| RESA RANDOLPH- BLUEGRASS ENSEMBLE, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, UKULELE, CLAWHAMMER BANJO, MANDOLIN, AND SONGWRITINGResa Randolph is a Rockport-based musician and music instructor. A lifelong musician and former psychotherapist, she came to Maine in 2009 and since then has immersed herself fully in her musical and teaching career. She is the founder, singer, guitar player and songwriter of the local bluegrass band, Miners Creek. She has taught acoustic guitar, songwriting, banjo, mandolin, voice and bluegrass ensembles both privately and through the Adult Ed programs in Camden and Bucksport, and is the founder of the Vacationland Jam Camp in Searsport. With a Master's in Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado and a lifetime of music study, performing and teaching, Resa enjoys teaching students of any age or ability. |
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| AMORY RAYMOND- GUITAR, ELECTRIC BASSBorn and raised in Maine, Amory’s vocation is improvisational jazz theory and performance. A long-time contributor to New England’s jazz music scene, Amory has been a collaborator of many groups and ensembles in the East Coast throughout his career. His most recent project, The Trapparatus, toured New England performing jazz fusion, a genre combining jazz harmony and improvisation with rock, funk, blues, soul, and hip-hop roots. His methods and signature sound are adapted to guitar from a variety of melodic disciplines and theories to create his own unique and compelling voice. Amory studied at the Berklee College of Music and University of Maine at Augusta, receiving a BA in jazz performance in 2006. His studies focused on theory, performance, improvisation, composition, and arrangement. As a music instructor, Amory has utilized these techniques, as well as many other musical and theoretical approaches, for the past 20 years. |
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