Patricia started studying trumpet at age nine under the direction of Bill Brisson. She has experience teaching all brass instruments as well as clarinet and saxophone. in Music Education from Berklee College of Music (’13). An experienced educator as well as performer, James is delighted to be on the Making Music Matters faculty. A native of Michigan, he relocated to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music, where he studied Jazz performance and composition. James is currently President & CEO of Hype Time Records, L.L.C., an independent record label in Boston and Philadelphia. Recent collaborations with James have included Richie Cole, Greg Abate, Rebecca Paris, Sam (Wiz) Cobb, among others.
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In addition to numerous appearances at clubs, jazz festivals and TV Shows, James has also been a part of the Green Planet Concert Series, where James teamed up with Livingston Taylor. He has performed and assisted with the production of fifteen CDs with various Artists over the years.
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James has performed in concert and in the recording studio with artists including Lou Rawls, Jack Faith, MFSB Orchestra, Leo Sayer, Melissa Manchester, Gato Barbieri, Dizzie Giliespie, Tower of Power, The Crusaders, The CBS All-Stars, Buddie Rich, Maurice Starr (producer of New Kids On the Block and New Edition) and Rodney Butler (formerly with Planet Patrol) George Karis (Rock Records and Sony Engineer) and Chris Bender (Epic Records). James Foster is an accomplished musician who has worked in the music business as an entrepreneur/business owner, artist, and producer. He currently plays tuba with Boston’s own Roma Band and plays trombone with the New Magnolia Jazz Band as well as the Point and Swing Big Band. Steve played Euphonium for the Mad Bavarian Brass Band. He has sung with the Boston Symphony’s Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and has played trombone and sung with the Sunnyside Swing Band. Steve has performed with countless orchestras, choruses and bands of all types. Stephen came on board with Making Music Matters in the fall of 2017. He served in this position until his retirement in 2017.
In 1979 He became the band director for the town of Southborough, Massachusetts. Stephen started his teaching career in 1978 in the small towns of North Stratford, Groveton, and Stark New Hampshire where he taught instrumental and vocal music K - 12.
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His Masters Degree in Performance is from the University of Massachusetts/Lowell. Stephen Curtis has a Bachelor of Music Degree in Education from the Berklee College of Music.