Panama Band

Meet The Band:

Lew Ingelido

Lead Vocalist, Percussion

Lew Ingelido

Dave Hill

Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Dave Hill

Bill Dowdell

Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica

Bill Dowdell

Craig Rosczypala

Keyboards, Saxophone, Guitar, Vocals

Craig Rosczypala

Norm Tokarz

Drums

Norm Tokarz

Tom Hadoulias

Bassist, Vocal Harmonies, Guitar

Tom Hadoulias

Anthony 'Tony' Castro

Keyboard, Singer, Songwriter

Anthony 'Tony' Castro
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Lew Ingelido's Bio:

If you have visited many of the Brevard dining and entertainment establishments, you have had, at one time or another run into this Rock & Funk Dynamo.Lew has fronted some of Brevard's hottest bands such as “Bravo Hotel”; (voted Brevard’s best cover band in “1999” by Florida Today), “Heat Stroke” and most recently, the “RockIT” band. His power vocals and percussion licks combined with his aerial show jumping antics has received standing ovations and wowed crowds for over 20 years.Lew has received credits for writing the lyrics to the song "Return to Space" for NASA, who licensed and uses the song for shuttle missions.Lew brings his same high energy and excitement to “Panama”, as one of the band’s founding members. In addition to his performing expression, Lew is a excellent song writer who will be bringing a combined original music writing style to the “Panama” band.
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Dave Hill's Bio:

Dave is one of those enigmas that you just can’t quite figure out in a short period of time. One thing we do know though… He can sing and play the guitar like nobody's business. New to the area from Maryland and more recently D.C., Dave brings a very interesting style to the band. He is a singer songwriter who will compliment our original material, made a living playing all kinds of music…most recently Reggae but has many influences to his unique guitar style. Dave is an incredible energy source for the music and has a great passion for doing things “right”. His vocals lend a whole new dimension to the music capabilities of the band by putting us in a whole new “genre” of music the likes of Steve Perry of “Journey”, which few bands can pull off. Just come prepared to be pleasantly surprised.
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Bill Dowdell's Bio:

Bill is without a shadow of a doubt the hardest working guy in the band! His energy is limitless and he is a driver to get things done. Bill hails from West “by God” Virginia and is the self proclaimed “Hillbilly” of the band. Now you might ask why we need a “Hillbilly” guitar player in a band like this…if you come and see him perform you’ll have your answer. Ironically, his influences are Stones, Clapton, SRV, and ZZ Top. His harp playing is more “Blues” than country and even though he can slap out a pretty darn good “ditty”, he will mesmerize you with the high power harp sounds of “Suicide Blond” by “INXS” and “Brother Cane”. Add to that guitar harmonies, vocal leads and harmonies and he becomes indispensable in the make-up of this band. Pretty darn good on the BBQ as well! Bill was a founding member of “Bravo Hotel” with Norm and is now reunited with 4 members of that band; Norm, Lew and Tom and Craig
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Craig Rosczypala's Bio:

Craig is classically trained in piano and organ and has played in a variety of gigs from church weddings to piano bars and also in previous bands as the keyboardist in “Bravo Hotel” and more recently “Proximity Effect” where he mastered the keyboard riffs on various songs from mega-groups like Deep Purple, Boston, Kansas, and Styx . In the past he’s also been called upon for any extra guitar work and sax solos when the tunes required them! He hails from the snowy north (near Niagara Falls, NY) and brings a repertoire of songs from that region to “Panama” that compliments the band’s style of funk and southern style rock. The fact that Craig, Tom, Bill, Norm, and Lew played together previously in “Bravo Hotel” just makes the Panama-sound rock that much tighter. The added layer that Craig’s keys provide is what makes Panama’s tunes sound so unique.
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Norm Tokarz's Bio:

Norm is a machine, a metronome! Norm’s drumming style is best described as consistent. Night after night, he plays the beat and keeps the heartbeat of the band strong! Hard hitting, unassuming and always keeping the rhythm section grounded so the band can do their thing. The sign of a great drummer is one that combined with the bass player causes the band to sound extremely tight yet nobody really knows why. Drummers come in all styles, some are flashy, some are very basic. The best ones know how to do both and when to do both without detracting from the music. Norm is one of those rare drummers that can make that happen. Content to do the job that is required of a great drummer without fanfare; but when the song calls for “glitz” he will let you know he’s always there in the mix.
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Tom Hadoulias's Bio:

Tom is a product of the Miami music scene and attended the University of Miami during the tenure of Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny, two music greats widely recognized for their musical contributions. Tom was the lead guitar player in the band “Green Cloud” which saw some national recognition along with Will Lee who was the bass player and is currently a top session and live performing bassist with the Paul Schaefer band on the Letterman show. Tom was so influenced by Will’s bass playing that he later switched to bass and made it his primary instrument. Tom has been a part of the Brevard music scene in many of the top area bands along with Lew, Craig and Norm. Some of those include founding member of “Heatstroke”, Bravo Hotel” and founding member of “RockIT”. Tom and Norm made up the rhythm section of “Bravo Hotel” and were widely recognized as a great team. Tom and Lew also we’re the drum and bass duo in the three piece band “Heatstroke” and were a “hard hitting” rhythm section necessary to pull-off a three piece power trio. The reuniting of the 5 members of “Bravo Hotel” combined with the influx of new talent will make “Panama” a band to put on your “must see” list.
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Anthony 'Tony' Castro 's Bio:

Tony Castro is a talented keyboard player, singer and songwriter from Washington D. C. His early influences were prog rock bands like Yes, ELP, Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd. Tony has been in many styles of bands since relocating to Florida; Rock, Pop, Soul, R&B etc. Tony has worked in the music business for Procol Harum, Jefferson Starship and John Kay & Steppenwolf. He has also opened up for K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Survivor, and 38 Special. Tony just loves keyboards and also tends to display that affection in the use of his many keytars. So you probably won't find him lurking behind a stack of keyboards for long at a show.



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