Our Artists

Pro trombone player (Tiger Chung Lee, Blue Rootz), multi-instrumentalist, low-brass music educator, and instrument maintenance & repair tech.

Pro composer, bassist, producer, and arranger (Brian Culbertson, Najee, Julius Wilson, Cissy Houston, Marvin Winans, Riley Richard, Phil Perry, Me’Lisa Morgan, Donnie McClurkin, Special Gift, “Stevie J” Jordan, Walter Kemp 3).

Pro violinist & violist (Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo Tango Orkestra, David Cloyd) and music educator (SUNY Fredonia, Shul Music).

Pro trumpet player, composer, music educator (Villa Maria College, Global Concepts Charter School), and founder & artistic director of The Jay/Sharptet.

Award-winning pro bandoneon player, accordionist, violinist, violist, composer, arranger, & performer (Buffalo Tango Orkestra), and music educator (UB, Shul Music).

Award-winning pro piano & keyboards player (Organ Fairchild) and singer/songwriter.

Award-winning indie recording artist (ECR Music Group, NYC), founder of Hook & Ladder Records, and co-founder of Buffalo Music Club.

Award-winning hip-hop recording artist, poet, fiction writer, editor, publisher, and educator.

Pro audio production engineer, multi-Instrumentalist (Asthmatic Kitty Records), composer, and founder & owner of Lowly Mountain Banjos.

Award-winning pro drummer, music educator, mentor, and founder of The Damone Jackson Outcome.

Award-winning pro guitarist and music educator (Director of Guitar Program, Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts).

Pro mix engineer (Griselda Records, Lana Del Ray, Naughty By Nature, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Jaheim, Dead Prez, Big Pun, Eminem, Notorious B.I.G), multi-platinum record producer (Smashproof, Quiet as Kept Records), DJ, and music educator (UB, BAVPA).

Award-winning pro bassist (The Jakob's Ferry Stragglers, Darryl Washington, Greg Millar, Rey Scott, Bobby Jones, Doug Yeomans, Mary Ramsey, Ray Hangen, Joe Rozler, The Tim Clarke Soul-tet), guitarist, and music educator (SUNY Fredonia).

Pro songwriter, producer, engineer, music business consultant, and founder & CEO of Work Art Entertainment.

Pro composer, multidisciplinary artist, engineer (Peter Gabriel, Daniel Lanois, Snoop Dogg, Fela Kuti, Hans Zimmer), and founder & owner of Warm Jets Music Studio.

Pro bassist, guitarist, & touring performer (SZA, Mac Ayres, Cautious Clay, Aqueous), composer, and songwriter (Brasstracks).

Award-winning multi-instrumentalist & entertainer (CRiTT's Juke Joint, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Sinbad the Comedian, Michael Franti, G-Love & Special Sauce, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Dirty Dozen Brass Band), music educator (IMAGE Urban Arts Workshop, BCAT, BPS), CEO of CRiTT Presents, and co-founder of Buffalo Music Club.

Award-winning jazz fusion group.

Pro bassist (Nick Jonas, Cee-lo Green, Willow & Jaden Smith, Adam Lambert, Lizzo, Bernard Purdie), vocalist, model, and music educator. Endorsed by Fender, Moollon, and DR Strings.

Award-winning jazz group based in Buffalo, NY, founded by Jacob Jay and Dalton Sharp.

Pro percussionist & touring performer (SAAKUMU Dance Troupe, Mohamed Diaby and Manding Foli Kan Don, Brian Marsalis, DJ Logic), music educator (founder of Slyboots School of Music), and executive director of Bernard Woma Dagara Music Center USA.

Pro drummer (Moby, Ne-Yo, Robyn, AJR, Ingrid Michaelson, Sam Moore, The Temptations), producer, music educator, and career coach. Endorsed by Yamaha, Sabian, Pro-Mark, and Evans.

Pro saxophonist, pianist, music educator, and performer (Silver Arrow Band).

Some of Buffalo’s best string players create elevated musical opportunities for Buffalo artists and audiences—from performances and recordings to music education and special events.

"JOY IS REVOLUTIONARY!" Award-winning neo-classic rock band blending '60s and '70s rock, soul, and funk with a modern edge.

Pro saxophonist and woodwind player, music instructor, and clinician.