Van Morrison Tribute

Nitebridge is one of the hardest working and versatile bands in Cleveland. From jazz to country, blues to rock and everything in between, Nitebridge has covered it. For over 30 years, Nitebridge band has been the top notch entertainment for wedding receptions, benefits, special events and bars/clubs locally and nationally.

Moss Stanley, born and raised outside of London, England discovered at a young age, his musical talents. It was when his older sister began struggling through piano lessons that Moss ventured right to the piano and effortlessly played what he heard. From then on Moss nurtured his natural talents and at the age of 19, moved to the United States. With just a few articles of clothing, no formal training and his magical fingers, he began his new life as a musician. It was in the early 1980’s that he formed one of the city’s top society bands which he still leads, performing for audiences in clubs/bars, weddings, bat/bar mitzvahs and benefits. Moss has been musical director for broadway musicals and has performed with the likes of Martha Reeves, Spyro Gyra, Chuck Berry, Blood Sweat & Tears and Robert Lockwood Jr.

Dussault’s career in music is more or less his destiny as opposed to a vocational choice. He was born the son of a bass playing father who experienced some success in the musically fertile 1960’s. Colin’s father Artie played bass in several of the top groups that worked in and around Cleveland in the late 1960’s & early 1970’s. In addition to the Crawling Group and the Blackwelles his father worked in the United Artist Records recording group Audi-Badoo which featured members of the aforementioned bands in addition to former members of the Tree Stumps.

Growing up, Colin spent much of his time listening to his father’s vast record collection while building an impressive audio library of his own. While doing so he was exposed to and absorbed a myriad of musical styles. His musical influences range from Blind Willie McTell, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter to Country Joe and the Fish, The Youngbloods, Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson, Cream, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, The Left Banke, Buffalo Springfield and Lyle Lovett.

While maintaining an impressive list of local club appearances, sometimes working 4 to 6 nights per week, he and his band have also shared the stage with such luminaries as Bo Diddley, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Bad Company, Robert Lockwood Jr., Carey Bell, Brian Auger, James Cotton, Blood Sweat & Tears, Buckwheat Zydeco, Eric Burdon, Jeff Healey, Koko Taylor, and Storyville.

Dussault’s tenacity and talent have secured him a secure place alongside Cleveland area musical stalwarts like Micheal Stanley, Robert Lockwood Jr., Wallace Coleman, Crazy Marvin, Mr. Stress, Travis Haddix, and Greg Bandy.