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About Fairfield Theatre Company From its first season of plays in 2001 on the campus of Fairfield University to the opening of StageOne in Downtown Fairfield in 2004, to a string of sold out performances by major artists at the Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport, The Fairfield Theatre Company has grown, and evolved into one of our regions most energetic and productive performing arts centers. Having presented nearly a thousand days and nights of programming so far, we can proudly say that well over one hundred thousand patrons have enjoyed our concerts, plays, film screenings, workshops for children and adults, our outdoor summer music festival, a weekly Farmer’s Market, stand-up comedy, lectures, readings, and more. We have averaged a live event on one out of every two calendar days since opening StageOne in June of 2004. In 2008 FTC served over 45,000 patrons.

About the Westport Arts Center
The Westport Arts Center (WAC) is a visual and performing arts organization dedicated to creating arts experiences that enrich the lives of area residents and the entire community. WAC has been a vital cultural force in the community since the 1960’s, when it was incorporated as the Westport-Weston Arts Council in 1969. Since then, WAC has been committed to preserving the town’s rich cultural heritage and tradition of supporting and celebrating the arts.

Fourth Wall Down Productions has designed writing programs for the Westport Arts Center, and is in partnership with the Fairfield Theater Company for “Off the Wall” Storytelling. If you are interested in Fourth Wall Down Productions designing and/implementing programs in your community, please contact us at our email address:fourthwalldown@optimum.net or call us at 203 255-2447.

STORYTELLING

WRITING

OFF THE WALL MUSIC BY JOHN LAMB
WWW.LAMBBONE.COM

"Lamb cannot be properly defined at a period in music history that requires  artists to be strictly placed in a corner" - Adam Harrington, Whisperin' & Hollerin'  "LambBone’s ‘Wild Man’ is a wildly eclectic brew of jazz, funk, and blues" "A gifted, versatile musician utilizing all of his strengths" - Kit Burns of Overground Underground
Lamb's first three CDs also received critical acclaim and radio airplay.
LambBone's 2001 CD entitled Am What I Am charted at #10 on CMJ's Top-20 most-added CDs. It was added to over 280 radio stations in the United States and Canada. Lamb wrote or co-wrote all ten songs on that recording. He was backed by Frank Demaio on guitar, Dave Livolsi (John Scofield) on bass, and Kirk Snedeker on drums. That band opened for acts including NRBQ and John Mayhall & the Bluesbreakers. The band performed at top venues including Toad's Place in New Haven and colleges including Princeton University.
The 1999 release "Once & For All" on J-Bird Records was produced by Mark Herrmann (Five for Fighting). Lamb wrote all eight songs for that album. He played piano and the Rhodes electric piano. He was backed by Eric Massimino (Love Janis original cast) on bass and Brian Delaney (New York Dolls) on drums.  For more about the Lamb's first two solo CDs, click here
In 1996, Lamb was one of the first artists signed to J-Bird Records, the world's first internet record label. He was personally recruited by President and former Polygram A & R man Jay Barbieri. J-Bird released "Out of this World," with 7-songs all by Lamb.
Before embarking on a solo career, Lamb was the co-founder and principal songwriter for The 5 O'Clocks, an original band that performed throughout the tri-state area from 1983 to 1991. The band recorded an EP with top producer Rory Young (Atlantic Star, Always).   Lamb attended the Hartt College of Music in Hartford, CT as a composition major where he studied with renowned jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean and pianist Jackie Byard. He graduated from Staples HIgh School (Westport, CT) in 1979 where he auditioned for and was accepted to InterArts, a Fairfield County magnet school for high school students gifted in the arts. He attended InterArts, which had classes at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, as a junior and a senior. During high school, he was a member of the Staples Jazz Band and was private student of jazz pianist John Mehegan - who wrote the most famous book on jazz piano playng called Tonal & Rhythmic Principles.