Draa Hobbs has played and studied with some of the world’s best jazz players and composers — celebrated jazz guitarists including Jimmy Raney, Gene Bertoncini, and Peter Leitch, and the legendary Hungarian guitarist Attila Zoller. Under Atilla’s mentorship, Draa performed in clubs, concerts, and radio with a fairly staggering list of greats: multi-instrumentalist David Amram; pianists Roland Hanna, Don Friedman, Larry Willis; bassists George Mraz, Ron McClure, Michael Formanek; saxophonists Lee Konitz, and Nick Brignola… to name a few.
Since then he has performed and worked with Eliot Zigmund, Ron McClure, Jed Levy, Allison Miller, T-Bone Wolk, Dave Shapiro, and others. He has recorded with the Steve Sonntag Quintet, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lisa McCormick, drummer James Wormworth, and bassist Tony Garnier (known for his work with Lucinda Williams, Asleep At The Wheel, and as musical director and bassist for Bob Dylan). Draa is also featured on Ed Eastridge’s recording “The House With Four Chimneys,” performing the music of classical composer Erik Satie.
He is currently enjoying a decade-long collaboration with the celebrated guitarist John Stowell, and performs with many of the best players in New England.
As an educator, Draa has taught at Marlboro College, Amherst College, the Putney School, the Vermont Jazz Center, and Plymouth State University, where he ran the guitar program and coached ensembles.
Draa Hobbs celebrates the release of his new album with a concert at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on October 19, 2025 at 7:00 pm. He’ll be bringing a trio, possibly a quartet. Tickets are a discounted $15 in advance through stage33live.com, or $20 at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold.
Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com
Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.
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