musiciansCurrent musicians
Andy MilasGuitar
Esthema is my attempt to take everything I know and love about music and fuse it into one. I sincerely hope everyone enjoys. Bruno EsrubilskyDrums/Percussion
Bruno Esrubilsky, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil graduated in 2005 from the Los Angeles Music Academy and in 2010 from Berklee College of Music. Studying with Brazilian master drummer Pascoal Meirelles got him to the Los Angeles Music Academy in 2004, where he studied with great drummers such as Ralph Humphrey, Joe Porcaro, Mike Shapiro and recorded with producer Philip Giffin. While at the LA Music Academy he performed with many rock/funk and Latin music groups around California. After Los Angeles, Bruno moved back to Brazil where he recorded two albums with 3STEPS and toured the country supporting both records. In 2006, Bruno toured Europe with PHONOPOP, and later recorded actor/singer Emilio Dantas’ album entitled "Aqui, Onde Nao Estou." Since September 2007, Bruno has been at Berklee College of Music majoring in Professional Music. His experience since coming to Boston includes several concerts at the Berklee Performance Center, working in the studio with master drummer John "JR" Robinson, playing at South by Southwest Austin, TX) with Ann Driscoll and Kris Roche, recording Esthema's second album "The Hereness and Nowness of Thing", Emily Elbert's second album "Proof" and Brazilian singer Tais Alvarenga's self titled album. Recordings and live performances also includes: Tye Zamora (bassist for ALIEN ANT FARM), Mark Strubler (Nashville producer/bassist), Kris Roche, Ann Driscoll, Zac Taylor, Steven Chelliah, and many recording sessions at Berklee and in the Boston area. While at Berklee, he toured the US, Mexico, Japan and Egypt and worked with many talented singer songwriters. Some of the teachers Bruno has had the pleasure to study with at Berklee are Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave DiCenso, Larry Finn, Ian Froman, Tony "Thunder" Smith, Jon Hazilla, Joe Galeota, Steve Wilkes and Skip Hadden. For more information about Bruno, please visit www.brunodrums.com George LernisPercussion
By the age of 15 George was playing music with several bands in the styles of jazz, rock and world music. In 1998 George joined the Cypriot Army Force where he eventually became a member of the military band playing drums and snare drum. In 2001 he came to the United States to study music at Berklee College of Music. Throughout his studies George attended private lessons with musicians like John Hazilla, John Ramsay, Kenwood Dennard, Dave DiCenso, Mark Walker, Dave Samuels and Gary Chaffee. He graduated on April 2005 with a Bachelor degree in Jazz Performance. In Boston, George has performed in venues such as Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory, LilyPad, MIT Kresge Little Theater, Zero Arrow Theater, Tsai performance center and many more. George recently graduated from Longy School of Music with his masters’ degree in Modern American Music. Throughout his studies at Longy George attended private lessons with drummer Bob Gullotti. Currently George is working on a new project with the George Lernis Quartet, which includes original compositions in the style of Avant Garde. For more information about George, please visit www.georgelernis.com Naseem AlatrashCello
Naseem Alatrash, from Beit Sahour, West Bank, had his first cello lesson at 12 at the Edward Said National Conservatory in Bethlehem. Developing his skill quickly, he joined the Palestinian Youth Orchestra, and was promoted to principal cellist for a tour of the Middle East and Germany. Naseem took part also in Arab Youth Orchestra that took place in Syria in 2006 performing Marcel’s Khalife Oud concerto in the Syrian symphony hall. More opportunities followed, including performances with “Maqamat” the Conservatory's Arabic Music Ensemble in Sweden and Palestine. In 2006 and 2008, Alatrash won first prize in the Marcel Khalifé Music Competition honoring young Palestinian musicians. After high school, he took lessons at the Lübeck Conservatory of Music in Germany. He attended several workshops at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and also with renowned cellist Alexander Suleiman. He recently became a member of the Palestinian National Orchestra. Alatrash is considering pursuing a double major in film scoring and professional music at Berklee College of Music. His musical interests lie in classical, Middle Eastern music, Jazz and Folk/Rock. Upon graduation, he envisions himself returning to the Palestinian territories, teaching cello, and playing in bands and orchestras and writing music for Movies and documentaries. Naseem performed with renowned musicians such as Ron Carter, Simon Shahin, Leo Blanco, Jorje Drexler and Café Da Silva, Marcel Khalife and Ahmed Alkhatib. Onur DilisenViolin
