OrsiniFour

Rafael Orsini - Guitar/Vocals:  Rafael is an accomplished guitarist who enjoys playing funky rhythms as well as soulful solos.  He sings lead vocals in Orsini Four and has performed over the years with such bands as Rumor Has It, Code Blues and Big Daddy.  Some of Raf's influences are John Scofield, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Duane Allman, John Mayer among others.  Rafael also takes pride in his guitars which he builds by hand.

John Vourtsis - Hammond Organ/Piano/Vocals:  John is a multi-instrumentalist who has played or recorded drums with such distinguished artists as Kenny Barron, saxophonist Bill Evans, Tomoko Ohno, Joy Mover, Jerry Vezza, Keith Ingham and others.  John's love for the Hammond Organ goes back to recordings by Jimmy Smith, Keith Emerson and Matthew Fisher, so OrsiniFour's songs are a perfect fit.  He also plays with the Deep Groove Jazz Trio and is a resident musician with multiple in-house bands at Sony Corporation.  In his spare time, John enjoys restoring and collecting vintage drums and guitars.

Eric Fiordelisi - Bass/Vocals:  A musically diverse electric and acoustic Bassist, Eric is comfortable playing jazz, blues, southern swing, latin, R&B and hard rock.  He can even be found performing at church gigs.  A bass player for many bands over the years, he's played with Citizen's Arrest, Evil Ways, Laughing Sam's Dice, The Regulation, and Big Daddy & Tough Love.  One of the busiest musicians in the area, OrsiniFour are thrilled to have Eric on board. 

Kirby Jacobsen - Drums:  Kirby studied Studio Recording and Jazz at the University of Miami and Jazz Performance at William Paterson University. Kirby composes and arranges music for concert band, strings, jazz trio, and the percussion ensemble. He has authored two books for snare drum: StickTwisters (Black River Music Plus) and Not Just Another Snare Solo Book (HaMaR Percussion Publications). He also contributes articles for The Black Page- and Rhythm! Scene online publications. He has performed with notable artists such as Melba Moore, Jerry Jemmot, Ira Sullivan and Dave Liebman.