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Bass, Jazz Ensemble Coach Matt Stavrakas is from Medfield, Massachusetts, and began playing the upright bass at age 15. After participating in the nationwide Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center with the Medfield High School jazz band, Matt knew he wanted to pursue a career in music. Matt graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in 2014, where he …
Bass, Jazz Ensemble Coach J.P. Heston has been teaching music for over 10 years. Growing up in Ogdensburg, NJ he got his first guitar/bass when he was 11 years old and played with local bands in high school and in church. He started studying jazz and advanced music theory with Jeff Ciampa in 2010. He eventually began playing in several …
Double Bass Elizabeth Foulser, Double Bass, has been freelancing in Boston over 25 years. Previously Principal Bass of the Jacksonville (FL) Symphony she performs regularly with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Boston Classical Orchestra (now Bach, Beethoven, Brahms Society) and the Portland Symphony. She has held first desk position in the Springfield and New Haven Symphonies. She has played as …
Jazz Bass Sean Farias teaches jazz bass and jazz ensembles at RSC. He earned a Bachelor’s of Music from UMass-Dartmouth and a Master’s Degree from Longy School of Music. s.farias@rivers.org
