Free admission. acoustic guitars and vocals. fingerpicking, slide, blues, americana

BILL MARTIN BIO

·       BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN TRUMPET PERFORMANCE – CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

·       MASTERS IN TRUMPET PERFORMANCE – MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC

·       MEMBER OF THE US ARMY BAND (WASHINGTON DC) 1966-1969

NAMED “BUGLER OF THE ARMY” 1968-1969

·       CONTRACT PLAYER FOR THE METROPOLITAN OPERA ORCHESTRA

·       DISCOVERED THE GUITAR IN 1971, HAD HIS OWN TEACHING STUDIO IN HUDSON FALLS

·       LECTURER IN GUITAR – SKIDMORE COLLEGE 1980-1985

·       LEFT TEACHING FOR OTHER BUSINESS PURSUITS IN 1985. DEVELOPED A BUSINESS AS A GROUP BENEFITS SPECIALIST UNTIL 2009.

·       SEMI-RETIRED NOW WITH A SMALL MEDICARE HEALTH CONSULTING PRACTICE

·       MUSIC CRITIC FOR THE CHRONICLE FROM 2001-2013

·       ASSUMED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DUTIES FOR THE DE BLASIIS MUSIC SERIES 2016.

·       LIKES TO ARRANGE AMERICAN POPULAR SONGS FOR SOLO GUITAR, WRITE SONGS AND PLAY SOME BLUES

“Jim Horwitz is a recovering attorney. Song, guitar, comradery and an occasional good golf round are his antidotes. In addition to playing music with Bill Martin, he is a member of the musical group, the Geritones.”