Chris Sgammato Musician, Teacher, Producer

www.Sgammato.net

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🤪 Rocking some serious #RoadLines from this weekend’s monstrous FL run! Dunedin’s @dunedinbrewery >> Boca’s @thefunkybiscuit >> Winter Park’s New Standard >> Jacksonville’s @bluejayjax were so incredible. Home with just minutes to spare before lessons started. I know, I’m insane. 🙃 🙏🏼 A thousand thanks to “The Architect” @joemarcinekband for drawing up the blueprints to his unique brand of musical madness, assembling a fantastic crew to help engineer it, and erecting a monumental construction of an album release to be enjoyed by all. Wow. 🤝 Stellar performances by a legendary ensemble consisting of Joe Marcinek, @rooseveltcolliermusic , @ommy.t.shuga , @olamidetimothy , and @mikeyondrums . And very cool to have my inaugural jam with @melodytrucks ! And fantastic TOUR MANAGER work from @theshuaseif . 😍 Somehow my girlfriend @ablondem even made it all the way out to Winter Park with our girl @taneelziegler ! Thank you ❤️🙏🏼 Next time we’ll get @samanthajopruett in on it. 👉🏼 This weekend @displacemusic is on the road! Friday to Punta Gorda Florida at @thecelticray and Saturday night the first official Displace show at Dunedin Brewery since my birthday shitshow Dec 2018. Very, very stoked to bring the boys back there to make some noise. 😴 This life is nonstop. Carry me off to sleep in the bags under my eyes. But after my students leave. 😅 🔥❤️🎵 📸: @zsmithphoto Shoutout to the 🛠 tools of the trade: 🎛 @presonus @presonusstudioone 🎷 @yamahamusicusa @vandorenusa @appliedmicrophone 🎸 @elixir_strings @fractalaudiosystems @axe.fx 🎹 @nordkeyboards @fender_guitars_and_amps #LiveMusic #Saxophone #TourLife #VanLife #ConcertPhotography #TouringMusician #AltoSax #floridamusic #albumrelease #musicteacher #tampamusic https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJyMDtjM25/?utm_medium=tumblr

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😭 It feels so unbelievably good to be playing live shows again. @displacemusic is back with a totally refreshed lineup and more new music in a shorter time than ever before. Playing solo #liveloop gigs. Jamming with @joemarcinekband and @sidetrakdmusic on the reg. I didn’t realize how much I needed this until I didn’t have it. 🙏🏼 So #grateful and #blessed to announce an absolutely stacked calendar this month! Florida Fam, peep these travel dates: w/ @joemarcinekband 6/10 - Dunedin Brewery - Dunedin, FL 6/11 - The Funky Biscuit - Boca Raton, FL 6/12 - The New Standard - Winter Park, FL 6/13 - Blue Jay - Jacksonville, FL w/ @displacemusic 6/18 - The Celtic Ray - Punta Gorda, FL 6/19 - #DunedinBrewery - Dunedin, FL 6/25 - Red Star Live - Brandon, FL 6/26 - Sparkman Wharf - Tampa, FL 7/2 - Cage Brewing - St. Pete, FL w/ @sidetrakdmusic (@maddy_oneal support run) 7/15 - The Attic at Rock Brothers - Tampa, FL 7/16 - Signal - Gainesville, FL 7/17 - 1904 Music Hall - Jacksonville, FL w/ various artists 7/18 - Kenny Benny @ The Kenny Stadelman We've Got Your Back Benefit at Red Star Live As always, strong shoutout to the tools of the trade: @presonus @presonusstudioone @elixir_strings @gatorcases @vandorenusa @nordkeyboards @snarktune_shop #concertphotography #livemusic #summertour #floridatour #floridamusic #funkfusion #ontheroad #tourlife #travel #bandlife #musician #touringartist #touringmusician #flaf #flafam 🔥❤️🎵 (at Crowbar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1rB7sDRVN/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#Scoring and #Composing the #soundtrack to a film that’s being pitched to @netflix - this is a pretty dope production session featuring @brooklynbrendan on the mic! Stoked to be repping some Fam on this recording: @presonus #StudioOne @fractalaudiosystems #axefx3 @elixir_strings @a_literal_tuner @nordkeyboards #stage2 🔥❤️🎵 (at Tampa, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNgXJ0tDywm/?igshid=gtghr2pijm7v

