Studio Jams – Grace Kelly

August 10, 2016

In between tapings of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Bosch, saxophonist Grace Kelly visited Forge Recording to film an episode of Studio Jams.

The session was recorded in Studio A by lead engineer Ron DiSilvestro. Grace Kelly was joined by bassist Chico Huff, guitarist Kevin Hanson, keyboardist Matt King and Tracy Alexander on the drums.

Grace Kelly is an accomplished saxophone player, vocalist, composer, educator and performer. She recorded her first album, Dreaming, at age 12. It was followed by Times Too, Every Road I Walked, GracefulLee, Mood Changes, Man With The Hat, Grace, Live At Scullers, Working For The Dreamers, and her latest project, Trying To Figure It Out. She is a regular in Stay Human, the house band led by Jon Battiste on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Studio Jams is a creative, up-close and inside look at the art of making music. Click here to watch Studio Jams sessions filmed at Forge Recording.

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Phish’s Jonathan Fishman Reunites

August 19, 2015

Jonathan Fishman, founding drummer of the band Phish, reunites with his childhood drum instructor at Forge Recording.

In 1978 a teenage drummer takes 3 drum lessons in Syracuse, New York, and becomes one of the most successful touring musicians of all time. Credit Tom Emmi of Studio Jams for another stroke of genius–reuniting the instructor, Dave Hanlon, with the student, Jonathan Fishman, and filming the session at Forge Recording. Read the article from Syracuse.com. See the recording session on Studio Jams in the near future.

Jonthan Fishman and Dave Hanlon were joined by Gil Parris on guitar, Matt King on keys and Kip Sophos on bass. Ron DiSilvestro engineered the session for Forge Recording.

Photos by Lisa Schaffer and Jim Gavenus.

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