Crisco Janda (drums and percussion) encouraged and taught by his mother, an accomplished drummer herself, taught him to play piano, guitar and drums. Drumming became his passion.  Although born and raised in Tiburon, his Native American heritage directly descends from the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Pleasant Point, Maine.  It was there, during frequent family visits to his reservation, that he pursued and mastered both performing and basket weaving, these being important parts of his family’s culture.  

 As an adult, upon returning from the Armed Forces, he continued to practice his craft, and through the years achieved an impressive resume.  Recording credits include Ed Earley, Sky Saxon and the Seeds, Pete Sears, Terry and the Pirates, and has performed with many more, including Slick Aguilar, Gregg Douglass and  Elvin Bishop.  An accomplished actor and member of the Screen Actors Guild for almost 20 years, Crisco can be seen in movies, television and commercials as well.  Some of these include Blood-in Blood-out, Getting Even with Dad, So I Married an Axe Murderer, American Graffiti, KTVU News and Weather, Tombstone Pizza, Milk Advisory Board, several documentaries and an HBO special called NEED.

 Today Crisco and his wife live in Tiburon.  They have 3 wonderful grown children and an adorable granddaughter, who is learning to basketweave.  Still working The Silver Peso (October will mark 30 years as everyone’s favorite bartender), he is currently performing in several bands, including RUCKUS, Sweetiepie & the Doughboys and The Ed Earley Band.  In his free time, when there is any, he enjoys his community commitments including membership in The American Legion and E Clampus Vitus, as well as baseball, billiards and anything else he can hit with a stick.  When he eventually retires, he dreams of traveling with his wife and basket weaving.