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The "Bricks In the Wall" Band Includes...

(from left to right: Margaret, Marla Bracco, Julien Augier, Sue Taylor, Iris Ornig)
| Sue Taylor, Guitarist |
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Sue has performed all over the world, from the 52nd Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C. to Carnegie Hall in New York, Casino Estoril in Lisbon, Portugal, and The Bottom Line in Nagasaki, Japan. She has appeared with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Chris Martin of Coldplay, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Bolton, Linda Fischer (former in-house composer for Douglas Dunne Dance Troupe) and Gretchen Langheld. Sue’s television credits include “The Joan Rivers Show”, “Retaining Laughter” (on Lifetime) and a special appearance performing on The Sopranos. Sue is currently working on an album of her original jazz-fusion compositions |
| Iris Ornig, Bassist |
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German born Iris Ornig has studied at the Jazz School at Saint Gallen, Switzerland, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England. She has performed as a bassist and band leader of her own quartet at a variety of venues throughout Europe, the United States, and West Africa including the Bitter End Café in New York City; Birdland in Viena, Austria; and Barbican Hall in London, England. Her festival appearances have includes the Saint Petersburg Jazz Festival, Moscow Jazz festival, and the Jazz Festival in Insbruck, Austria. She has appeared on several recordings and has been the Musical Director of the Girsberg Sommertheater in Switzerland. Her original compositions can be heard on her website, www.irisornig.com |
| Julien Augier, drummer |
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Born in France, Julien started the piano at eleven and switched to the drum set at seventeen. He has studied at the Berklee College of Music and has performed in many Jazz festivals throughout Germany, England, France and in the United Stated. The roster of musicians with whom Julien has performed includes Stephane Wrembel, George Garzone, Lionel Loueke, Gino Sitson, Amy Winehouse and Kyle Eastwood. Julien performs regularly at Barbes, Joe's Pub, Louis bar, Smalls, and the 55 bar. He is the co-leader of his own band called "MITZ",a New York based jazz group and is also a member of the Jtrio, which has released three albums. www.julienaugier.com |
| Marla Bracco, violinist |
| Marla Bracco has both an undergraduate and Master's in violin performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. She is currently in the progress of completing her Suzuki Certification through the School for Strings in New York City. In and around the Capital Region, Marla has performed with Albany and Glens Falls Symphony, inwhich tours have taken her throughout the United States and Italy. She is a full time member of the Willow String Quartet and a principal violinist for the Broadway productions at the Cohoes Music Hall. Marla is currently on the faculty of the Woodland Hills Montesorri School in North Greenbush, New York. |
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