Bradford School of Music

Bradford School of Music - The North Shore's premier lesson studio

Andrew Clark (Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute) Andrew Clark has been one of the Boston area's most in demand freelance saxophonists since he graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 1987. He has performed and/or recorded with the following bands: Andrew Clark Band, The Papasax Horns, SAXATTACK, Gary US Bonds, The Coasters, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, James Montgomery, Peter Wolf, Tom Hamilton, Galactic, Michigan Blacksnake, Les Claypool and the Frog Brigade, Two Ton Shoe, Bruce Marshall, Two Bones and a Pick, The Love Dogs, Michelle "Evil Gal" Willson, Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish, Brian Maes, John Keegan and Madhouse, The Search Party, Grapevine Road, 11th Hour, Rick Russell and the Cadillac Horns, Toni Lynn Washington, Boston Baked Blues, Catharine and the Greats, George Gritzbach, Stovall Brown, Hub Caps, Swinging Johnsons, Steve Smith and the Nakeds, Khani, Jimmy C and the Real Deal, Motor City Rhythm Kings, One World, Part Time Lovers, Sandy Mack and the Heartattacks, Signs of Life, Buddy Johnson with Weeping Willie, Stop Time, Birdbrain, Wilbur and the Dukes and many others.

Since January 1995 Andrew Clark has been writing for Saxophone Journal, an internationally distributed magazine. His column "Rock and Roll Saxophone" appears in every issue. He has interviewed Angelo Moore from Fishbone, Skerik from Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Ben Ellman from Galactic, Gordon "Sax Gordon" Beadle (Duke Robillard), Joe Sublett (Texacali Horns, Taj Mahal, BB King), Dana Colley from Morphine, Jenny Hill (Big Apple Circus), Bruce Kapler (Late Show with David Letterman), David Woodford (Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Ray Vaughn), Mark Earley and Rich Lataille from Roomful of Blues, Richie Cannata (Billy Joel), Kenny Brooks (Ratdog), Henley Douglas from the Boston Horns and Clarence Clemons (Bruce Springsteen).

Andrew has produced four master class CDs for Saxophone Journal. He produced, recorded and mixed a master class CD about the Akai Electric Wind Instrument for the January 2006 issue, a Microphone Technology CD for the March 2004 issue. and a master class CD with Sax Gordon Beadle for the March 2002 issue. Andrew produced a master class CD on playing blues and rock and roll saxophone for the Sept 1999 issue. He recorded a children's CD for Dorn Publications in 1998. A short story Andrew wrote was featured in the Gig Nightmare column of the Nov 1999 issue of Gig magazine.

Charlie Hunt (Guitar) Charlie Hunt has been a full time performing and recording musician for over 25 years. A Berklee alum, Charlie is the singer, guitarist and band leader of Search Party, a Boston based 7-piece band that has had a long and distinguished run in New England, performing concerts, clubs and private functions. Charlie wrote, produced and recorded the critically acclaimed CD "Days of Magic", which combines Caribbean rhythms and flavors with American songwriting. He will be releasing a new CD in the fall entitled "If I Dream" which possesses more of a classic and modern rock feel. Charlie has extensive experience singing and playing guitar in a wide range of styles from blues and swing to rock, r&b and reggae. Charlie looks forward to sharing his experience and knowledge with students at Bradford School of Music for many years to come.

Yahuba Garcia (Percussion) Yahuba is a native of Boston, MA with cultural and family roots in Puerto Rico. In the language of his Puerto Rican ancestors, the Taino Indians, "Yahuba" means music or a 'grito fuerte y sonoro' (strong musical scream). His instruments include congas, tenor saxophone, timbales, bongo, assorted latin percussion, trap drums and vocals. Yahuba attended the University of Massachusetts and Berklee College of Music.

Yahuba was born into music. His father and uncle were founding members of the legendary Puerto Rican Nueva Trova pioneers: Haciendo Punto en Otro Son. His mother ran the light show for the band and this became the soil he planted his roots in at a very young age. Yahuba has been performing in one way or another his entire life. Currently, he frequents the stage with many bands and has been teaching private percussion lessons for 5 years. Over the past decade, Yahuba has been visiting schools in New England teaching workshops on Puerto Rican as well as Caribbean music and culture.

