The 2/5th’s Party Band is comprised of former members of the Jerry Schneider Band – Denis Thull on drums, Patti Schoenborn-Kinjerski on keys and vocals, Tom Schneider doing whatever it is he does and the newest member to join us, Jon Kabat on upright bass.  Jon and his wife Gina live with their family in Kiel, WI.  Both have a varied musical background that brings a great touch to the band!  That rounds out our 4 piece ensemble.

From time to time, you’ll see Jerry Schneider sitting in on trumpet and he knows that he’s welcome to jump in any time he would like.

2/5th’s is rooted in Wisconsin and German Polka.  We play many of the songs from the JS Band.  We are adding tunes all the time to give our shows a little extra kick.  We’re expanding our selections to include classic swing tunes and country tunes by Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Bob Gibson and more!!  We’d love to see you at one of our shows.  Check out the “Events”  page to see where we’ll be next.

Why 2/5th’s???  We get a lot of questions asking why we call ourselves

2/5th’s Party Band.  Here’s the answer…  The very first engagement of what would become the 2/5th’s Party Band was Tom and Patti duo for the 60^th wedding anniversary of George and Irene Simon of DePere.  The Jerry Schneider Band was comprised of 5 members – our first performance was 2 of the 5.  Since, we’ve grown it to 4 members, remaining the 2/5th’s Party Band, a continuing tribute to Jerry Schneider and the roll he played in getting us all to perform together.  Thanks Dad!!