BIOGRAPHY
Carol Hamersma is a versatile multifaceted artist, well versed in classical, jazz, and pop. As both guitarist and vocalist, she has performed extensively in the metropolitan area leading her own combos. She has been heard at major hotels in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia, appearing for such dignitaries as Governors Florio and Whitman, Mayor David Dinkins and Donald Trump. She has appeared at the Barron Art Center Series Women in Jazz and Four Guitars and is a regular performer at Trumpets jazz club in Montclair. Classical performances have included the Montclair Art Museum and the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center. As a member of the Metropolitan guitar trio, she appeared on the Saturday Evening Concert Series sponsored by the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. She has done several New Jersey Cable television spots including the Comcast 57
Steve Ames Show. She played with the female rock band She at CBGB’s and at Cami Hall with Electix. She has played production shows at the Trump Plaza and backed Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee at Caesar’s Palace. She also performed in the orchestra of Kean College’s production of “Ragtime” doubling on guitar, banjo and mandolin. Her debut CD the Carol Hamersma Trio “Out Of My Head” features standards as well as original material, and is available from the Cadence Records Catalogue and cdbaby.com. The CD received airplay on WAER( Syracuse), WFMU (Teaneck) and was featured during an hour-long interview with WNTI’s John Hammel on his “Mozart to Motorhead” show. Watch for Carol’s latest release, “Comes Love” at cdbaby.com/hamersma. The CD release was celebrated at Trumpets Jazz Club on May 1, and has been heard on William Paterson’s WPSC Radio. She was most recently featured as a principal player in the Seton Hall University faculty jazz concert at SOPAC in South Orange. Her trio has also appeared locally, at J.J. Bittting Brewery, The Cajun Queen Restaurant and done several Wayne Public Library Concerts. Carol is currently on the faculty of the County College of Morris and Seton Hall University and accepts students at private studios in Woodbridge and Clifton