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Jacob Bartfield
When Jake was 2 years old, his favorite toy was a blue, plastic guitar. He started playing the piano when he was 6, the cello when he was 9, and the bass when he was 12. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2006 as a bass perfromance major and has been working as a professional bass player ever since. Jake earned a Master's Degree in Music Education from the University of Bridgeport, and has been an elementary school music teacher and a Music Together teacher since 2017. He lives with his wife and two boys, both of whom are Music Together Alumni. He loves sharing his passion for music in class and hopes that they enjoy creating and making music as much as he does.
Knox Chandler: Exploring The Sound Of The Shoreline
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on guitarist Knox Chandler. Knox's name might ring a bell from his work with The Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie and the Banshees, or maybe from his string arrangements on Depeche Mode's Exciter (Mute, 2001). However, his latest project takes an entirely different turn. After decades in the music business bouncing between ...
Jimmy Greene Quintet – 'As We Are Now' Album Release Celebration At The Artists Collective On Thursday, June 12th, 2025
Exactly thirty-five years after his first life-changing encounter with Jackie McLean at the Artists Collective, saxophonist Jimmy Greene returns to the Collective with his quintet on June 12 to celebrate the release of his latest album, As We Are Now (Greene Music Works). Joining Greene for this special night are the same all-star musicians who appear ...
'Here To Stay' Introduces Jason Lapierre’s Debut Album
Rising singer-songwriter and producer Jason LaPierre unveils “Here to Stay," the lead single from his forthcoming debut album, There Are Things I’d Like to Say. A dreamy, nostalgic jazz ballad, it seamlessly blends vintage charm with modern artistry. Featuring acclaimed artist Anthony Lazaro, the song is a delicate meditation on love, carried by poignant lyrics, fluttering ...
Bill Charlap Trio at Music Mountain
by Steve Blomgren
Bill Charlap Trio Music Mountain Falls Village, CT August 24, 2024 At Music Mountain, in Falls Village, CT, the Bill Charlap Trio played a memorable set to a near-capacity crowd one late August evening. The group was in fine fettle as it worked through a set list heavy on Broadway classics ...
Litchfield Jazz Festival 2023
by Paul Reynolds
Litchfield Jazz Festival The Frederick Gunn School Washington CT July 28 to July 30, 2023 It's fitting that a festival set in a location as venerable-sounding as the Litchfield Hills deeply respects tradition. That commitment starts with the music styles it presents. While the Litchfield Jazz Festival isn't averse to going ...
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Premik Russell Tubbs
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Premik Russell Tubbs, a composer, arranger, producer and an accomplished multi-instrumentalist performs on various flutes, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, wind synthesizers, and lap steel guitar. Premik has worked with everyone from Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Narada Michael Walden, Clarence Clemons, Ornette Coleman, Jackson Browne, Jean-Luc Ponty, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Scarlet Riveria, James Taylor, Sting and Lady Gaga just to name a few. He is equally adept in pop, R&B, jazz, world and experimental genres. Brief Highlights ~ Recent Years Premik’s May of 2008 schedule led him to perform in Sting's Rainforest Foundation Fund benefit concert Some Kinda Legacy at Carnegie Hall followed by extensive touring with Russian legend Boris Grebenshikov beginning in London at the Royal Albert Hall, continuing on to Dublin, Kiev, Milan, Moscow, St
Giacomo Gates Sings The Song, Tony Adamo Writes The Music
Jazz troubadour and terminal hipster Giacomo Gates just keeps getting better and better. Gates is one of the top male jazz singers around today. He's a talented, skillful, and a rock-solid professional. With his vocalese and bebop attitude, he sings, scats, dropping his swinging baritone voice into every lyric he sings. A few years ago, singer, ...
Guitarist And Composer Dan Liparini’s 'Tessellations' Bridges The Gap Between Paying Homage To The Legacy Of The Past And Staying True To One’s Own Voice.
Guitarist, composer, and bandleader Dan Liparini is a musician whose identity has been shaped by a plethora of influences, spanning genres, generations, and styles. With Tessellations, Liparini reconciles these varied influences together, birthing a voice whose sound is irrefutably drenched in jazz history while maintaining an integrity and honesty that remains unique to him. Tessellations sees ...
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Dan Arcamone
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Dan Arcamone, a celebrated guitarist, composer, and educator from Norwalk, CT, brings a uniquely expressive approach to modern jazz—always beautiful, always powerful. A long-time Artist Recording Collective member, Arcamone’s performances and recordings have earned widespread critical praise for their emotional depth, harmonic sophistication, and genre-bending innovation.
Over the years, he has shared the stage and studio with a stellar roster of musicians, including Steve Pruitt, Tony Grey, John Stowell, Panagiotis Andreou, Kenny Grohowski, Sean Nowell, and Martin Bejerano, among many others.
