Meet the Band
Photo: Melanie Mauer
Murat Aktar: Murat has been playing drums in a variety of bands for many years, including a funk band, a soul band, a rhythm and blues band, and a country band. His entire professional life is focused around music as his "day gig" is to be the president of Sterling Sound, a professional mastering studio. He likes tacos more than burritos, and he sometimes wishes that rain didn't make things so wet.
Brad Caswell: Brad has been playing rock, blues and soul with amazing musicians for longer than he will admit. Inspired by outlaws Willie, Waylon, Merle and Johnny, and Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson, Brad is loving making music with his friends with Bergen County Line. Brad released an album with his band The Caswell Project titled The Dreamers in 2010.
Jay Friedman: For the past two decades, Jay has been playing in several NJ based bands, including Blue Plate Special. She's a singer/songwriter who plays fiddle, piano and even accordion for a Tex-Mex sound. Jay is happy to be singing and playing both country and western music with Bergen County Line.
Daniel Stewart: Daniel plays drums, guitar, and pretends to play bass. He has been playing music for over 40 years in a variety of contexts including jazz, fusion, classic rock, heavy metal, punk, BroadWAY, and even country. He currently plays in several bands, including a classic rock band, an original music band, and BCL.
Tom Wise: Tom is a bass player and an occasional harmonica player. Has been at this music thing for for over 40 years, but it feels even longer. Currently playing in numerous bands including a bluegrass band, a rhythm and blues/soul band, and a 1980’s dance band. But his first professional band was a Country band in Southeastern Michigan.
Brad Caswell: Brad has been playing rock, blues and soul with amazing musicians for longer than he will admit. Inspired by outlaws Willie, Waylon, Merle and Johnny, and Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson, Brad is loving making music with his friends with Bergen County Line. Brad released an album with his band The Caswell Project titled The Dreamers in 2010.
Jay Friedman: For the past two decades, Jay has been playing in several NJ based bands, including Blue Plate Special. She's a singer/songwriter who plays fiddle, piano and even accordion for a Tex-Mex sound. Jay is happy to be singing and playing both country and western music with Bergen County Line.
Daniel Stewart: Daniel plays drums, guitar, and pretends to play bass. He has been playing music for over 40 years in a variety of contexts including jazz, fusion, classic rock, heavy metal, punk, BroadWAY, and even country. He currently plays in several bands, including a classic rock band, an original music band, and BCL.
Tom Wise: Tom is a bass player and an occasional harmonica player. Has been at this music thing for for over 40 years, but it feels even longer. Currently playing in numerous bands including a bluegrass band, a rhythm and blues/soul band, and a 1980’s dance band. But his first professional band was a Country band in Southeastern Michigan.