed/recorded with many top talents both local and national including Richard 'Groove' Holmes, Farshid Etniko, Bach To The Future, Eric Marienthal, Erin Bode, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Paddy Keenan, Javier Mendoza, Bucky Pizzerelli and Sessions Big Band.
Dave is also an adjunct professor at WEBSTER UNIVERSITY where he teaches Jazz Guitar, Jazz Ensemble and various music history courses.
Kyle Honeycutt
percussion and drums
Kyle has had a weekly jazz residency with the Dave Stone Trio for over 25 years (with a break thrown in there for COVID-19!).
He is/was also a member of the Resistance Organ Trio, the Paul DeMarinis Group, the Brian Vaccaro Group, Hip Grease, and the St. Louis New Jazz X-Tet. He has backed, among others, Joshua Breakstone, Herb Ellis, Larry Coryell, Petula Clark, and Terell Stafford.
Photos by: Jeffrey Koziatek