BAR SCOTT is an independent artist who “sings because she cannot NOT sing.” She has recorded six CDs of original material and three of cover songs. She has performed live with many musicians including Ian Anderson, Phoebe Snow, Beth Nielsen-Chapman, Mindy Jostyn, Donald Fagen and Peter Schickele. She has been an ASCAP Special Awards winner for eleven consecutive years.

Bar also owns Lucy Max Productions in Woodstock, New York. In the studio she wears many hats including writer, producer, performing artist, assistant engineer, and meal-provider. She arranges and performs almost all of the harmony vocals on her studio recordings, which have become a trademark of her sound.

In concert, Bar plays piano and guitar, but is also heard singing >a capella especially in places where you wouldn’t normally expect a singer to break out into song. It has been said that “Bar Scott creates Beauty” – a description that warms her heart because creating Beauty is exactly what she hopes to do. She has sung in venues large and small including The Beacon Theater in New York City, The Tarrytown Music Hall, The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, The Cathedral at St John the Divine in NYC as well as The Tin Angel in Philadelphia, The Kleinert-James, Byrdcliff Theater, Woodstock Playhouse, Colony Café all in Woodstock, NY and house concerts and smaller venues around the north east. She is also well known for her support of multiple causes, which she does through benefit concerts. Beneficiaries include Ronald MacDonald House, Hope’s Fund, Kodi’s Kids, AHA – Artists Helping Artists, Pennypack Trust, Woodstock Land Conservancy, and many other local, environmental and social agencies that help those in need.

Bar has received many outstanding notations including Performing Songwriter’s Top 5 CDs of the Year for Parachute in 2007; on of Top 5 CDs chosen by Chuck Eliot of WXPN Radio Philadelphia for Parachute.

LOU PAPPAS (Double Bass)

Lou Pappas’ career encompasses both jazz and classical music. Originally from Colorado, his first classical performing experience came with the Colorado Springs Symphony, at the same time working with visiting jazz and popular artists such as Jay McShann, Tom Scott, composer Patrick Williams and Phil Urso. After three years with the Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra, he moved to New York to accept the position as bassist with the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. As a member of the “Jazz Knights”, he has performed at jazz festivals in New York City, Atlanta, Denver and Seattle, with guest artists including Byron Stripling, Claire Fischer, Randy Brecker, James Williams and fellow bassist John Clayton. He is also a member of the Greater Newburgh Symphony, the Bergen Philharmonic in Teaneck, NJ, and has played with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, Westchester Philharmonic and the Chappaqua Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Pappas is the Instructor of Double Bass at Vassar College.

PETER TOMLINSON (Piano)

Peter Tomlinson teaches jazz piano at Western Connecticut State University as well as Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. He has recorded with Jimmy Cobb, Dave Douglas and Dick Oates. His most recent album is with guitarist Peter Einhorn called For Evans' Sake. In addition to performing the piano accompaniments on Bar Scott's 2007 release A little Dream, Peter also recorded with Betty MacDonald on her new CD called A Tribute to Billie Holiday.

Peter and Lou accompany Bar's voice on A Little Dream, a collection of songs from the American Songbook released in late 2007.