Amy Bellamy
Position
Assistant Professor
Affiliated Departments
Telephone
617-747-6715
Personal Websites
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Career Highlights
- Perfomances with the A-Beez (music director and coproducer of this modern soul/funk original band with husband and bassist Aaron Bellamy), Chaka Khan, Beyoncé, Terri Lyne Carrington, Gerry Leonard, Shing 02, Sam Kininger Band (of Lettuce/Soulive), Oleta Adams, Valerie Simpson, and Club D'elf
- Leader of 14-year-long Tuesday night funk/fusion residency at the renowned Wally's Jazz Cafe
- Performed for President Bill Clinton (Clinton Foundation)
- Performed at venues including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Blue Note Jazz Club NYC, Irving Plaza, House of Blues Boston and Chicago, B.B. King's NYC, Rochester Jazz Festival, Gathering of the Vibes, Cayenne Jazz Festival, and many more
- International appearances in the Caribbean, Europe (including at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, and St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy)
- Shared bills with Parliament Funkadelic, Morris Day and the Time, Bootsy Collins, Fishbone, Soulive, Bela Fleck, and many more
- Recordings include the A-Beez, Say Goodbye (2018) and Never Going Back (2015); with Club D'elf, So Below, Deluxe Edition (2018); with Terri Lyne Carrington, Mosaic Project: Love and Soul (2015); with Sam Kininger Band, Anthem (BMG Japan, 2010); and with Jen Kearney, Age of Blame (2014)
- Studies with John Salmon, Cedar Walton, Charlie Banacos, Jon Metzger, and Elizabeth Bachelder
- Instruments include clavinet, piano, Hammond organ, and synthesizer
Education
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School NameUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroState or ProvinceNorth CarolinaDegreeMaster of Music (MM)Field of StudyPiano PerformanceDate Degree Received
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School NameRoanoke CollegeState or ProvinceVirginiaDegreeBachelor of Music (BM)Field of StudyMusicDate Degree Received
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