Greg Jackson - Keyboards - Vocals

Keyboardist Greg Jackson brings a wealth of musical ability and formal training to the band. Greg earned a BA in Music Theory and an MA in Music Composition from Brigham Young University and has applied his skills to a wide variety of endeavors.

He served as music director on two international USO tours, playing keyboards and singing with well known entertainers.

As one of the original members of Natty Bumppo, a band which moved from the LA music scene to Ventura, CA. Greg continued arranging original and cover music as well as playing keyboards and singing with this popular band, later known as The Bumps, which toured the western states for over 20 years. During this time Greg shared the stage with many performers such as Jose Feliciano, Joe Sample (from the Jazz Crusaders), jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour and well known bass player Lee Sklar.

Greg now owns and manages a recording studio, having worked with Kenny Loggins and Doobie Brothers engineer Terry Nelson among others, and has arranged and co-produced a number of CDs for other artists with fellow band member Chris Longo. He's also recorded his own CD of original songs as well as wrote and directed "The Story", a fully orchestrated Christmas musical with a cast of 100.

Greg continues to remain busy in the studio arranging songs for The Bumps, and along with Chris, discovering new musically technological ways to best provide you with creative and exciting versions of the greatest tunes to listen or dance to. Greg's passion is The Bumps!

Chris Longo - Bass - Guitar - Vocals

Chris became involved in music at the age of 9, playing instruments ranging from trumpet to tuba. He was awarded 2 music scholarships, one of which was to study big band jazz with the Stan Kenton Orchestra at the University of Redlands. Chris started playing professionally while attending San Jose State University as a music major. He toured the country for a couple of years before ending up in Hollywood, CA.

In 1976 he received a call to audition as the bass player for Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods, renown for their 1974 #1 hit record "Billy Don't Be A Hero" and their follow-up hit "Who Do You Think You Are". He was selected from among 100 other bass players competing for the position. Chris toured the U.S. performing in concerts and TV shows with the band before deciding to return to L.A. to start his own band with some Heywoods alumni. His childhood home of Ventura County lured him back where in 1983 he joined The Bumps. During this time Chris also took the plunge into computers and audio recording, producing and recording artists' projects, soundtracks and jingles with bandmate Greg Jackson.

The Bumps went on to become one of the hottest local acts in Ventura County. During this time the band decided to utilize the then cutting edge technology called MIDI to create a huge sound with only 3 musicians. Audiences were amazed at how such a small band of 3 could sound like 10. The Bumps became the premiere MIDI based band, enjoying 10 years of success.