Bands and Musicians

Steve Greene is a gifted musician whose voice is the guitar. As a composer he specializes in writing for modern dance companies. He has worked with the critically acclaimed Garth Fagen Dance and most recently with the Boston Dance Collective. He teaches, writes and performs regularly around Rochester and western NY. What stands out the most about Steve’s playing though, Read more...

“Shared Genes” is an instrumental guitar duo seeking to create an aesthetically pleasing and emotional experience in the presentation of music. In the framework of two guitars, each as soloists and together as a duet, the music selected and presented is custom tailored, in real time, at every venue, without a written play list. The sound may range from a Read more...

The Rita Collective is a chamber group from Rochester, NY that plays original and world music with a jazz slant.  Performances by the Rita Collective include original compositions written for the group’s unusual instrumentation – bass clarinet, marimba, acoustic bass, and percussion – melodies from the Middle-East or Africa, re-invented jazz tunes from one of the masters like Miles, and Read more...