BILL BARBIERI DUO

Bill Barbieri

Keyboard enthusiast with more than five decades of musical background. From classical to the standard classics and jazz, Bill has it at his fingertips!

Bill was introduced to music at the early age of 5 by his father who played bass. A nightly routine, they read music from study books which came from Twin City Music, a regular stop for all Rhode Island musicians. A few years later, Bill was taking accordion lessons from (JP) Joe Petteruti who owned the music store. 

From there he moved on to organ and piano studying with a myriad of instructors. As a youngster, Bill played at church services as he mastered the Hammond organ while studying classical music. Some years later Bill was teaching organ and piano lessons for two businesses as well as privately. 

As a member of a southern rock band, Bill performed on the Hammond B3 and has recently played jazz piano performances at upscale restaurants and private cocktail parties in Rhode Island and Palm Beach, Florida.

Tom Colantonio

RI based Tom keeps the beat going, holding down the low end on upright bass.

Main Upright Jazz influences are Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter and Christian McBride.

Peer Quotes: “a great bass player with spot on timing, perfect note placement, and impeccable consistency.” BN

“In my opinion, the strength of a player is his ability to play with others, adapt to the band overall, and adjust on the fly when a number isn't played as intended. I would say without hesitation - you are damn strong!” KL

Tom is also found around the local scene playing classic & dance rock on electric bass.