TEACHERS & MENTORS

Bill Carrothers, jazz pianist/performer/teacher, Professor of Jazz Piano at Lawrence University

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Dan Redner, jazz pianist/performer/teacher . MA in Jazz Studies & Performance, The University of Texas at Austin

 

Mike Stavitz,  Director of Music, The Headwaters School. Berklee College of Music Graduate

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Nick Litterski  Pianist/Teacher/Performer. MA Piano Performance, University of Texas at Austin​

 

​Michael Dease, director, Brevard Jazz Institute/Brevard Music Center. Professor, Dept. of Music, Michigan State University;

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Luther Allison, multi-instrumentalist, Brevard Jazz Institute/Brevard Music Center. Masters in Music, Michigan State University;

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Anna Larson, founder, The Music House, Austin, TX. MA Piano Performance, The University of Texas at Austin;

 

David Sanborn, saxophone, Brevard Jazz Institute/Brevard Music Center. 

 

Ulysses Owens Jr. drums, Brevard Jazz Institute/Brevard Music Center. The Julliard School

 

Jeff Sipe, drums, Brevard Jazz Institute/Brevard Music Center. Berklee College of Music

 

Alexa Tarantino, saxophone, Brevard Jazz Institute/Brevard Music Center. The Julliard School