Jared Bartman

There is an old photograph of Jared Bartman, age two, standing in shorts, a blazer and a bow-tie, wildly strumming a child-sized plastic guitar. In the years that followed, Jared’s musical repertoire grew to include piano, accordion, and mandolin. Primarily influenced by gypsy-tinged bands like Beirut and Devotchka, Jared merges genres to create a sound that is all his own, combining Eastern European folk with classical arrangements and occasionally returning to his more blues-based roots. His versatility is best noted by his ability to create songs that vary from darkly dramatic to fast-paced fusions of accordion and middle-eastern melody.

Today, his live shows span from solo performances...