Jimmy Farace - saxophone

Meghan Stagl - piano

Mary Halm - bass

Paul Barrilles - drums 

Jimmy Farace works as a freelance jazz musician in Chicago, Illinois and has established himself as one of the up-and-coming baritone saxophonists. In addition to receiving a full tuition scholarship to the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Jimmy received his Masters of Music at DePaul University. As a baritone specialist, Jimmy has performed in numerous world class big bands featuring soloists such as Chris Potter, Randy Brecker and Jeff Hamilton. Jimmy has been a member of the Hugh Jackman World Tour Orchestra, as well as the Disneyland All-American College Band. Though he feels at home in a saxophone section, Jimmy has no shortage of work as a small group soloist. Jimmy leads various ensembles under his own name ranging from chordless trio to nonet. He has performed with Chicago legends such as Mark Colby, Scott Hesse, Clark Sommers, Ethan Philion, Katie Ernst, Pete Benson and Bill O'Connell. Jimmy Farace is a continuation of the rich history of the baritone saxophone and has studied this tradition with baritone masters Gary Smulyan, Brian Landrus and Paul Nedzela; as well as saxophone masters Walter Smith III, Greg Ward, Tom Walsh, and Scott Burns.

Website: JimmyFaraceMusic.com