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wild-wood
Acoustic • Folk Rock • Country


Wild-Wood is a band out of Northampton, Massachusetts. Stunning vocal harmonies, swampy soul, and acoustic wooden instruments melding into a country/folk/pop experience. www.myspace.com/wildwoodmusic



Mike Pfeiffer bass
Dave Tallarida •
drums, percussion & vocals
Sara Curtin •
fiddle
Brett Jenkins •
guitar, mandolin & vocals
Emily French •
lead vocals
Tony Lechner •
guitar & vocals

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tony lechner
www.fablevision.com


mitch chakour
www.mitchchakour.com

stu getz
www.stugetz.com

The Sweetback Sisters!

The Sweetback line-up features Zara Bode and Emily Miller on lead and (surrogate) sister harmony vocals. They are joined by an all-star cast of instrumentalists, including West Virginian triple threat Jesse Milnes on fiddle, guitar, and low brother harmonies; Stefan “da guns” Amidon on drums; Philly’s little rolling thunder Ross Bellenoit on rippin’ Telecaster and lap steel; and a slew of incredible bass players including the sweet slappin’ Joseph DeJarnette (WIYOS), Corey Dimario (Crooked Still), and our newest addition Miss Amanda Kowalski (The April Verch Band).

www.thesweetbacksisters.com
miro sprague
jazz pianist • composer • bandleader

My new CD, titled 'Opening'
is available for sale in local stores:
Turn it Up & Dynamite Records/Northampton, For the Record/Amherst and About Music/Greenfield.

The CD features 3 of my originals along with a couple of jazz ballads and inventive treatments of Chick Corea's 'Windows' and Mile Davis's 'All Blues.'

It is mostly a trio disc (one tune is piano solo), with a strong rhythm section played by Alec Derian, bass and Jon Fisher, drums
.

www.mirosprague.com

Miro is presently attending
Manhattan School of Music.

 

ross bellenoit
guitarist, composer


Ross Bellenoit's composition "Tria"
is included on this JAZZIZ compilation disc.
October 2005




www.jazziz.com

Ross is a senior at University of the Arts, Philadelphia.

 


sonya kitchell

www.sonyakitchell.com

At 16, Sonya Kitchell is that rare exception – an artist and songwriter who has truly found her voice, both literally and figuratively. There is an undeniable warmth and wholesomeness to Kitchell, which her debut record, Cold Day (produced by Steve Addabbo – Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega), perfectly captures. One hears hints of many of the greats, from the airy lyricism of Joni Mitchell to the phrasing of Ella Fitzgerald to the smoky romanticism of Norah Jones and Natalie Merchant, but the sound is all her own.

Velour Records
Buy her CD's at Amazon.com

 

a cappella inspirations & organizations - Here are some of our favorite a cappella groups, not to mention our biggest influences. Much of 5-Alone’s repertoire comes from these groups, all of which have made ground breaking strides in the history of vocal music.



new york voices
www.newyorkvoices.com


 




kim nazarian -
In June of 2002, Kim Nazarian (of the New York Voices) joined 5-Alone onstage at the Iron Horse and worked with our students in a Master Class at PVPA. 5-Alone extends our thanks to Kim for her generosity and her commitment to music education.

moosebutter
a cappella comedy

with our very own Jorge Jones!

www.moosebutter.com

moosebutter is a four-man comedy a cappella group. They have won awards from the Contemporary A Cappella Society (Best Comedy Song, 2004), The Harmony Sweepstakes (2003 International Finals runners-up),
had their music included on compilation albums (Doctor Demento Basement Tapes 2005, Sing II 2005) and played live shows in front of audiences around the United States. Their tight harmony and eclectic humor have charmed audiences through two albums and countless
live performances.





toxic audio
www.toxicaudio.com



the real group

from Sweden

www.singers.com
www.realgroup.se








 





 

TAKE 6 - www.take6.com




 

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5-Alone sings at schools, restaurants, private parties, nightclubs and outdoor functions. If you are interested in hiring 5-Alone to sing at your event, please contact Tony Lechner at PVPA: (413) 552-1580 or by email: tony@5alone.com