Photo courtesy of Ilona Simon

Ricky Exton:  has been active in the music community for over 3 decades.  At an early age, his talents emerged as one of the Cleveland Tri C All Stars.  He continued his career at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., where he earned a Baccalaureate in Professional Music.  Exton has performed with Lou Rawls, Wynton Marsalis, Rufus Reid, Terence Blanchard, Ernie Krivda, Cyrus Chestnut, Joanne Brackeen, Kim Nazarian, Dominick Farinacci, Joe Lovano, and international guitar virtuoso Neil Zaza.  In addition, Ricky is an active session musician with many recordings to his credit.