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Brad Whiteley is a musician living in The Bronx NYC with a focus on jazz and improvisational music, gospel, and pop. 18 years living and playing on the great New York City music scene.

Focus: Piano, Organ (Hammond and Pipe), Synthesizer/Synth Programming, Music Director, Accordion, (working on) Vocals

TOURS:

  • Regina Spektor (2 album cycles “What We Saw From The Cheap Seats” and “Remember Us To Life”) including numerous TV appearances (Letterman, Leno, Colbert, Fallon) and venues (Radio City, Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House)

  • Harlem Gospel Travelers (Newport Folk Festival, Celebrate Brooklyn, NPR world cafe live)

  • Ben l’Oncle Soul (US and Canada tour)

  • Kellylee Evans (US and Canada tour)

  • Other tours with Michael Eaton, Jeri Sager, Janice Martin

DISCOGRAPHY:

Released 2 albums as leader “Pathless Land” 2014 and “Presence” 2018.

Other highlights as sideman include: Regina Spektor, Michael Eaton (guests Dave Liebman, Lionel Loueke, Tim Hagans) Charlie Apicella (guests Daniel Carter, William Parker, Juma Sultan), Kenneth Salters, Choral Chameleon, Shine And The Moonbeams, Jenna Nicholls, Adam Minkoff, Jon Crowley, and Erika Lloyd

THEATER:

  • Hadestown 2019-2020 (conductor, piano, accordion)

  • Avenue Q 2017-2019 (keys 2)

  • Regina Spektor Live On Broadway 2019 (accompanied guests including Lin Manuel Miranda and Ben Folds)

WORK:

  • Music Director/Keys Live Music Pros 2017-Today

  • Organist/Keys/Music Director Blessed Sacrament Church Bronx 2013-today (tambien aprendí español en este trabajo)

  • Jazz At Lincoln Center Accompanist Webop Program 2013-today

EDUCATION:

  • Indiana University School of Music: MM Jazz Studies minor classical piano Performer’s Certificate 2005

  • DePauw University BMA Music 2002

  • Henry Mancini Institute

  • Banff Jazz program

  • Aspen Music Festival

  • Semester in Vienna private lessons at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

  • Flaine France music festival

  • Private lessons with Mike LeDonne, Fred Hersch, Bill Cunliffe.

GEAR:

Software: Ableton Live, Logic, Mainstage, too many plugins

Hardware: Yamaha MODX7, Yamaha YC61, Nord C2 Organ/JG3 Organ Pedals/Neoventilator, Dave Smith Prophet Rev 2, Behringer MS1, Casio CZ3000