Program Credits

Bruce Gallipani – Founder and Director

Count Basie Theatre – Promotion and Facilities

Michael Zdeb – Guitar and Piano Instructor
Zdeb has a B.S. in Music Education and Jazz Studies from Rowan University. He is a guitarist, piano instructor, and arranger who has been studying music since he was eight years old. His blues and jazz influence emerge from studies with local Red Bank guitar hero, Matt O’Ree. Zdeb currently performs with New Jersey-based band, Quincy Mumford.

Zac Silva – Guitar Instructor
Silva holds a B.S. in Music from Berklee College of Music. He is a guitarist, arranger, and writer.

Dan Ricker – Instructor
Dan attended Brown University as a Modern Culture and Media concentrator, with a specialization in theater. He has been playing music for fifteen years and playing in bands for ten. He hopes to use his experience as a musician and as a theater director/actor to teach the nuances of musical performance.

Stacy Smith – Vocal Instructor
Smith attended The Eastman School of Music in Rochester. Her clients include platinum-recording artist Shontelle and SRP/Universal Motown up-and-comer Cara Salimando.

Glen DiCrocco – Photography, Logo, Words, Website Production

Photo by Glen DiCrocco