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Just snagged tix to see my favorite rapper @techimmortal in November! So stoked to see this dude come to #Tampa in my favorite venue @crowbarybor . . . . . #hiphop #rap #realhiphop #soundcloudrappers #arewhack #revolutionary #realrap #poetry #poet #ticketmaster #goseelivemusic #tampahiphop #deadpoetssociety #flow #immortaltechnique #crowbar #yborcity https://www.instagram.com/p/B1rXMtZAqTb/?igshid=17p1jvrfveh0i

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It still hasn’t hit me yet, but as of today I’m officially a Homeowner. 💪🏼 Eternal gratitude to all forces involved! Especially @zenlivingtampabay Very special thanks to my Dad for helping make this all possible. 🙏🏼 With the security and stability of a permanent home music studio, I can finally finish burning the past and step confidently forward into a future that is far better than I ever could have expected if certain events hadn’t transpired. Very grateful for the tears that fertilized the ground on which a garden now grows, and to share those fruits with everyone! The Concept Double EP I’m finishing writing for early 2020 release will undoubtedly discuss this experience in great detail. New home, new studio, new music, new life. So much to be grateful for!. . . . . . #homeowners #newhomeowner #newhome #realty #tampabay #tamparealestate #homebuying #wildride #soexcited #homerecording #homestudio #tampateacher #musiclessons (at Tampa, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_uqBwjfTf/?igshid=1rm2nr25ce35v

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Jamming on a @shaunhoppermusic original tune just after #SoundCheck at the @thegrandwilm #BabyGrand in #wilmingtondelaware - stoked to toot this #saxophone with my homie in my favorite duo act. Very grateful for this blessed 🎵 life I live! We fly home tomorrow and I jam @skipperssmokehouse for the #PreParty to @orangeblossomjamboree where I’ll be an #ArtistAtLarge. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼. . . . . 🔥❤️🎵 . . . . . #elixirstrings #vandorenreeds #mogamicables #gatorcases . . . . . @saxophoneworlds @saxomusic @saxophone.lover @saxophone.world . . . . . . #AltoSaxophone #concertphotography #TouringMusician #Duet #Improvisation #musicteacher #musiclessons #tampabay #grateful #blessed #thankfuleveryday (at The Grand Opera House, Wilmington DE) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwvGgsrAMvi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v0pllgmwi7nw

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Here’s a shot from my last ✈️ gig to #Lansing to jam with @shaunhoppermusic for our friend Veronika. This was taken during sound check at the Albert White theatre. This weekend we fly out to #Philadelphia and then scoot on over to #Wilmington to headline the #BabyGrand theatre. Stoked to toot my 🎷 in the northeast again! . . . . . #Travel #tourlife #flightlife #concertphotography #touringmusician #saxophonesofinstagram #duo #duet #acoustic #vandorenreeds #elixirstrings #mogamicables #altosax #philly #delaware (at Lansing, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwnIJOcg_RZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zulehd6514ax

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Layed down some fat #sax tracks at @cleartrackstudios last night! Super stoked for all the #recording projects I have lined up this summer. Between various personal projects and student EPs, my goal is to track SEVEN albums by fall. For the first time in 6 years, I will forego a big summer tour to instead focus on releasing more 🎵. So grateful to everyone who lets me occupy the space between their ears ❤️. . . . . . 📸: @vortexmusic1 . . . . @elixir_strings @vandorenusa @gatorcases @mogamicable . . . . . #Saxophone #saxophonesofinstagram #altosax #recordingstudios #clearwaterflorida #tampabay #elixirstrings #neumann #nieve #albumrelease #teacher #musicteacher (at Clear Track Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwSPBqegBON/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1phk1qv1fep8f

