Doc Grober & The Mudcats "The Jazz Age"

The Doc is back in town. This March, Florida’s favorite musical practitioner returns with his signature Dixieland Jazz band. Alongside his Mudcats band, Doc Grober performs energetic jazz pieces adored by his fans and touted by new listeners. The Doc performs each show with surgical precision and a good old Southern attitude, bringing the best of Florida music to The Lyric stage.

Before Doc Grober even dreamed of becoming a surgeon, he was a pianist in a Pennsylvania band called Ron Grober’s Quaker City Rhythm Kings. Touring the northeast from Philadelphia to New York, the Doc eventually had to put his promising musical career to the side while he acquired a degree as an orthopedic surgeon. Doc Grober proved his talents in the medical field as well, receiving the honor of becoming the Florida team physician for the New York and St. Lucie Mets.

However, Doc Grober just couldn’t give up his love of music. He rediscovered his love of the keyboard after the Pelican Yacht Club of Ft. Pierce asked the Doc to help them with an upcoming event that needed a jazz show. Doc Grober quickly stepped up to the plate, organizing a couple of talented local musicians to perform for the club. Despite not even having a name, the group achieved immediate recognition by the media and audience members. The Doc decided to continue performing with the group, naming his band the Mudcats. Now, Doc Grober and the Mudcats return for another classic Lyric performance.