Jared Cruz

Jared Cruz is a guitarist, bassist, and educator that performs regularly around New England and currently teaches at the Academy at Charlemont. He holds an Associates Degree in Music from Holyoke Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Performance from University of Massachusetts Amherst where he participated in downbeat award winning bands; Jazz Ensemble 1 and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. You can find him playing with his band The Cruztet, Cambridge based collective Lenny’s Funk Club, The Amco Quartet, and other music settings performing regularly across the east coast.