The Band

Jody Thompson - Vocals

Jody took over vocals for Final Approach in December ’07. Rob Albright "discovered" her singing at a local church. Having never been in a band before - Jody was hesitant at first but is now a full fledged member of Final Approach. Channeling her inner Grace Slick, Etta James and Janis Joplin - Jody brings a big voice to the band.

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Rob Albright - Hammond Organ / Synthesizer Horns
Rob is one of the founding members of Final Approach. The only thing bigger than Rob's love of music is his infectious enthusiasm for life in general. When he's not sitting at the keyboard, Rob can be found flying his Ultra-Lites or riding his Harley. Rob has been a drummer his whole life and took up the keys about 5 years ago! You can catch Rob buzzing around here: Crow Island Aviators

John Sabonaitis - Bass Guitar
John (Sab) has been playing bass professionally for 35 years. John says... "It is my longest running profession! I am thrilled to be playing again with my long time buddy "Johnny Dollar" and Jody, Mike and Rob. If you want to hear a band that makes you want to dance, sing and have a great time, then come check us out!"

Mike Emery - Guitar / Vocals
After playing in several successful cover and original bands throughout the ‘80s, Mike took time to pursue other aspects of life (you know… kids, job,) but the playing bug never left. A couple of rehearsals with Final Approach convinced all this was a perfect fit. With backgrounds in rock, R&B, jazz, and even some classical, Mike plays any style comfortably with few absolute beliefs about music other then that all guitars should look great (red being the preferred color) and you can never have too many of them.

Johnny (Dollar) Murzycki - Percussion / Vocals
Johnny (Dollar) Murzycki started drumming at the age of 13. 39 years later he still has a zest for performing. He's toured and performed with many bands in his career and still loves every minute of it ... "It's my escape” he says… “it gives me piece of mind". He performs with The Johnny Dollar Experiment playing Jazz and Jazz Funk and in addition has now joined forces with Final Approach to bring back his love for R&B and Classic Rock.