About Me:
Everyone has a different way of learning, that means I need to have many different ways of teaching. Regardless of if you are a beginner or an advanced player, I always make sure the student has a solid foundation in technique and some basic working knowledge of theory/harmony. Aside from that I have a handful of basic areas of study that are tremendously important to playing the bass, playing music in general, and will free you as a player to play whatever it is you want to play.

Styles:
Musical Theatre, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, Country, Pop, R&B, Hip Hop, Funk, Latin

Subjects:
Harmony, Theory, Ear Training, Songwriting, Arranging, Jazz Music History

Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Availability:
Anywhere in Greater Boston.

Major Influences:
James Jamerson, Chuck Rainey, Anthony Jackson, Pino Palladino, Billy Sheehan, Raphael Saadiq, MeShell N'degeocello, Marcus Miller, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers and many, many more.

Experience:

• I've shard the stage with: The Wailers, Carbon Leaf, The Samples, Blackalicious, Josh Kelley, Todd Wolf (former Sheryl Crow guitarist), Dicky Betts (former Allman Brothers guitarist), Mike Levesque (former David Bowie, Natalie Imbruglia, and Dave Navarro drummer), Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Keith Karlson (of Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Rob Stone (Chicago-based blues harpist), Nicky Sanders (of Steep Canyon Rangers), Josh Gold (former Wheat keyboardist), and Actor/Comedian Kevin Hart.
• I've played Tailgate Concerts at the Tweeter Center opening for the Dave Matthews Band, G-Love, the Allman Bros, and Moe.
• I've done many musicals including West Side Story, Rent, Chicago, Footloose, Jesus Christ Superstar, Scrooge, The Music Man, Me & My Girl, A Vaudeville/Burlesque Show and Hair.
• I have experience giving clinics at grammar schools and high schools such as King Philip High School (Wrentham, MA), Coventry High School (Coventry, CT), Vernon Center Middle School (Vernon, CT), Killingly High School (Killingly, CT), Gilead Hill School (Hebron, CT), and Hebron Elementary School (Hebron, CT).

Education:

• Bachelor of Music in Bass Performance (BM), Berklee College of Music [2004]

Studied With:

• Hal Crook [2006 - 2007]
• Walter Beasley [2006 - 2007]
• Oscar Stagnaro [2004]
• Anthony Vitti [2003 - 2004]

Awards:

• Best Rhythm Section - North American Music Festival [2001]

Recent Performances:

• Governor's Inaugural Ball for John H. Lynch (NH) [January, 2007]
• TELUS Ski & Snowboarding Festival @ Whistler [April, 2006]
• 2005 & 2006 US Snowboarding Open @ Stratton Mountain [March, 2006]

Discography:

• Adam Ezra Group - "Crawl" [2005]