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My #Student #Showcase this past #weekend was lit! P*nked Up K*ds tore the roof off @crowbarybor jamming all #early2000s #poppunk #emomusic #ska and of course @rageagainthemachine - here is a little snippet of some of the kiddos jamming #KillingInTheName . . . . It was so incredibly liberating to know that this timeless music, which explores such difficult concepts as #divorce #depression and #suicide while also celebrating #gratitude and #joy can still resonate so deeply with the youth of today. Very proud of all my students for crushing this show! With 40+ kids jamming 10+ sets of music for 5 hours, there’s tons more photo and video to follow. Stay tuned! . . . . . #elixirstrings @elixir_strings #vandorenreeds @vandorenusa #mogamicables @mogamicable #gatorcases @gatorcases . . . . . . #RATM #BrandNew #Yellowcard #Emo #PunkRock #rock #rockmusic #angst #angry #free #expression #release #emotionalrelease #concertphotography #students #kidsplaymusic #amazingmusicians #talentedmusicians #youngmusicians #singersofig #musicteacher #teacherlife #tampabay #tampateacher #musiclessons (at Crowbar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDGlTFFXLt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m406nn93d5xx

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✈️ Landed in Michigan to headline the Albert White Theater with @shaunhoppermusic - very excited for an explosive start to 2019! Can’t wait to share what else I’ve got cooking. 🔥❤️🎵. . . . . #ElixirStrings #VanDorenReeds #mogamicables #gatorcases . . . . . #travel #tourlife #gigging #airport #musician #saxophonist #altosaxophone #touringmusician #tia #musiciansofinstagram #musicteacher #teacherlife #jamcruise #funkmusic #improvisation #concert . . . . @saxophone.world @saxomusic @welove_saxophone (at Lansing, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCKRwkFcMe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19f2l1ady4squ

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My students band absolutely crushed @gasparillamusic Festival this weekend! So very proud to watch those kiddos tearing up the same stages I get to jam on myself. Thanks for being a shining example of what our weekly lessons can lead to if you work at it! . . . . . #ElixirStrings #VanDorenReeds #SnarkTuner #GatorCases . . . . . . #GMF #Gasparilla #MusicFestival #MusicTeacher #concertphotography #OriginalMusic #musician #festiefriends #talentedmusicians #amazingmusicians #topvocalist #tampa #tampabay #tampamusic #tourlife #curtishixon #downtown #downtowntampa #musiclessons #musicteacher #beyondchaotic #postpunk #hardcore (at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu67KQRlGxD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sqh6pj0hqm5z

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Do you get down on early 2000’s #Emo, #PopPunk, and #ska? My next #StudentShowcase event will be titled “P*nked Up K*ds” and will heavily feature selections from bands like @brandnewrock @takingbacksunday @blink182 @reelbigfish and more. Here is #Talo and I jamming the @30secondstomars song “The Kill.” @jaredleto ‘s scream vocals at 2:23 is still the one of the greatest examples of #screamo vocals I have ever heard. Absolutely cannot wait to hear what this sounds like with a full band! . . . . . #Elixirstrings . . . . #30secondstomars #emomusic #early2000s #yellowcard #brandnew #dashboardconfessional #scream #punkrock #acoustic #punkgoesacoustic #homerecording #homestudio #musicteacher #musiclessons #acousticguitar #fingerstyle #singer @topvoice @talented_musicians @amazingmusicians1 @singer_songwriter_talents @crazygoodvoices.1 @best_ig_singers . . . . . @elixir_strings @mogamicable @vandorenusa @nordkeyboards (at Plantation, Tampa, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BumMTJtl7qo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qbdmhyqxzvw2

