About Jackie Bellows

I have been studying music for over 20 years. I started playing guitar at 11 years old, loved Peter Paul and Mary and other folk songs. I enjoyed studying harmony at Notre dame college in manchester. Then studying piano with Richard craft and vocals with Lisa Wolfe. I attended concord community music school and Performed a recital on vocals, piano and bass. I continue to study with great musicians namely, Kent Allen and Art Matthews. My history of of bass playing is with the George Westbay band Manchuka, and the Yarddogs. And the Lakes Region Bigband. At the same time I started teaching at Ted Herberts Music School. My teaching philosophy is to teach how chords and scales work. Understand the structure and forms of tunes. I respect the artist’s style and will try to nurture it. I do love songwriting and originals. I am also a registered nurse. My present bands are, The Scott Spradling Band, Benjamin, and Bohemian Highway which is a duo with Barbara Sloboda and jackie bellows. I have an original CD out named “The Situation”