Parlor Tricks is the world’s first and foremost industrial ragtime band -- a hot-jazz quartet specializing in swing, syncopation and stomp. Thoroughly modern, we are influenced by music first heard in speakeasies and vaudeville halls, on Edison cylinders and 78s. The band has released three recordings of original music, and has played all over the Bay Area since 2011. ParlorTricksRagtime.com

Eddie Scher plays guitar and ukulele and composes Parlor Trick’s original material. He has studied with Nick Rossi, Tony Marcus, and Bob Brozman. His main influences are Marty Grosz, Al Casey (Fats Waller’s guitarist) and Lonnie Johnson. Previous bands include the DC-based Washbone and The Moribund Brothers. He is a contributing author to Ukulele magazine.

Alan Williams plays the trombone. Sometimes loudly. Over a 20+ year career, Alan has played in a wide variety of styles with a wide variety of artists ranging from country rockers Drive By Truckers to tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith to quirky indie-popsters CocoRosie and boogaloo pioneer Joe Bataan. With a sound influenced by past and present masters like Dickie Wells, Lawrence Brown, Gary Valente and Ray Anderson, he's created a passionate sound rooted in tradition. Alan currently performs with Funky Latin Orchestra (FLO), Afrolicious, David James' GPS, St. Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band, and Candelaria while developing his own project--Dub Factory.

Safa Shokrai is a bassist, composer, and bandleader who has been making music in the Bay Area for 25 years. He has worked with a broad range of artists including Rova, Howell Devine, Rupa & The April Fishes, and many others. He leads several bands featuring his original compositions, and has arranged for small groups and big bands. https://www.safashokrai.com

Melina Selverston interprets songs with a performative style rooted in musical theater. Her primary jazz influences are Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Abby Lincoln and Anita O’Day. She also enjoys playing vaudeville instruments.