Joe Grady has been a performer in the Tampa Bay Area for the last thirty years. He has performed in a variety of musical ensembles on the electric bass and the double bass. With over 3000 performances, Joe is extremely thrilled to be back on the Shimberg Playhouse stage. Joe was the house bass player for the Jaeb theater at the Straz from 2000-2010 and performs for American Stage Park shows and Stageworks Theater. He has also had the fortune to record with Rock Legend Marty Balin, record and perform with acoustic guitarist Christie Lenee, and was a ten-year member with the award-winning reggae/world music ensemble Rocksteady@8. He is currently a founding member and performer with the Same Day Delivery Orchestra. He is a public-school music educator in Tampa for twenty-six years and looks forward to time with his wife and daughter.