Joris Teepe
BASS Joris Teepe is a jazz bassist (acoustic & electric) and was born in 1962 in The Netherlands. He didn’t get into jazz until he was 18 years old playing in bands with friends from high school and college. After graduating at the Conservatory in The Netherlands he moved to
Albert Rivera
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | SAXOPHONE Albert Rivera is one of the busiest saxmen in the New York metro area and beyond, fitting 150+ gigs a year around a busy teaching and mentoring schedule. He has served as Operations Director of Litchfield Jazz Camp since 2005 and regularly appears on
Don Braden
MUSIC DIRECTOR | SAXOPHONE Saxophonist, flutist, composer and educator, Don Braden’s jazz career spans 40 years. He has toured the world with Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Haynes, and others and performed on Saturday Night Live, at Carnegie Hall, Harvard University (where he received his undergrad),