Carrie Zazzarino
Carrie Zazzarino fell in love with music the first time she heard a Beatle album! She began The Carrie Zazz Band in 2017 to fulfill her life-long dream to play music. While her favorite genre of music is rock and roll, her earliest influences were classic country music artists, which is evident in her unique style and sound. Her true love of harmonies is evident in her song choices and it is no mistake that all members of the Band are strong vocalists, bringing the harmonies and songs to life.
The enjoyment of singing along with an audience, playing someone's "favorite song" and making people happy is a driving force behind her love of performing.
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Larry Bassen
Larry Bassen is the band's lead guitarist and a prominent vocalist. He has performed as the lead guitarist with Tommy James and the Shondels and played at venues stretching from Riverfront Stadium in Portland, Oregon to Westbury Music Fair on Long Island. He has written and performed his own music which can be found on Soundcloud.com. Most of his career has been focused on private catered parties as the founder of Larry Bassen Entertainment and he has performed at over 7,000 events. Today, he lends his talent to The Carrie Zazz Band and makes their sound nothing short of incredible.
Larry's amazing musical talent helps sets this band apart from others.His incredible ability to play and sing all musical genres and replicate artists such as Prince, will leave you in awe.
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Ricky Martinez
Ricky is the band's drummer and brings with him an amazing resume of experience. He was the drummer on Sesame Street for 17 years and can be heard on all Sesame Street recorded music since 1994. He worked for 30 years with "Wonderous Stories," one of Long Island, NY's best and most popular cover bands. He can be heard on the TV show "Bump in the Night" and Disney's "The Little Mermaid." He has played alongside artists such as Rick Derringer, Denny Laine, Felix Cavaliere, Mark Farner and Gary Wright, just to name a few.
"Ricky Martinez might be the happiest drummer in the world." That's what people always say when they see his big smile at the drums. His smile means more than even he realizes, Ricky says, as the drums move him in an almost mystical manner. He reminds us that the early shamans were all drummers and were banging out the rhythms of life as well as music.​