Jazz

We gather to play our music and connect with the communities that support us. At our acoustic jams you will hear a many of the genre standards that range from swing, ballads, Latin bossas, bolero, waltz, and more. Even though we gather simply to play for the love of the music and community, we promise toe...

Nate Lopez delivers a sound that is much more than a typical solo artist: With the ability to play bass and guitar at the same time on one instrument, Nate creates dynamic original music and solo cover arrangements of timeless favorites from many styles of music, including Jazz, Blues, Pop, and Funk. When Nate plays his music on his unique 8-string...

Over the past 8 years, Mafalda has come to NY alongside her guitarist/arranger Paul Ricci to become a standout on Jazz radio and on the NY scene where, among other venues, they've played at Birdland, Mezzrow and NYU, and have recorded 4 CDs that feature John Patitucci, Don Byron, Dave Leibman, Rogerio Boccato, Helio Alves,...

Mark Tonelli is an internationally-renowned musician and educator whose  career is characterized by innovation and entrepreneurship. Mark is associate professor of music and coordinator of Guitar Studies in the School of Music at Millikin University, where he coordinates the guitar studies program and teaches courses in commercial music. Mark created the long-running course Arts Cafe, a live-performance venue that students operate, which features...