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Hey @cardibnyc my flute student Isabel wanted to say #grats on the #Grammy. She crushes the instrumental on #BodakYellow - dig it! . . . . #ElixirStrings . . . #CardiB #Cardi #Bardi #invasionofprivacy #Bodak #Kulture #gamis #jakey #grammys #bloodshoes #Bardigang #Rapper #trap #flute #flutestudent #tampabay #musicteacher #musiciansofinstagram #knowledgeispower #percussiveguitar #fingerstyleguitar #percussion #musiclessons #teacherlife @cardi_b_bodak_yellow @cardibdailynews @cardi__licious (at Tampa Fine Arts Academy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtzFseQFraQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hval0359iewl

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Thanks again @pigeonsplaying for having me sit in with you guys at @tampaorpheum ! It’s been a year since I last got to jam 🎷 with you on @jamcruise and your growth as a cohesive band is utterly amazing. What an inspiring group to aspire to be! Hope to see you guys back on the boat again. ❤️ . . . . 📸: @mandisaysdance . . . #theflock #pigeonsplayingpingpong #p4 #pppp #funkmusic #flocktogether #jamband #funkband #livemusic #concertphotography #elixirstrings #tampamusic #tampabay #yborcity #ybor #vandorenreeds #yamahasaxophone #claudelakey @elixir_strings @vandorenusa @claudelakey @gatorcases (at The Orpheum) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtwTtk0lNuk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bak422qkuwdu

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Took me a solid week to unpack the mental suitcase I clogged up on @jamcruise - I had an incredible time playing top deck main stage with @spaffordmusic alongside 🎺 great @chriscdlittlefield of @karldensonstinyuniverse and @echang24 of @andyfrasco - thank you so much for yet another year of jamming the top deck main stage! . . . . 📸: @carson.church.media . . . . . My sixth consecutive year on the boat lined up nicely with the new six days of 🎵. I got to jam stages with several artists including @thewholeother and @thesweetlilliesband and spent every night at #TheSpot on #saxophone and #clarinet with my peeps @lex__park @thesamchase . . . . . The #JamRoom was full of musical legends I’m eternally grateful to have shared the stage with, especially @rooseveltcolliermusic and the man who paved the way for all of this since he first invited me up on his stage six years ago, @georgeporterjr - thank you so much for everything! . . . . . Special thanks to @j0rby for blind faith on my 🎷 when we met in the Jam Room! You guys are incredible. . . . . #spafford #jamcruise #jamcruise17 #bbc #jamcruisers #repeatoffender #concertphotography #livemusic #improvisation #saxophonesofinstagram #mainstage #tampamusic #tampamusician #talentedmusicians #musiciansofinstagram #musicteacher #teacherlife #tourlife #cruiseship #musicfestival https://www.instagram.com/p/BtUMY2VlamJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=178nx632h9n7a

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I came back from @jamcruise more inspired to write than I have been in a long time. Stoked to see that my students are as well! Here’s a song 7-year old #Scarlett is working on called #OrdinaryDay . . . . . . #Jam #Original #Kiddo #MusicLessons #musicteacher #tampabay #carrollwood #tampamusic #singer #songwriter #lessons #write #inspire #workshop #songwriterslife #musiciansofinstagram #youngmusicians #tfaa https://www.instagram.com/p/BtCKRT8FPkH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gwgft4h7qieq

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Spoiler alert: it’s probably C Major. 🔥❤️🎵. . . . . @musiciansunite . . . . . . . #musician #nerd #musictheory #cantstop #canthelpit #musicteacher #bandgeek #bandnerd #theory #eartraining #lifestyle #tampamusic #tampabay #cmajor #allnatural #doorbell #knockknock #wereallmadhere #musiciansofinstagram #likeifyouagree #pushitrealgood #hilarious #puns #jokes #comedy https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOnKf_leL5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=to8aapyfqdil