Established as a three piece band in the fall of 2000, Captain Quint “tested the waters” in and around Maryland, and in just two months had expanded to five pieces, outgrowing the smaller clubs in the area. Thanks to a rapidly growing fan base and incredible demand, the band started turning heads outside of their local market. In January of 2001, they were invited to join DJ Batman on his 47th Booze Cruise (as seen on E!Television’s “Wild on D.C”), and shortly thereafter Captain Quint.com went online. By the end of 2001, Quint had expanded its lineup to eight pieces and had become known both regionally and nationally for their entertaining stage show, complete with palm trees, crowd participation, an erupting volcano and lots and lots of bamboo.

By the end of 2002, Quint had upgraded its resume quite a bit. The band’s reputation earned them an opening spot for Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band’s Far Side of the World Tour, and the year continued with shows at the State Theater in Virginia, a southeast tour through the Carolinas and Georgia, and northern exposure in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. They added two more Booze Cruises and brought the season to a close in Ocean City, Maryland, with a spirited tropical goodbye to summer for the town’s Labor Day Concert Series. Quint continued to expand their performance area and, with an increased fan base churning out overwhelming support, they began to focus their attention on branding their own special sound, dubbed “real tropical rock and roll”. Quint soon began work on their debut release Pineapple Jam.

The release of Pineapple Jam helped define the “Quint” sound - a tasty roux of rock, reggae, calypso, Americana, and Latin flavors. With hints of Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, and Paul Simon permeating through the music, Quint paid homage to those that helped influence their style. As an independent release, Pineapple Jam sold over 500 copies in its first three weeks. Within the first five months of release, seven of its nine tracks had charted on California-based Coverunner Radio, including the single On the Rocks, which charted at number 7. The band gained support from sales on Apple’s iTunes Music Store and Cdbaby.com, as well as several other Internet-based retailers. Several of the tracks can be heard regularly on “trop rock” radio shows across the country and around the world, thanks to Steve Huntington and Jimmy Buffett’s Radio Margaritaville.

In 2004, Quint started spreading the “jam’ nationally with shows in Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana. Included in the 2004 tour were shows at Bourbon Street’s famous Tropical Isle, Margaritaville at Universal Studios in Orlando, and a sold-out performance at the nationally renowned Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis, MD. The summer also included stops on Jimmy Buffett’s License to Chill Tour in Bristow, Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2005 saw the inclusion of Quint’s music on Sirius Satellite Radio as well as the release of its sophomore effort, The Swinging Sailor of Perryman. Buoyed by the addition of world music influences from New Orleans, Africa, Cuba, Trinidad, and Jamaica, Quint’s nautical/tropical sound took a dramatic leap forward. The band also enlisted the efforts of world-class engineers to take its studio sound to the next level, including Nashville stalwart Jim DeMain, who mastered the CD.

In the last 4 years, Captain Quint has undoubtedly staked their claim in the growing genre of “trop rock”. The band continues to promote their music through an ever expanding tour schedule on their quest for… world domination.