The Band
Andy Temte
Andy Temte is the product of a musical family. His mother Louise is a killer organist and his father Bill is an excellent vocalist. At age 14, Andy joined his first rock band with Paul Leithold, Mark White, and Kirk McIlraith (Easy Street). At 16, Andy joined up with Jeff Smith in Aurora. By this time, the rock and roll bug had bitten Andy and, like most musicians his age, he was convinced he was going to be a star! Well, after 5 years of slugging it out in smoky bars, a lightening bolt hit him and convinced him to go back to school and “get a life.” Well, at 21, Andy did get a life, got hitched to the woman of his dreams (Linda), and went back to school – for nine years. Two wonderful boys (Brandon and Nick) and a Ph.D. later, life was good but rock and roll was a missing ingredient. The Remainders represents the perfect mixture of camaraderie and therapy for Andy to ensure an effective work/life balance.
Ed Overholt
Ed first started playing cello at State Road Elementary School under the direction of Leigh Elder. In middle school Mardel Allen found that he had a voice. He studied voice with Dan Johnson-Wilmot who had just moved to La Crosse and joined the faculty at Viterbo University. While in high school at La Crosse Central High School, Ed switched from the cello to the string bass and electric bass. The Robed Choir and Henry Aronson taught him the discipline of music and then he studied voice at Luther College with Dave Judisch and performed in the Nordic Choir for 3 years with Dr. Weston Noble.
Steve Duff
Steve began playing on a Magnus Chord Organ, given to him by his mother, at the age of 18 months and has never stopped. His first band was called “The Journey Big Band”. He was 15 and played a trombone. Steve is the President/Service Tech/Bookkeeper/Head of Complaints at Duff Heating Inc.
Josh Shively
Josh has been a performing percussionist and instructor since moving to the La Crosse area from his native Iowa in 1994. He has performed with many musical groups in several genres, and is honored to join the Remainders. Music has always been a passion for Shively, beginning with his parents’ musical library of 60’s and 70’s rock, then 80’s hard rock and metal, followed by jazz, funk, and classical music. He earned his masters degree in instruction at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, and teaches 4th and 5th grade at Coulee Montessori School, a charter school in the La Crosse School District. In his free time, Shively and his wife and two young daughters enjoy the many outdoor recreational opportunities the Coulee Region provides.
Johnny Nielsen
Greg Balfany
La Crosse Jazz Orchestra director Greg Balfany is Professor Emeritus of Clarinet and Saxophone and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Dr. Balfany is active as a performer and music educator, giving workshops, clinics and performances throughout the greater La Crosse area. Greg performs extensively as a clarinet and saxophone soloist in both jazz and classical contexts. His La Crosse Jazz Quartet has been a mainstay of the regional jazz scene for the past two decades, appearing regularly at local festivals and clubs. He has served as both principal saxophonist and clarinetist with the La Crosse Symphony, and has soloed on both clarinet and saxophone with the La Crosse Concert Band.