Andy and Richie
Andy D. and Richie B. are two jazz guitarists from the central New Jersey area. They have studied with some of the jazz guitar greats including Chuck Wayne and Jimmy Bruno. They have been playing together for several years. Recently we expanded our group to include Al C. on bass and Jeff T. on drums.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes. Usually somewhere in Central New Jersey. In the we played in Brielle and Frenchtown, NJ and we did one gig at The C-Note in East Village, NYC. Last summer we played several times at a coffee house in Flemmington.
Your musical influences
Chuck Wayne, Jimmy Bruno, Wes Montgomery, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Jim Hall, Ed Bickert and Dave Stryker.
Anything else?
Andy is currently using an archtop made by Mark Campellone as his main guitar. Richie has been playing a "Jim Hall" Sadowsky archtop.
