University of Massachusetts Kinetic Five
Ellen Jacobson grew up in London, England and has been drumming for 12 years. She is currently an undergraduate student at Umass Amherst, majoring in Jazz Performance and Psychology.
Liam Keaney is an upright and electric bass player from Worcester, MA. He is a senior at UMass and majoring in statistics with a strong passion for music.
Ethan Ni lives in Medfield, Massachusetts, and grew up playing with and learning from musicians in the Boston area. He is currently a junior studying biological sciences and music at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Matt Padula grew up in Franklin, Massachusetts. He is currently a graduate student at UMass Amherst studying Jazz Performance. Matt comes from a musical family and has grown up surrounded by music his whole life.
Dylan Walter is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Shutesbury Massachusetts. He is a pianist in the University of Massachusetts jazz program and has played with numerous area folk and rock groups on keys, vocals, bass, saxophone, and trumpet.
Friday, January 6, 2023
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM US EST