Bluegrass Jam Class
Taught by Austin Scelzo using the Wernick Method
Cumberland, RI at Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland RI 02864
April 8, 2023
Saturday, 11:30am-5pm, preceding the Rock Hearts concert at 8pm
Tuition: $80
$80 holds your spot; 50% refundable for cancellations more than one month in advance. You will be sent the full set of of student materials as soon as you register.
Austin Scelzo was introduced to various fiddle traditions at Mark O’Connor’s early Berklee String Camps and over time picked up all the bluegrass instruments along with singing, songwriting, and jamming. While enjoying four years as a middle school music teacher. Austin’s bluegrass journey began with CT-based groups The Angry O’Haras and On the Trail, on fiddle and vocals. Now performing with The Rock Hearts, respected New England bluegrass veterans, he is active in the bluegrass community, creating and managing the Bluegrass Coffeehouse performance venue, hosting jams, and launching the Connecticut Bluegrass Music Association.
