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John Pizzarelli Trio at Keystone Korner

by Mark Robbins
April 11, 2020

From 1972 to 1983 NEA Jazz Master's award recipient Todd Barkan operated San Francisco's Keystone Korner as one the preeminent jazz clubs in the country. Performers such as Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Betty Carter, McCoy Tyner and so many more played on the Korner's stage until, due to financial difficulties, Barkan had to close ...

Fred Hughes

Born: March 19, 1961

From concerts, recordings and military service in Seoul, Korea to jazz festivals as a Jazz Ambassador; conducting orchestras across the United States as a musical director to recording and producing records as a pianist and leader of his own group; Fred Hughes has had a long and varied musical journey.   

Fred began studying keyboards and low brass at the age of 8 and by age 12 was a member of Local 294 of the American Federation of Musicians in his hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  He performed alongside his father in the New Holland and Bainbridge Bands on tuba and in his dad’s jazz group on organ.  Professional performances continued with his own organ trio until graduating from high school. 

Rufus Roundtree and Da B'more Brass Factory

Active since: 2007

"Rufus Roundtree and Da B'More Brass Factory Party Experience and Show" Winner 2015 Band of the Year for Baltimore Crown Awards- A New Orleans Styled Brass Band in Baltimore. We combine the jazz of New Orleans with a little Baltimore Club and House, a little Parliament Funkadelic, a little Chuck Brown, a little Bob Marley and then whatever else you can imagine into this Gumbo sprinkled with Old Bay. We call it BaltimOrleans where the Wire meets the Treme. Formally trained musicians, Rufus Roundtree and Da B'More Brass Factory infuse the essence of the New Orleans brass band sound that defines the Mardi- Gras experience with a hometown contemporary flare; recreating versions of R&B and hip-hop songs with funk, neo- soul and jazz elements..

The Chemistry Project

What’s in a name? In the case of The Chemistry Project …the name speaks to the ability of five talented musicians to create innovative, unique, and heartfelt music at will!! The Chemistry Project is a rebirth of the early to late 90’s group who experienced a great deal of success gigging at venues in the Baltimore / Washington area including 8X10, Maxx’s on Broadway, Virginia Tech, and Georgetown Harbourfest. Additional prestigious bookings include the Kennedy Center. Reformed in 2015 with two founding members, today’s Chemistry Project continues the tradition of playing smooth and funky soulful jazz with an emphasis on amazing textural harmonies and melodies

Rahul Mukerji

Rahul is a musician based in Maryland. Born in India, he has been performing live for over fifteen years. He has had a varied performing career that has included stints in Chicago, Boston, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. and India. Rahul has been featured on a wide array of recordings. His pieces were featured in a movie in Singapore. His music was also featured on the DC local Tri-state Radio. In 2012, his music was featured in various animations and was used as the official score for the Fractal Forums web episodes. Rahul was featured in Guitar Player magazine in Editors Picks and people to watch in 2008

Zachary Serleth

Born: July 26, 1990

Zach Serleth is a professional bassist and banjoist around the DC, MD, VA area that plays most of his gigs in Bluegrass Bands or Eastern European folk music groups. He started with the Highland Hill Boys, a Baltimore Bluegrass band that you can catch at the 8×10. Bluegrass being mostly in major chords, Zach yearned for for a darker sound in which he found Klezmer music. Studying with Margo Levert and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, Zach formed Baltimore based klezmer band, The World Fair. He later joined on with Evan Tucker’s creation, Schmuck and helped run the Baltimore Klezmer jam

Bridget Cimino

Born: May 14, 1982

Bridget Cimino is a professional visual artist that paints murals, portraits, houses, and does historical restoration around Baltimore City. She just happens to have an uncanny ear for melody with a memory like an elephant. She literally knows almost every single tune you could throw at her. It’s amazing! She has been interested in music since she was a young child as her history inclined, reenactment parents exposed her to great traditional music early on such as the 97th Regimental String Band. From there it was folk music all the way until discovering punk music in her teens

Greg Hatza ORGANization

A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Greg Hatza’s musical instincts came to him as early and as naturally as the ability to walk, and he was picking out blues and boogie woogie tunes on the piano around age four before starting formal lessons shortly thereafter. The Hammond B-3 became his life’s obsession as a teenager, when a friend turned him on to records by Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Ray Charles, and Johnny Hammond Smith. His first professional gig on the instrument came when he was 16, with the Frankie Scott Trio, where he played around small towns in central Pennsylvania. Because there were no jazz organ instructors at the time, Greg was largely self-taught, picking up most of his insider knowledge from the organ players at jam sessions at a local club called the Grand Hotel

Matthew Andrews

Born: September 30, 1991

Matt Andrews, born in 1991 in Washington DC, is a hot jazz violinist who focuses primarily on the swing sub-genre commonly known as "Gypsy Jazz" - other names include "Gypsy Swing," "Jazz Manouche" and "Swing Manouche." He began with classical violin at the age of 7, but changed course as a teenager when he first heard a recording of Stephane Grappelli playing with Django Reinhardt's Hot Club du Quintette de France. Matt has been honing his chops and playing Gypsy jazz ever since. While he loves swinging in the style of Stephane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, and Stuff Smith, Matt also draws influences from a wide array of other sources

Jonathan Epley

Born: March 16, 1984

I grew up playing guitar in the mountains of East Tennessee. An initial interest in the instrument came from my uncle, well known Martin historian and luthier John Arnold. There were many excellent guitarists in and out of John's shop I met at an early age, including Norman Blake and Doc Watson. ​The unique opportunity of watching some of the world's greatest acoustic guitar players in the world in such an intimate atmosphere proved to be too much to resist, and soon I had picked up a guitar of my own and started hacking away. I have melded this Bluegrass/Folk upbringing with Jazz, Electric Slide Guitar, Blues, and Progressive Rock to create a sound that is unique yet hopefully identifiable.