MEET PIPEDREAMS

 Bob Malaniak--Guitar and Lead Vocals

I’ll never forget the sounds the Tornado’s made on their 1962 hit “Telstar”...It was my first real recollection of music! Two years later, the Beatles arrived on February 9th, as I watched, glued to the black & white 21” tv and realized that my sandbox days were over. Bob has played professionally for more than 26 years now, forming Pipe Dreams in 2000, and has fronted and booked the band since, with an average of 50+ shows a year! What a blessing to be able to “Live the Dream” of performing regularly with a great band of friends and musicians, met on the road of life! Cheers!!

John Evans--Bass and Vocals

John is a long-time bass player performing in and leading a multitude of musical projects in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio over the last 40 years. His background includes formal training in jazz and freelance work in a variety of musical genres.

Andrew Erb--Keyboards and Vocals

Andrew's music background has prepared him for performance in many genres in symphonic, chamber music, solo, jazz, and rock band settings. Andrew holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in music and currently works as a college band director and professor of music. In addition to playing keyboards, Andrew is a classically trained trumpeter, vocalist, and conductor. He has performed opening acts for Kansas, The Commodores, Bobby Blue Bland, Foreigner, and Average White Band. He has also performed with Marie Osmond, Wayne Newton, Ben Vereen, and Lina Prima. Andrew currently performs with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Northwest Passage Trumpet Trio, and Youngstown Fine Arts Brass Quintet in addition to Pipe Dreams.

Jeff Sweigard--Drums

Jeff worked with hundreds of artists in both live and studio settings. Jeff's performance credits include shows with The Manhattan Transfer and The 5th Dimension. Jeff prides himself on being dependable, showing up early, and being easy to work with. Jeff is super cool!