Videos

Happy Holidays from Mariko and Anton! Here's the old holiday classic "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" written by Frank Loesser. Audio/Video recorded at: Thunderbird House Recorded and mixed by: Alex Herd Video by: Brittany Spinelli

WQED Sessions is a direct-to-web series showcasing musicians in the Pittsburgh area. This episode features gritty vocals over rock riffs and horns, coming from the band The Commonheart. Their performance of "Save Me" was recorded July 12, 2017 at Thunderbird House Recording Studio in Lawrenceville, PA with audio engineer Alex Herd.

This is one of my favorite Motown tunes. I joined a great group of musicians to play a 3 hour set of Motown music.This song was included in our feature set at James Street Gastropub & Speakeasy in Pittsburgh, PA!

Please Watch in HD! Steeltown Horns Band opening up for Big Mean Sound Machine at the Rex Theater on Thursday June 23rd, 2016. Here they are laying down the funk for a Parliament Funkedelic cover. Reggie Watkins - Trombone Rick Matt - Saxophone J.D.

Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/that-spirit-of-christmas-feat-clinton-clegg/1314587893?i=1314587895 Produced by: Anton DeFade From The Commonheart: Clinton Clegg - Vocals Mike Minda - Guitar Shawn McGregor - Drums From Buffalo Rose: Shane McLaughlin - Backing Vocals Mariko Reid - Backing Vocals Lucy Clabby - Backing Vocals From Steel Town Horns: JD Chaisson - Trumpet Reggie Watkins - Trombone Rick Matt - Tenor Saxophone Anton DeFade - Bass Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by: Stan Kleja Recorded at Heid Studios Recording Engineer: Jim Barr Co-Produced by: JD Chaisson & Stan Kleja

Elevations members Anton DeFade (Bass), Michael Stephenson (Tenor Sax.) and Benny Benack III (Trumpet) preform with Gregory Porter (Vocals), Roger Humphries (Drums) and Helen Sung (Piano) at the 2014 "Where Rivers Meet" Summer Jazz Festival in New Bern, North Carolina. www.ElevationsMusic.com

Dahi Divine Jazz Quintet Perform original composition entitled The Element Composed by Dahi Divine Featuring: Dahi Divine - Tenor Sax; Justin Faulkner - Drums; James Tillman - Vocals; Brett Williams - Piano; Anton Defade - Bass

Living For The City by Stevie Wonder Performed by The Ruckus Bros. at the James Street Ballroom Feb. 12th 2016

Elevations performing at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival 2012. Benny Benack III - Trumpet Michael Stephenson - Tenor Sax Brett Williams - Piano Anton DeFade - Upright Bass George Heid III - Drums