Brad Terry and Friends

Brad Terry is a jazz legend and a Maine treasure. Brad's musical journey started more than 70 years ago when legendary band leader "King of Swing" Benny Goodman told his mother to buy Brad a clarinet. "I got three free lessons when I bought the instrument and almost immediately, I started playing this wonderful music called jazz. Undiagnosed ADD forced me to learn everything by ear; reading music was not an option. (Later I had three unproductive lessons with Benny )"

It was raw luck that early on Brad started playing with Steve Swallow, Sam Brown & Wayne Wright; did concerts with Chuck Wayne & Joe Puma; sat in at the Celebrity Club and played multiple gigs with Buddy Tate & Buck Clayton.

Later Brad sat in with Eddie Thompson and Major Holly and played for years with Eddie Thompson, even recording a CD with him.

Brad won the Hennessy Cognac Jazz search in NYC with John Basile and recorded a whistling track with Roger Kellaway and Red Mitchell.

Dizzy Gillespie visited for a week doing school programs and invited Brad to New York to play Cuban music with him at The Village Gate.

Brad enjoyed a 25-year partnership with Joachim Mencel in Poland, including lots of concerts and school programs, as well as recording 3 CDs. (23 trips to Poland)

While in Poland, Brad recorded 2 CDs, 1 Gershwin and 1 Ellington, with Jarek Smietana.

Brad's album with guitar legend and Maine native Lenny Breau, “Livingroom Tapes”, received 4 stars from Leonard Feather.

Peter Herman is a Maine-based guitarist who graduated from the University of Maine at Augusta music program under the direction of teachers such as Steve Grover, Richard Nelson, and Bob Thompson. Over the years, Peter has shared the stage with many notable local and international acts such as Denny Breau, Brad Terry, George Garzone, Ben Street, and Joe Henry. Peter performs mostly locally now, but in years past has traveled across the country as well as Europe to perform with a variety of groups. Peter has also played and recorded for several local Portland, Maine-based songwriters, such as Johnny Clay Shanks, Myles Bullen, and Cilla Bonnie, of which music has been released on all media platforms. Peter currently teaches music at the Maine Arts Academy, UMA, and Colby College.

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