Hultman and Jazz Friends

Carl Hultman has over 40 years’ experience playing in many different bands. He earned a performance scholarship at Arizona State University to play trumpet in the band and orchestra. During college, he started playing acoustic guitar and has been playing and singing jazz ever since.

Barb Schwartz has perfect pitch for voice and harmony in jazz, folk, bluegrass, country, and pop music. She is a natural musician with a unique style and a voice that audiences love and remember.

Bruce Johnston was first exposed to American audiences as a member of Maynard Ferguson’s band in 1972. He recorded three albums with the Ferguson Band which, along with live concert appearances placed him in the #3 spot in Down Beat Magazine’s Readers Poll behind Gerry Mulligan and Pepper Adams. Moving to NYC, he signed with Arista’s new Freedom label and with co-leaders Rick Petrone and Joe Corsello formed the new Jazz Fusion band, New York Mary. While in N.Y. Bruce also recorded with Anthony Braxton and with blues singer Luther Allison. In 1977 Bruce toured and recorded with The Woody Herman Band. Now living in Western N.Y., he maintains a busy concert/clinic schedule including appearances with Dave Stevens Big Band, Buffalo Brass, Erie Philharmonic Pops, Bemus Bay Pops, and the Don Menza Octet. He is currently Director of Jazz Studies at SUNY Fredonia. 

This is an opportunity to hear world class jazz performed at the Lily Dale Auditorium!