Natascha & The Spy Boys play an eclectic mix of blues, jazz & swing, their musical stylings evoking the smoky atmosphere of a 1920s Berlin night club.
Natascha, from Berlin, Germany, has a unique, soulful voice that covers a wide range of styles -- from sultry jazz ballads & snappy swing songs to belting out straight-up, full-on blues & soul tunes.
John "JT Blues" Thompson, award-winning piano player who's been playing for decades -- solo as well as in a number of local bands (Triple A, Maxwell Strait), Body and Soul) and national acts. He supplies the boogie, the woogie, and all other important KEY elements.
Robert Gardner is a bassist, conductor and composer who teaches at the Penn State School of Music. As a bassist, Robert has performed with many talented musicians (including Bobby McFerrin, DEVO, and members of WAR), and he has recorded original music in several genres. He joined the Spy Boys in the spring of 2016.
Doug McMinn has been chasing the bar-band dream for some 40 years. He plays sax, clarinet, and guitar, sings, and has written hundreds of songs. Doug is currently featured with the Doug McMinn Blues Band, his jazz trio/quartet, jam band Lumpy Gravy, Sink or Swing, and Natascha and the Spy Boys.
Jeff has been drumming most of his life. In addition to playing drum set, he also studies the percussion of India. As a teen, he fell in love with the sound of the Indian drums called tabla. He has worked with several teachers privately over the last ten years, and is the tabla student of the sought-after New York jazz drummer Dan Weiss.