The Secret Sauce
Photo by Robin Radin
Janet Feld, Esther Friedman and Jackie Damsky have joined forces as The Secret Sauce, performing tasty originals and choice covers, with lots of sweet 3-part harmony, plus guitar, mandolin, and violin. They came together over a love of each other’s songs, great friendship, and fun and that’s how the Secret Sauce rolls! Visit The Secret Sauce website for more info at https://thesecretsaucemusic.com/
Bio
Violinist and vocalist Jackie Damsky, was originally trained in the classical violin tradition. Since joining the Cambridge music scene in 2001, Jackie has developed a unique improvisational style over a range of genres including jazz, folk, blues, acoustic rock, and popular music. Jackie's warm, sweet, passionate and evocative violin playing leaves listeners profoundly affected and deeply moved. She is a highly sought-after accompaniest, and has now performed with over 40 musical acts and recorded with more than 2 dozen artists in the Boston area. She also has performed in Spain, France and Italy with Rod MacDonald, has opened for the Goo Goo Dolls with Adam Ezra in Las Vegas, and has a violin cameo appearance in the major motion picture Bride Wars. Jackie weaves a harmonic tapestry with her fellow musicians, adding depth, color, richness... and a little magic.
~Fellow performers comment on Jackie’s playing ~
“Your music transcends the space you play in to make it warm, inviting and welcoming to all who come to listen. It was wonderful for me to be able to hear the colors of sounds cascading and painting this amazing picture that I often do not get to hear.” ~Annie Rich (Singer-Songwriter)
“Your playing is simply exquisite! So incredibly gentle, and appropriate...and there were times, your strings almost sounded like a beautifully delivered vocal harmony...so very sweet”. ~ Lori Diamond (Singer-Songwriter)
“I love the joy you bring to music. It's what I strive for in live playing ~ Seth Connelly (Performer, Recording Engineer & Producer)
~ Jackie Damsky makes the violin sing, cry, and jump for joy in the most beautiful fashion.
Lisa Housman of Sweet Wednesday (musical duo)