About Us
This is Cleveland Brass Works
A classical brass quintet with a not-so-classical twist. Take a bunch of trained brass players and toss some jazz, rock, funk, Latin, and swing tunes in front of them. Shake it up with drum set and percussion and you get a rollicking good time with fun music! This group will definitely mix up your musical taste buds and provide a pleasing earful for every generation!
Cleveland Brass Works has performed at the Bop Stop, Night Town, Maltz Performing Arts Center, Bluffton University and with both the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra and Parma Symphony, as well as being asked to play several festivals throughout northeast Ohio. The perfect "mini big band" for your event. Whether it is a night club, music festival, concert hall, private party, or corporate event, Cleveland Brass Works will surely entertain and excite. Contact us for your next event.
As trained classical musicians, Cleveland Brass Works can add the glorious sound of brass to your wedding, church event, or concerts.
Our Memebers
Joe Miller
Joseph Miller is one of the most asked-for trumpet players and music educators in Northeast Ohio. Currently the principal trumpet at Cleveland's Playhouse Square, Joe has performed and toured extensively, including a who's who of nationally touring Broadway shows, including Wicked, West Side Story, Porgy and Bess, Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots, and more.
Joe has been a member of the music faculty at Cleveland State University since 2011 , specializing in jazz and commercial music, and joined the faculty at The Music Settlement in 2018. Joe is a proud Cleveland State University alum and a grateful student of the great former Cleveland Orchestra trumpeter, Charles Couch, and local jazz legend, Kenny Davis.
Greg Fitch
Greg Fitch is a Graduate of Cleveland School of the Arts and The Ohio State University in Jazz Performance. Greg plays solo trumpet for Cleveland Brass Works, Gabriel’s Horns Big Band, Love Unlimited Orchestra.
Meredith Evans
Meredith Evans received her Bachelors in Horn Performance from Baldwin Wallace College, and her Masters from Kent State University. Despite her classical background, Meredith quickly found joy in expanding her musical repertoire, and started a long joy filled relationship with the world of Theater.
She has been the long term principal (and only) horn player for productions at the Beck Center for The Arts, as well as freelancing at many community theater productions throughout North East Ohio.
Meredith is a relatively new member of The Cleveland Brassworks, and true to form, really enjoys the musical challenge this group brings!
Brad Kepperley
Brad Kepperley, born and raised in North Olmsted, OH, began playing trombone at age 9. As the son of a band director, he was introduced to many diverse musical genres at a young age. Brad studied music performance at The Ohio State University and Cleveland State University. A few of his influences include Parliament, Louis Jordan, John Williams and Pink Floyd. Over the years he's had the opportunity to share the stage with acts such as Aretha Franklin and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
Scott Hindulak
Scott Hindulak, a life long Clevelander, studied tuba with Ron Bishop at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He furthered his musical studies at The University of Akron’s School of Music in tuba performance and music theory. Scott has performed with the Akron Chamber Orchestra, the Akron Jazz Workshop, and the Lakeshore Brass Quintet. He currently performs with the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, The Chagrin Valley Studio Orchestra, Gabriel’s Horns Big Band. Scott lives in Cleveland Heights with his wife Eileen and both enjoy visiting their four children and six grandchildren.
George Judy
George Judy began studying drums at the age of 11 with Edward Bobick and later with Bob McKee. Soon after, he started performing in the Cleveland area with several local bands. He attended Cleveland State University where he studied percussion Joseph Adato of the Cleveland Orchestra. There he received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance and Education.
He has performed, recorded and toured with the Cleveland Orchestra under such conductors as Christoph von Dohnanyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kurt Masur, Jahja Ling, Roger Norrington, Riccardo Chailly and Yoel Levi