Onur earned his undergraduate degree in May 2005 and after completing his GPD and Master's degree at the Irina Muresanu and Lynn Chang's studios, Onur graduated from the Boston Conservatory in May 2009. Now, he is a free-lance violinist, teaching and playing in various local orchestras and recording sessions. In the summer of 2009, he became a member of Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to classical music, Onur enjoys and performs many other styles of music: Blues, Latin, Jazz, Rock, Metal, Greek, and Turkish/Middle Eastern. Violin being his main instrument, Onur also plays viola, piano, drums, bass guitar, and guitar. Onur enjoys playing in Esthema and views it as a great opportunity for him to develop his artistry. Tom MartinBass
Solid, feel, pocket, and ears. These are the words Tom recalls hearing most from other musicians about his playing. Over the last 15 years his solid pocket, strong ears, and strong work ethic has earned his reputation as a premier bassist and first call sideman. Tom has a theory that people are like musical notes. Each has their own frequency and there are limited frequencies. Putting those frequencies together creates a chord and each person affects the overall "tone" of the group. Though a rhythm person at heart, Tom thrives on harmony and the possibilities different people can create. Pursuing the possibilities is what Tom enjoys about making music. For complete bio and history visit www.onthebass.com Past musicians
Ignacio LongBass
Tery LemanisOud/Bouzouki
At the age of 14, Tery’s first EP with his first band SPLURGE was self-released. At 16, his drumming was heard all across eastern Massachusetts as GHOUL SQUAD was broadcasted on commercial rock radio. At 18, Tery was accepted to Berklee College of Music, where he studied guitar with NORM ZOCHER and DAVID FIUCZYNSKI. During his time at Berklee, Tery participated in their first ever study abroad program in Athens, Greece at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory, where he studied Byzantine and Greek music, along with private instruction on the Oud (w/ THOMAS KONSTADINOU of TAKIM), Bouzouki (w/ GIORGOS KRIONAS), and Guitar (w/ COSTAS BALTAZANIS). At 22, Tery graduated Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Guitar Performance and is currently a faculty member at the New School of Music and the Cambridgeport Community School in Cambridge, MA, and also teaches for Plugged In, a teen band program in Needham, MA.
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I am not a jazz guitarist,
or a rock guitarist, and definitely not classical. I am a person that loves to listen to Progressive Rock
and Metal, New Age, Jazz, Greek and Middle Eastern music and tries to bring all the elements together as a composer and a guitarist. After two decades of playing, performing, studying, writing, and arranging for
all those different styles I still love listening to bands like Fates Warning and Metallica, which were the reason why I wanted to start playing music in the first place. Of course over the years artists like Michael Hedges and George Winston, Avishai Cohen and John Zorn, Simon Shaheen and Laco Tayfa, Porcupine Tree and Tool, Al DiMeola and Strunz and Farah, and so many others have all left their mark on my playing and my compositional style.
RECIPIENT OF THE 2010 ARMAND ZILDJIAN AWARD. Pro Mark, MONO Cases, and Garrahand endorser
George Lernis was born on July 15th 1980 in Cyprus. At the age of 13 he started attending drum private lessons. In addition from a very young age George became interested in hand percussion. He currently plays a number of percussion instruments, such as; Riq, Hadjira, Kanjira, Frame drums, Darbuka, Pandeiro, Conga, Timpani and Marimba.
Onur
was born on March 26, 1981 in Izmir, Turkey. His education on the violin
began in September 1994 in Izmir. In January 2002, he moved to his mother’s
and stepfather’s home in Boston, Massachusetts to pursue his violin studies
at the Valeria Kuchment's studio at the Longy School of Music.
Born in Patagonia, Argentina, Ignacio Long started playing bass at age 15. He studied in Buenos Aires at the EMBA School of Music, and privately with Guillermo Vadalá and César Franov. Later he moved to New York to study at the Bass Collective with various teachers, including Matt Garrison, John Patitucci, Lincoln Goines, among others. Two years later he moved to Boston to study Composition and Film Scoring at Berklee College of Music, where graduated on spring 2007. Ignacio has played in several groups in a variety of events and styles, including South American Folk, Rock-Pop, Salsa, Jazz, Latin-Jazz, Tango, and Brazilian music.
Hailing from Boston, TERY LEMANIS is an accomplished and versatile musician. His current projects include ESTHEMA,