Who We Are
South Florida native Jon Sebastian is a musician who has dedicated his life to playing an assortment of music and musical instruments ranging from the drum set to the piano. He started playing the steel drum, or “playing pan” as it is called at times, from the early age of 6, and has been playing pan for the last 21 years. Not only is he a player, but an accomplished arranger. He was originally taught the steel drums by his father, an accomplished Steel Pan tuner & arranger from the island of Trinidad & Tobago, the home of the Steel Drums. He currently serves as the director & arranger for the Daystar Steelband, a community band that has toured the entire east coast of the United States of America on several occasions.
Jon Sebastian has performed with Pan Paradise Steel Drum Band on many occasions where each performance was completely outstanding. While playing with this group he performed in the Florida Keys, Miami, Kendall, Naples, West Palm Beach, Orlando and all of Florida since 2007. He has also appeared on several live TV broadcast such as NBC 6 Barbados Week: Tropical Music, PBS Documentary on Pan Paradise and the making of Steel Drums, as well as a live concert at the Sunrise Civic Center.
Jon Sebastian‘s love for the Caribbean & for music led him to start the Reggae/Calypso group, Caribbean Waves Steel Drum Band, who specializes in weddings, corporate events, and private functions. In addition to reggae they also perform a wide range of music not limited to Calypso, Latin, Jazz, Top 40, classic tunes from Jimmy Buffet, as well as irie tunes by the legend Bob Marley.
Caribbean Waves Steel Drum Band performs in Dania, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, North Lauderdale, Lighthouse Point, Hallandale, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, Miramar, Miami, Deerfield Beach, Parkland, Opa Locka, Boca Raton, Miami Gardens, Hialeah, Miami Springs, Miami Beach, Delray Beach, Coral Gables, Boynton Beach, Key Biscayne, Lantana, Lake Worth, Greenacres City, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Princeton.
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