Michael Mersha (Bass & ProAudio) Mik Mersha is a native of Ethiopia who grew up on the North Shore and graduated from the University of Massachussetts. For the last 15 years, Mik has performed and toured in and out of the country with a number of different groups whose stlyles range from R&B/Soul to Afro-Cuban Son/Salsa, African, Jazz, Funk, Hip-Hop, Rock & Blues. Mik has also been working in studios around Boston and has produced/mastered many high-quality recordings for wide range of artists. Currently, Mik is buiding a new home-studio, teaching and performing regularly with Los Sugar Kings, 2Adam12 and Greg Luttrell Band.

Jen Kearney (Voice & Piano) Jen Kearney has been playing the piano and singing since early childhood with her spirited Sicilian musical family. For the last 15 years, Jen has toured and recorded extensively with various bands in styles ranging from R&B and soul, to jazz, Latin, funk and rock. She is a singer/ songwriter native to Massachusetts. She has written and produced 3 albums thus far and has performed her original music locally and nationally creating her own style of playing and singing. Jen currently tours as a solo act and with her 7-piece band, The Lost Onion and has been teaching privately.

Joe Cincotta (Drums) Joe Cincotta has been performing professionally in the Boston area since 1986. He has a Masters in Music Performance from UMASS Lowell. He has studied with Fred Buda – Drum set/Percussion, Alan Dawson – Jazz Drums, Bob Gulotti – Jazz Drums and Jeff Fischer – Timpani. Joe is a busy freelance percussionist and performs with Bellevue Cadillac and the Boston Horns Big Band.

Helen Liu (Violin & Piano) Helen Liu has a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Violin Performance (2007) from State University of New York at Stony Brook. She has studied with Pamela Frank, Philip Setzer, Ani Kavafian and had chamber music studies with the Emerson String Quartet. She has performed with National Repertory Orchestra of Breckenridge, the University of Maryland Philharmonia Ensemble, the Naumburg Baroque Ensemble and the New York Amadeus String Quartet.

John Fugarino (Trumpet) John Fugarino received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He then attended the New England Conservatory of Music and earned a Masters in Music Composition. John has performed and taught trumpet in both the classical and jazz idioms. Has performed a wide range of music including Orchestral,Jazz,Rhythm and Blues, Free Form Improvisation and Microtonal Music. Currently John can be seen playing his own jazz compositions and lead trumpet with "The Hornzone" an R&B/ Funk band.John is a music teacher at the Butler Middle School where he teaches in the Midi-Music Lab and directs the school Jazz Ensemble. Trumpet recordings are on the Lyra Ohm label and Zoning Records. Orchestral music recorded by the Radio and Television Orchestra of Bratislava.

Jim Zaroulis (Piano) Jim Zaroulis has been a professional pianist and private instructor for almost 20 years. He holds a degree in Music Industry and Performance from the University of Massachusetts/Lowell. Over the years he has studied extensively with classical pianists Anthony Mele, and Juanita Tsu, and spent 4 years under the tutelage of world renowned jazz instructor Charlie Banacos. Jim is currently the leader and keyboard player of Boston City Rhythm, a 7 piece wedding/function band performing all over New England. His other musical ventures have included being a keyboardist/pianist for Joe Piscopo, The Drifters, The Coasters, Ron Stewart (Drummer of The Joe Perry Project), BALKANASIA (an original jazz project blending Eastern European music with jazz improvisations), The Boston Horns Big Band, The Mike Valeras Group, and Som Do Atlantico (Portuguese-American band from Lowell MA that has toured the Azores Islands, Portugal). Born and raised in Tewksbury MA, Jim now calls Beverly MA home.

John Anthony (Voice, Guitar, Bass & Piano) John is a native Bostonian and a multi-instrumentalist with over 20 years of performance and teaching experience. He has performed all over New England, as far west as Hawaii and as far south as the West Indies. A vocalist, bassist, guitarist, pianist and songwriter, John has worked in the capacity of a bandleader and as a sideman playing a wide range of music; Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Funk, Reggae, Soca, Calypso, Zouk, Rock and Hip Hop to name a few. He has performed and/or recorded with the likes of The Bogus Quartet, Grapevine Road, SAXATTACK, Entrain, Caribbean Roots, Daisycutter, The Andrew Clark Band, Legitimate Sun, The Biscuit Boys and many others. Lately you can catch him with the Lisa Love Experience; a top 40 rock show band. John brings with him, a great love of music and an excitement about teaching its traditions.