Our Story
Jazz Infuzion
We are five seasoned musicians that grew up on jazz, fusion, R&B, and soul. Today, we cross those boundaries with great music from Herbie Hancock to Wayne Shorter and Stevie Wonder to Steely Dan. We are passionate supporters of contemporary jazz yet we love and play the standards. You'll also find us doing original compositions by the band members Pat Mackin and Courtney Nero!
BIOS!!!
Rob Maletick - Sax and Vocals
As an award winning international recording artist, he is know for his tone and professionalism while being a team player whether in the studio or on the stage. Rob's credits include 2021 Best New Artist Award from Indie Music Channel (iHeart Radio), 2022 WAMMIE Award nomination for Music Community service, tours in Asia, Europe and Iceland. 2020 saw the relase of a new singel from Rob produced by the legendary Preston Glass (Aretha Franbklin, Whiteney Houston, Earth Wind and Fire, Kenney G). That song, Beautiful Daze reached top 10 in Europe and Top 20 in the US with over 150 radio and online outlets playing the track.
Rob studied Jazz Performance and Arts Management at Shenandoah Conservatory leading to performances with legends Billy Taylor, Randy Brecker, Bob Berg and Chris Vadala. Rob credits his studies with Saxophone Professor Joe Eckert as the foundation for his world of renowned tone and skill set.
Patrick Fritz - Guitar:
Patrick is a music educator and professional guitarist with a degree is Music Industry from James Madison University and a M. M. in classical guitar performance from Shenandoah University. Patrick teaches guitar to about 100 students in Loudoun County,'s public school.. He plays locally at many of the live music venues in duos and trios. You can often find him giging with our bassist Eugenio on Tuesday night's at Bourboun Blvd.. Patrick is extremely well versed in jazz, R&B,, and rock. You'll hear the influences of Larry Carlton, Jimi Hendrix John Scofield and Bill Frisell. Patrick's enduring passion for improvised music, sparked in large part by saxophonist and educator David Pope, continues to grow through collaborations with jazz musicians across the DMV.
Eugenio Ibarz - Bass:
Eugenio was born in Barcelona (Spain), but grew up in Madrid and started playing classical guitar around the age of 10. Eugenio got his first electric guitar at 16 and started taking formal lessons right away. During his college years, he worked as a guitar teacher and played in pop and jazz bands.
In the 90’s Eugenio worked as a freelance guitar player and teacher, giving private and group lessons and playing electric guitar and bass in different jazz ensembles. Later on, he started teaching Music History and Appreciation in the Madrid Public Schools system.
Stan McMullen - Drums:
Stan's love for music goes back to his roots growing up in Tidewater Virginia listening to great recordings of jazz, swing and rock. He made his way to the valley of Virginia where he earned his degree in music and performance from James Madison University. Stan has been playing jazz in the DC area for over 30 years with many of DC's best musicians. We were fortunate to land Stan in Jazz Infuzion. Many Sunday's Stan is found playing with the worship team at Floris United Methodist Church and has contributed to several worship CD's with Higher Ground and JC Reigns.
Michael Quinn - Keys and Piano:
Michael was an unruly only child so his parents made him play piano. However, as with many American males, the guitar found it's way into his life. Mike played and studied jazz with Bill Banks, Rick Whitehead and most significantly, George Horan as part of Langley High School's Jazz Lab. He credits what veiled talent he has on piano to sitting over the shoulder of Scott Martin for three years in this program. What a blessing. Mike moved back to playing piano at Virginia Tech and has continued his love of his first instrument throughout his musical life. Mike is part of the worship team at McLean Presbyterian Church where you will find him back on six strings or even on mandolin. He considers it a blessing to be playing piano with the members of Jazz Infuzion. You can also find Mikes' music on the CDs of JC Reigns, albums from the Langley music program, and at michaelquinn-music.com.