Sasha
K.A

Music has been the nexus of Sasha’s life. Growing up in the rustic beauty of Western Mass, the son of a folk singer and political activist, his childhood was steeped in acoustic guitars, protests, and tall trees. He started clarinet in second grade and was soon holding down the drums for his band’s debut at Northampton’s JFK Middle School All-School Party.

Sasha majored in Music Theory at Oberlin College, then spent two years as music teacher, band director, and choir director at New Hingham Elementary in Chesterfield, MA. In 2014 he moved to Austin for a Master of Music in Music Education at the University of Texas, and formed the indie-folk group American Dreamer with his wife Courtney on cello. The band was selected for the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster, received a 2021 Sonic Guild grant, and has played Old Settler’s, Kerrville Folk Festival, and Fischer Fest, with airplay on KUTX and Sun Radio.

In 2017 he signed a publishing deal with Victory Records / Another Victory Publishing. His songs have appeared in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint and a Food Basics campaign, and his 2020 debut album Family drew praise from Americana Highways, Austin 360, The Bluegrass Situation, KUTX, Elmore Magazine, and No Depression.

In 2022 Sasha returned to Western Mass to be close to family and start the music program at Rise Preparatory Academy in Springfield. Since then he’s been featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Greenfield Recorder, and MassLive, and played Green River Festival, Back Porch Festival, Sunflower Festival, Lenox Loves Music, Summer On Strong, and countless clubs, breweries, and wineries.