C.J.

Born and raised in Ithaca, NY, C.J. Glass graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies on guitar from Ithaca College in May 2005. Beginning guitar lessons with Jan Nigro at the age of seven, Glass has since gone on to study with Dr. Robert Keefe, Professors Pablo Cohen and Steve Brown, Benny Goodman’s last guitarist, James Chirillo, and Joey DeFrancesco’s guitarist, Paul Bollenback. He also studies drums with Michael Carvin and bass guitar with Patrick Pfeiffer.
Glass is an accomplished entertainer in the Ithaca and New York City areas, having shared the stage with artists that span genres from jazz to reggae to Jewish music, such as: Johnny Russo, members of John Brown’s Body, Djug Django, Lew Soloff (Blood, Sweat, and Tears), Walter White (The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra), Paul Hanson (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones), Neal Miner (Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross), Spike Wilner (Planet Jazz), Reggie Washington (Roy Hargrove), the KMA All-Stars, Dr. Joel Rubin (Brave Old World), Safam, The Klezmatics, Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Shlomo Katz, and Pey Dalid. During the summer of 2004, C.J. began his association with Jazz at Lincoln Center, which has put him in contact with such jazz luminaries as Wynton Marsalis and Clark Terry. His senior recital at Ithaca College drew approximately 500 people, from whom Glass received a standing ovation. In the spring of 2008, C.J. performed as a guest artist with the Cornell University Klezmer Ensemble. He has recorded with Pey Dalid for their forthcoming CD, having recently toured with the group in Israel, Detroit, MI and New Orleans, LA. Currently, in addition to performing with Pey Dalid, C.J. is co-leading The Adam Ramsay - C.J. Glass Quintet, which performs regularly in the New York metropolitan area. He is also pursuing a Master of Arts in Jazz Studies degree from Queens College.