"Water Tower is this wonderful band that is made up of "the lost boys"... its like a soup kitchen for those in need of belonging and family who have been through some of the experiences they have over come" -Grand Ole Country Bunker

Frontman Kenny Feinstein (right) has spent more than 15 years curating the band to what it is today. In 2005 he began performing and recording with the Water Tower Bucket Boys then modified members and style as Water Tower String Band. In 2018 he moved from his Portland Oregon roots to Los Angeles where he began the new iteration of the band as known simply as Water Tower. The core group is made up of three unlikely protégés who came from very different backgrounds to form one great sound of their own. Kenny brings solid string experience (banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar) in his favorite genres of Punk Rock, Old Time Music and Bluegrass. Soon after moving to Los Angeles he met Tommy Drinkard , an audio engineer , songwriter and front-man for his own rock band called Tommy Drinkard and the Remedy. Tommy who is already a great electric and acoustic guitar player began taking banjo lessons from Kenny and within a year he won first place intermediate banjo at the highly acclaimed Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Competition. Soon their songwriting collaboration began to take place and songs like "The River Song", "Fivers" and "AMPM" began to form their sound. Soon after that, they met Jesse Blue Eads a 19 year old jazz bassist who held his own on the banjo. They met while busking at the beach in Southern California. Unbeknownst to Kenny and Tommy at the time Jesse had just received a Jazz Award from Berklee School of Music. Amazing sounds were heard across the beach as the three met and traded styles and licks for hours including what would become the double banjo performance signature sound in songs like "Take me Back" . Together they share their love for Bluegrass, Old Time, Jam Grass while adding their individual infusion of reggae and rock (Tommy Drinkard), Jazz and prog-rock (Jesse Blue Eads) and Punk Rock & Old Time styles (Kenny Feinstein).

The Family

Kenny Feinstein

Kenny is the founder of the band. His reimagined band vision was born in 2020 with the release of their first album, "Fly Around". Kenny loves to play fiddle and has a degree in jazz guitar.

Tommy Drinkard

Tommy plays banjo and produces music from his studio. His banjo playing got him a first place award from the 2021 Topanga banjo fiddle festival and contest, when Tommy had only been playing for six months.

Taylor Estes

The California Wiz Kid with the Golden locks of hair. His extensive musical knowledge allows for killer bass solos with the band. He is an amazing flatpicker and can sing.

Jesse Blue Eads

Twenty-three-year-old multi-instrumentalist Jesse Blue Eads has forged his own career path as an artist in the truest sense. While most widely known as east Tennessee’s up-and-coming innovator of jazz and progressive music on the five-string banjo, most of Jesse’s career was spent as a versatile and charismatic bassist and guitarist in Los Angeles before moving to Tennessee in 2021.

Jesse’s reputation for marrying complex and diverse musical ideas with a strong sense of soul, spontaneity, and intuition has led him to play multiple instruments on stage with titans such as Joe Craven (Jerry Garcia, David Grisman), Kory Caudill (Tyler Childers, Justin Moore), Chris Blue (The Voice), and bluegrass band Water Tower. He has also worked extensively as a mandolinist, vocalist, producer, and keyboardist.

Eads has been known among his peers as a passionate listener and jack of all trades with a uniquely diverse range of influences beyond his years. From the jazz, funk, R&B, and soul that characterized his Los Angeles upbringing to the bluegrass, old-time, and folk colors of his banjo career, Jesse seamlessly bridges cultural boundaries with grace.

Some of the countless acts with whom Jesse has performed or recorded include: Wyatt Ellis, Warren Wolf, Water Tower, Tim Janis, Bar Jay Bar, Tommy Drinkard & the Remedy, Chris Blue & Crockett, Ikes Creek, Max Huggins, Casey Freedom, Brad Brownfield, Kaleb Baize, Olivia Pucci, Ben Eaton, and Carson Moore.

J SIZZ

John Seltzer....he's just happy to be here. Originally from Upstate New York, John spent his early years playing in blues and rock bands while developing a deep passion for bluegrass. This diverse musical background led him to a career providing multi-instrumental support for artists across genres, eventually bringing him to Los Angeles, where he quickly became known in the folk-bluegrass scene as an inventive and energetic mandolinist.

John’s influences range from bluegrass legends Tim O’Brien and Tony Rice, to soul and R&B, to the emo and hardcore bands of the 2000s, shaping a unique sound that blends tradition with modern edge. Beyond performing, he has a strong background in event production, having co-produced hundreds of events in Upstate New York and assisting with California Bluegrass Association events. He has supported a variety of artists, including Caity Gallagher, Elliot Lurie, Hayley Orrantia, The Doohickeys, Matt Axton, Jay Maloney, and Dennis Witcher.

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