Allen Glenn - Lead Vocals

I had always been involved in acting and music. From Kellogg's commercials in my childhood to finally getting a record deal after I moved to Minneapolis at age 21. I had a #2 song in Germany in 1995 which I recorded with Savannah Street Music and was a featured Artist on the "Sunset Music Band" CD, featuring Doc Severenson. I was fortunate enough to have also performed with: Brandy, BB King, Next, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Gladys Knight, Michael Bolton, Alexander O'Neil, Prince, and many others over the years, including The Good, the Bad and the Funky! After my Mother passed away from Cancer, I became interested in the medical field and earned a degree in Radiology while pursuing my love of music, which also keeps me very busy. Today, I find great joy in being able to play and gig with such a talented and fun group of guys like GBF!

Layne Bender - Tenor Sax

Wow !! Playing the Instrument and the music I fell in love with as a kid ! It’s been fifty years since my brother first played a Tower of Power record for me. When I heard the horn section and the screaming sax solos, I knew then I needed to do this. Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich , Chase, Chicago and numerous great saxophone players who inspired me, I’m so proud today of GBF, the guys in the band past and present and our long history of performing. I hope this journey continues for many more years. Lets bop until we drop !!
Recently interviewed by Voyage Minnesota, read the article here

Terry Peffer - Tenor, Alto, Soprano Saxes

Originally from Mandan, ND, Terry earned undergraduate Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota and a Masters of Music degree in Saxophone Performance at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he was a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the jazz studies area. He performed 5 nights a week as a part of the jazz house band at the legendary "Phoenix Jazz Bar & Grill" in Kansas City. Terry has toured and recorded with Nightlife and the Way Hot Horns, Trope label swing band Kings of Pleasure and Tim Whitmer and the KC Express. Other professional experiences include engagements with the Jay McShann Quintet, Claude "Fiddler" Williams Quintet, Kevin Mahogany, Karrin Allyson, Tom "Bones" Malone combo and jazz organist Everette DeVan. Terry is an Independent Insurance Producer with One Source Insurance Brokers in Minneapolis, and is a freelance musician around the United States. He can currently be seen performing with "The Good, The Bad & The Funky", "Star of the North Jazz Orchestra" and the Ignite Contemporary Worship band.

Greg Keel - Bari Sax

Greg is on the faculty at MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis and Hamline University in St. Paul. He founded Twin Cities Saxophone Day in 1999, the Midwest's largest annual saxophone event. Greg has been on faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Macalester College and St. Olaf College. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The O'Jays, Lou Rawls, Frankie Valli, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, The Fifth Dimension and the Minnesota Orchestra. His students have received recognition from DownBeat magazine, with outstanding college soloist winners in their annual Student Music Awards. Greg's students are frequently members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center programs, the Minnesota All-State Honors Band and Jazz Ensemble, with many going on to successful careers as performing and teaching artists. Greg studied with William Grahn, Ruben Haugen, Harry Miedema and Brian Grivna. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire & Madison, with graduate studies at Concordia College in St. Paul. Since 1985, Greg has been an artist/clinician for Selmer Saxophones.

Steve Strand - Trumpet

Steve has performed and toured with artists such as Prince, Doc Severinsen Big Band, Larry Graham, Carmen Electra, Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, Lenny Kravitz, Michael Bolton, Trisha Yearwood, Burt Bacharach, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Tony Bennett, Wayne Newton and Johnny Mathis, and in pit show Orchestras at the Ordway, Orpheum, Carlton Celebrity room, and State theaters. Also performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Pops Orchestra, Minnesota Sinfonia and Lorie Line's Pop Chamber Orchestra. Steve has also had appearances on MTV, MTV Europe and the Arsenio Hall Show.

His recordings include Prince, Baby Face, Mandy Moore, Hornheads, The Jonas Brothers, Chaka Kahn, Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone) and Carmen Electra. Commercial jingle projects include BMW, Cadillac, Holiday Inn Express, Target, CNN, Kare 11 News, WCCO 4 News, TNN Sports, ESPN, Minnesota Wild themes, Atlanta Thrashers themes, Minnesota Twins, Purina, Skippy Peanut Butter plus many others.

Steve is also a founding faculty member of Valley Music Academy in Stillwater, MN and has a studio of private trumpet students, details at www.trumpethead.com.

