The Lee Sylvestre Band is an all-star lineup featuring:
Lee Sylvestre is a Connecticut-based guitarist and vocalist. Primarily playing in the vein of folk and rock, blues and jazz, Lee collaborates with a number of regional artists. Lee also performs as a solo musician and with his own group, the Lee Sylvestre Trio. His professionalism, attention to detail, and good nature have made him highly sought after. Lee has performed with several groups throughout New England, including Goodpeople, The Dave Mack Band, Fivewise, Linda Darnelle, The James Kinne Band, Lori Amey, The Bill Carleton Band, Adam Hagymasi, Brian Jarvis, Dan Prindle, Alan Veniscofsky, and Lisa Martin.
Tony Parlapiano earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies from Westfield State College and has continued his studies privately with composer/arranger James Argiro. His primary instrument is piano and has also studies guitar, voice, and various brass instruments. He has been teaching privately for over six years and is involved in creating his own materials which are then tailored to the needs of each individual student. His primary goal is to help each student achieve the results they wish to create. In addition to teaching, Tony performs solo piano for weddings, private parties, and is also the keyboardist for the Bill Carleton Band.
Dan Prindle is an instrumentalist and composer originally from Manchester, Connecticut. Dan can be found playing all styles of music, from classical to jazz to rock, on either of his two main instruments: bass or cello. He is also a proficient pianist, guitarist and vocalist. In addition to playing solo performances in assorted venues from rock clubs to weddings, he has performed live with some of the Northeast's finest artists. He currently performs regularly with Connecticut artists RANE, Bill Carleton, Brian Jarvis. Dan was named the Best Bassist in 2004 and 2006 by the Hartford Advocate and he currently holds a Bachelor of Music in Composition from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Twenty-five year old Bryan Kelly is climbing the ranks as one of Connecticut's most sought after drummers currently playing with the likes of RANE, the Brian Jarvis Band, Lee Sylvestre, and Dave Cain and The Neighborhood Band, just to name a few. Bryan has studied the fundamentals of snare drum and drum set with NYC session veteran Eric Wagner, and international session stars Steve Wilkes and Casey Scheurrel. He has toured the Northeast extensively as well as completed a national tour. His style and sound is unmistakable, yet fits every genre like a glove. He locks it in like Tony Thompson, grooves like Omar Hakim, swings like Jeff Hamilton, and explodes like Keith Moon. Bryan not only performs, but also teaches drums/percussion part time in Avon, CT.