BIOGRAPHY
Cuarto Sueño (Fourth Dream) captivates audiences with live performances of high energy Flamenco guitar, modern Latin jazz, and creative arrangements of familiar classics. Influenced by a range of pioneers from Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía, to Jaco Pastorius and Chick Corea, Cuarto Sueño delivers an exciting and accessible sound to listeners of all tastes.
Cuarto Sueño is an acoustic jazz quartet comprised of BJ Block and Jacob Seyer (guitars), Tom Anastasio (bass) and Steve Jones (percussion).
Our Story....
"Trio Sueño" formed in 2017 in Bellingham WA, with guitarist BJ Block, bassist Tom Anastasio and percussionist Steve Jones, performing Latin Jazz and Bossa Nova standards throughout the Pacific Northwest. In a feature performance at the Firehouse Theatre in 2022, Sueño hosted several local musicians, including acoustic fingerstyle virtuoso Jacob Seyer. After the success of the show, the group invited Jacob to formally join the band and Trio Sueño became Cuarto Sueño.
Cuarto Sueño continues to perform throughout the Pacific Northwest and is currently composing original music with plans to record their debut album in the Spring of 2025.
Meet The Band
Tom describes his experience with
Cuarto Sueño, as a career musician with five
decades of experience in the industry:
"This group is unique in many ways.
Cuarto Sueño's musical style is difficult to define, but reflects the personalities and experience of the players and their love of the music in a playful spirit that the audience definitely shares."
Jacob Seyer
Guitar
Born in Southeast Missouri, Jacob Seyer (M.Mus) is a Pacific Northwest based acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, international award winning composer, performer, and music instructor with over 15 years of diverse experience in the music industry. After graduating with his Masters Degree on scholarship in Classical Guitar Performance in 2017, Jacob became a full time private instructor and recording artist signed to the acclaimed boutique label, CandyRat Records. With three studio albums and two full length books of original solo guitar music, as well as tours in the US, UK, Canada, and South America, Jacob's music has been described as full of fire, grace, and beauty, with compositions rich in rhythmic and harmonic interest."(Brian Clark, Minor 7th).
BJ Block
Guitar
Growing up as a classical pianist in British Columbia, BJ Block began pursuing the guitar at 15, and by 19, earned a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music under the guidance of Julien Kasper, amongst others. During this time in Boston, BJ began working with the traveling roots rock band ‘The Ernest Goodlife Band’. In 2010 the Block family relocated to Bellingham WA, where BJ recorded two albums of original music with Dawn Pemberton, nominated for a Canadian west coast music award for their debut album. BJ Block Trio was formed with bassist Roger Yamashita and drummer Christian Casolary, the group would go on to release their debut album of original music ‘Antiphony’ in 2023 and can be heard at their monthly residency at The Depot in Bellingham WA.
Tom Anastasio
Bass
After picking up the electric bass in high school, Tom Anastasio attended Western Washington University where he began his study of music on the upright string bass. Following seven years on the road with both local and Texas based bands was an eleven year career as one of Houston’s A list sidemen, playing a wide variety of musical styles and venues.
In 1998 Tom and his family moved back to Bellingham.
Tom re-appeared as a regular in the local music scene, continuing to perform many varied musical styles. Tom’s association with Cuarto Sueño began 6 years ago.
Steve Jones
Percussion
Steve Jones has been playing in bands since middle school, performing Rock, World Music, Folkloric Music from Central America, Jazz Fusion, Hard Bop & Latin Jazz.
Steve attained his Masters Degree in Education and worked for 30 years teaching in the public school system, as well as a private drumming instructor with the Seattle Drum School and Bellinghome School of Music.
Currently, Steve is booking for local venues for various bands such as Yambique, Bilongo & Cuarto Sueño, as well as for the Jazz Center of Bellingham where he currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors.
