About

David Blacker - drums and vocals

I hit things.  I have always hit things.  It started when I was very young, around 4 years old.  At that age I started to tap things, anything but mostly table tops.  This would come to be a problem as I grew up.  I think it was my brother that grabbed some chopsticks and put them in my hands with some pots around me.  My brother tells me that I was already keeping a beat so he put on some music to see what would happen.  And that is where it all began.  By the time I was 10 I had my first drum set. My cousin is a professional drummer and gave me lessons for two years or longer. I can't remember exactly.  From there I went to high school.  I was too advanced for them to teach me anything  about percussion so they put me on the trombone.  Just after that I got braces on and that was the end of the trombone.  Next they put me on the saxophone. That was kind of fun but I wanted to be back on the drums.  They finally gave in and I started playing with the bands in high school.  Jazz, big band and the orchestra.

After high school I was more interested in acting and followed that career for more than 20 years.  Drumming still came in handy as I did a few plays where I played the drums and a movie called Hearts of Fire.  In that movie I had the great experience of playing with Bob Dylan. And, although I wasn't playing the drummer, I played the lead singer in John Gray’s "Rock and Roll" - separate productions with Mark and Jimmy. 

I have come a long way since hitting pots and pans.  In the end I still love to hit things.

James Downing - guitar and vocals

There’s a popular trope that “all musicians want to be actors and all actors want to be musicians”. Never more true in Jimmy’s case, who not ironically, shares the experience of having performed in John Gray’s "Rock and Roll" with two of his bandmates. Such is fate.

As a professional actor for 50 years, and a Torontonian for the last 30, he could often be spotted in the Rocket on the way to an audition, perched in the car exits, practicing on his metallic green Ibanez, confident in the knowledge that his mistakes were being muffled by the rattle and hum of the subway.

Although the guitars have changed, the love of music is undiminished and now shared with the other disparate members of BLUE JUNCTION. Twelve original songs later and they’re still talking to one another. Someone call Noel Gallagher.

We miss you Georgina.

Mark Ingram - guitar and vocals

Mark has been playing guitar off and on for the last 50 years. He's been in the acting world for over 40 years. Initially, as a musician, it was as an acoustic folk-song player. However, when he was cast as the guitar player in John Gray’s “Rock and Roll” he was brought into the world of the electric guitar. 

As a listener, Mark’s main influences over the last couple of decades have been from the world of the Blues. This even prompted a few trips to Chicago, to study as a player and immerse himself in the blues clubs. While in Chicago, Mark was fortunate to study with: Tom Holland, Billy Flynn, Joanna Connor and  Johnny Burgin.

Mark Logan - drums & vocals

Paul Postorino - keyboards

Music has played a central role throughout his life personal and professional life, from his earliest memories to the present. Private study in accordion, piano, & theory, music programs throughout high school, and degree in music from York University. Professional live & recorded performances for many years, coupled with private teaching were at core of his professional life. Married a professional singer/vocal coach & love of his life. Owned and operated a successful music instrument retail & music education business for 25 years. Music performance has always been a key element of joy for him, and with gratitude, he hopes to continue to perform for many more years to come.