Jazz Electric Bass Guitar and Music Instruction

Jamie is a graduate of Berklee College of Music ('79) in Boston, MA. He was a composition major and
performing artist in residence for 8 years in Boston. He has been performing and teaching for 30+ years.

Jamie visited Charleston for the first time in 1975 as a member of the pop group The Buckinghams. He toured
the country with them and other notable bands for two years.

Jamie moved to New York City in 1981 and quickly became a sought after player in the club date field, playing
bass, and guitar and as a vocalist. He wrote arrangements for several Atlantic City nightclub acts, as well as
being a feature player for many of those bands. While a feature player for the Lester Lanin Orchestra and the
Peter Duchin Orchestras, Jamie played in all the major hotels in NYC as well as inaugural balls in Wash, D.C.
Jamie has performed on cruise ships sailing from NYC to Caribbean ports in small bands and orchestras, playing