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Jon “Zeb” Berger

Mandolin, Bass, Vocals

Zeb was brought up on Cape Cod, is partial to quahogs, scupp and all-nighters spent on the rooftops of boathouses in Hyannis. On his first trans-atlantic voyage as a Mercantiller, a storm came up that stove the boat and tossed the crew into the churning sea. As his ears rang from the piercing cries of his mates, that one by one succumbed to the deep, he spied what would become his salvation....a double-bass floating high in the water. The grand instrument shook itself free from the hold and came to the surface not three feet from Zeb's hands. He grabbed hold with all his strength and vowed he would never let go.

Jon has played with several groups and performers including Earshot, Wronco (formerly The St. Ballentine School Orchestra), Henry Elsesser, Heather Greene, White Collar Crime, The Burlesque Troubadors and Per Contra.





	Jon “Zeb” Berger Mandolin, Bass, Vocals Zeb was brought up on Cape Cod, is partial to quahogs, scupp and all-nighters spent on the rooftops of boathouses in Hyannis. On his first trans-atlantic voyage as a Mercantiller, a storm came up that stove the boat and tossed the crew into the churning sea. As his ears rang from the piercing cries of his mates, that one by one succumbed to the deep, he spied what would become his salvation....a double-bass floating high in the water. The grand instrument shook itself free from the hold and came to the surface not three feet from Zeb's hands. He grabbed hold with all his strength and vowed he would never let go. Jon has played with several groups and performers including Earshot, Wronco (formerly The St. Ballentine School Orchestra), Henry Elsesser, Heather Greene, White Collar Crime, The Burlesque Troubadors and Per Contra.