Josh May - Trumpet

Josh May is an up-and-coming trumpet player and arranger in the Twin Cities. Through his undergraduate studies in Music Performance and Jazz Studies at Bemidji State University, he had a month long residency with a fusion band in China, as well as a semester as a lead trumpet player for the Hochschule Luzern Universität Big Band in Lucerne, Switzerland. After Bemidji, he moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to complete a Masters in Jazz Studies at Louisiana State University, where he shared the stage with the likes of Wayne Bergeron, Bobby Shew, Peter Erskine, Diane Reeves, and the Temptations. Living in Louisiana, Josh has learned extensively about the culture of Brass Band Music, and brought that knowledge and skillset with him to the Twin Cities to become a regular performing member with both the Jack Brass Band, and McNasty Brass Band. Josh joined GBF officially as lead trumpet player in October 2022, and has since become co-arranger with our Musical Director, Brad Callahan. In 2021, he became head-arranger for a new band with GBF Guitarist, Will Hutchinson, and GBF Drummer, Dean White; the Drums of Navarone.

Will Glasper - Bass Guitar

I began playing bass guitar at the age of seventeen and my professional pursuit has taken me to London, Amsterdam, Germany and Scotland while performing with R&B national recording artist Alexander O'Neal and the House of Blues in Chicago with local act The Good, The Bad and The Funky (GBF). I have also played at the Minnesota State Fair, worked with Grammy Award winners Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and have performed live on The Late Show, Soul Train and at the world-famous Apollo Theatre in New York City. I've also recorded with Prince protege Tony Lemans at The Record Plant in San Francisco. Locally, I’m currently working with GBF, and I have been a member of several acts including Soulution, The Prophets of Soul, Stone Cold Blues and various artists that include guitarist Paul Holland, vocalist Ronn Easton and saxophonist Walter Chancellor. My motto is "it's all about the groove.” One of my favorite quotes is from Marcus Miller (one of my favorite bass players) who said, "it's what you don't play...that makes the groove real".

Will Hutchinson - Guitar

For the past 12 years, Will Hutchinson has held down the guitar chair for The Good, The Bad, and The Funky, delivering groove and breathing fire every time he hits the stage. A mainstay in Minnesota’s music scene, Will is one of the region’s most in-demand guitarists, lighting up stages with some of the hottest acts around. When he’s not funking it up with GBF, Will moonlights as a conga player in the Latin music circuit, playing with flair and Latin sabor! . Whether he's laying down a deep pocket or unleashing a searing solo, Will brings 100% pure passion to every note. His powerful right hand brings the funk rhythms to life, and his tasty chops ignite every performance. Add in his magnetic stage presence, and you've got a guitarist who doesn't just play the part—he puts on a show.

Will has a new band with GBF Drummer Dean White and GBF Trumpet Player Josh May called the Drums of Navarone.

Mark Moran - Keyboards

In 1987 I was sitting in my parents basement with my brother Tim, trying to come up with a name for a new 10-piece soul band we were putting together with Layne Bender and Jeff Fideler on a total whim. Something to please the guys in the band since there was no way the music public would get it at all. We wanted a BIG name, something based on the singer's name, Michael Jensen. Not much there until my brother thought about his middle name, Sterling, hmmm. We already wanted the "and the" part to be The Stud Brothers since stud was a catch phrase for cool waaaay back then. Mick Sterling and the Stud Brothers was born. We went from playing for free 6 Sunday's at Bunkers to almost having the fire marshall shut the place down with the huge crowds. That band is in the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame and you can read all about it in Mick's book. Now GBF's similar but I think closer to what we wanted all those years ago. Big and nasty trying to find a different spin on arrangements with great players and great guys from top to bottom. We're really on a roll right now. I hope you enjoy this. This is the best we can do!

Dean White - Drums

Dean earned a degree in music in the 80's and then moved out to LA to attend Musician's Institute. From there, a 1-year stint in the Legends In Concert show at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas. Next stop was Tokyo, Japan to play and record with Toshi Hinata. Since moving back to the Twin Cities he's played with the Autobody Experience, Diamond Awards orchestra, Hennessy Brothers Jazz (pals from MI 40 years ago), various projects with Nate from Willie's Guitars, and can be seen subbing for multiple big band ensembles (that sight reading comes in handy!). Current projects include the afroCuban influence Drums of Navarone, Larry Mcdonough Jazz Quartet (15 years running), and last but not least, the over-the-top experience that is GoodBadFunky!!