“The great thing about rock & roll is that someone like me can be a star.

- Elton John

The five members of JJ & the Hooligans combine classic dance band tunes with reimagined surprises that make their shows fun, high-energy, and irresistibly danceable.

Jay Heneghan (Lead Vocals) is a classically-trained pianist that commits to being the person in the room having the most fun at every show. Don't make her pick her favorite genre — she loves them all. 

Tom Rheam’s (Keys, Trumpet) Dad played trumpet and his Mom piano. Tom plays both, often at the same time. He left college to go on the road with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and went on to play with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Buddy Rich, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Four Seasons, Frank Sinatra, the Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Leo Maes… you get the picture.  He’s legit.

Pete White (Lead Guitar) grew up in Santa Fe and has been singing and playing guitar in different groups for more than 20 years. He has played with Santa Fe’s Controlled Burn since 2000,  and is active in Santa Fe's thriving jam scene. He likes his food hot, and feels the same way about music.

Ben Baur (Percussion) grew up playing drums in Boulder, San Diego, Berkeley, San Francisco, Albuquerque and, for the last 18 years, in Santa Fe. He is still growing up and still playing percussion.

Juan Aniceto (Bass) has been playing the bass for almost 20 years. Originally from Peru, he studied Music Education in Southern California and has been teaching Beginning Strings for the past 5 years for Santa Fe Public Schools. His hair is often referred to as “the 6th Hooligan”.