Projects

Current Projects:

Deep Think

Deep Think is a neo-jazz trio consisting of guitar, bass and drums from Middlebury, VT. Formed in 2022, the trio performs a repertoire of contemporary and traditional instrumental jazz songs that includes a refined blend of standards, originals and popular songs in a jazz style.

Watch: Deep Think at Ledge Hill Brewing Company

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Classical Guitar

Looking for some live music for an event, reception or fundraiser? Consider a classical guitar performance! Choose from a repertoire of classical guitar pieces and original arrangements of pop songs and jazz standards.

Please contact me for more information.

Ken Pasciak Music Publishing

Officially launched in 2019, Kenneth Pasciak Music Publishing specializes in original compositions and arrangements for guitar and small ensembles with guitar. Music engraving, transcription, arranging and composition services are also available. For a complete list of titles, please visit Sheet Music Plus or Sheet Music Direct.

Past Projects:

Tra La La

Tra La La is a classical guitar and vocal duo featuring soprano Liz LeBeau and guitarist Ken Pasciak. Performing an exquisite selection of classical European art songs in five different languages, Tra La La presents a program of original arrangements of works from an extensive range of classical composers, including Schubert, Fauré, Granados and Bellini.

Tra La La performs at the Edgewater Gallery

Tango Rebellion

Verano Porteño by Astor Piazzolla

Por una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel

Tango Rebellion started as a new band in late 2016 when violinist Jeffrey Maneval met guitarist Ken Pasciak at a small Middlebury cafe. Over a crisp cider, they watched a young couple walk through a courtyard, seduced by the moment, lost in time and love. In these difficult times, how we cling to sensibility and logic, how we become slaves to life’s necessities and give up what it really means to be human– we become immune to lust, to optimism, to passion. Bassist Ronald White and pianist Michael Gaydos create an eloquent and contemporary foundation and core, with bandoneonist/accordionist Michel Lajeunesse bringing a decidedly Montreal contemporary jazz influence. The Rebellion seeks to fight back against the oppression of life and time, and offer a fierce resistance to routine, a fusion of the past and of the present, blurring the lines between objective truth and subjectivity. For a moment, we ask that you allow yourself to forsake the cycle of birth and death for lust and passion, renounce time for timelessness, and allow yourself be seduced by the Argentine streets.

The Leading Tones Project

Danzarín by Julian Plaza

Michelle by the Beatles

The Leading Tones Project is a Vermont-based eclectic duo featuring Michel Lajeunesse on accordion and Ken Pasciak on guitar. The Duo began as an experimental offshoot of La Rebelión. In 2017, Michel and Ken discovered they shared similar musical interests and influences spanning a wide range of musical genres. Their collaborative duo performs a refined blend of jazz, classical, rock and tango, including arrangements of works by Bach, Satie and Dvořák, plus interpretations of songs from the standard jazz repertoire, the Beatles, French musettes and traditional Argentine tangos.