Scott has performed all over the world with such distinguished groups as The UNT One O’Clock Lab Band, The Dallas…
Focus: Brass & Woodwind, Ensemble
Jeff Bailey has performed in a wide variety of musical settings as a musician, composer, and producer. He has performed…
Focus: Bass, Ensemble
In 1985, Raymond established Absolute Music, a commercial music studio, where he wrote and produced TV and radio spots for…
Focus: Ensemble, Keyboard
Sarah Burk is a performer and recording artist on keyboards, vocals and violin. Sarah holds a B.M. degree in Music…
Focus: Ensemble, Keyboard, Music Theory
Chris’ lead guitar gig with James Chance (James White) and The Contortions (Blacks) began a twenty-five year period of musical…
Focus: Composition & Songwriting, Ensemble
Lori Dokken has played and appealed to the patrons of every major and minor music venue in Minneapolis and St.…
Focus: Ensemble, Keyboard, Voice
Judi has worked in opera, musical theater, jazz, folk, country, gospel, pop, and R&B. She currently works with Voicestra (Bobby…
Focus: Ensemble, Voice
Steve is one the most versatile performers in the Twin Cities and beyond. Spending years on the road traveling the…
Charles Fletcher has studied at the Jamie Aebersold Summer Jazz Clinics, Berklee College of Music, Metropolitan State University and St.…
Dr. Jay Fuchs is a professional singer, piano player, composer, music director, author and bandleader. Jay holds a Ph.D. and…
Focus: Ensemble, Music Theory
Shai Hayo is a percussionist and educator who specializes in traditional and contemporary drumming styles of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and…
Focus: Ensemble, Liberal Arts
“Blair eschews typical hip-hop self-aggrandizement in favor of an honest, plain-spoken rapping style that owes more to contemporary literature and…
As a drummer, Steve has explored many musical styles in the past 24 years including: jazz, rock, r & b,…
Focus: Ensemble, Percussion
Dave Jensen is a member of Hornheads, a Billboard magazine award-winning a cappella jazz group. As a group, they have…
Peter has spent his entire career as a full time professional drummer/musician/songwriter. In the mid 70’s, he was a drummer…
www.reidkennedy.com @reidkennedy A native of Winona, Minnesota, Kennedy began his musical studies at the piano in elementary school. After winning…
Jerry has performed on shows with Don Ross, Tommy Emmanuel, Bob Brozman, and Andy McKee. He was a featured performer…
Focus: Ensemble, Guitar, Liberal Arts
Mike has performed throughout the northeast and metro Atlanta areas in various Jazz, Rock, Funk, Country, Big Band, and Theater…
Liz Kuivinen holds a Master of Liberal Studies degree from the University of Minnesota and a B.M. degree in Piano…
Brian Laidlaw is a poet and songwriter from San Francisco. He studied Creative Writing as an undergraduate at Stanford, at…
Focus: Composition & Songwriting, Ensemble, Liberal Arts
Peggy Larson has had an extensive career as a singer and choral director both in the Netherlands and USA. In…
Tim’s career includes a wide range of accomplishments in television production, recording studio session work, producing, arranging, engineering, studio management,…
Focus: Ensemble, Guitar
Sean McPherson is the co-founder and bassist of the Twin Cities hip-hop group Heiruspecs. In addition to numerous national headlining…
Focus: Composition & Songwriting, Ensemble, Hip-Hop Studies
Michael Menard is an accomplished classical guitarist and guitar teacher with the ability to play and teach many styles of…
Focus: Ensemble, Guitar, Music Theory
Studied with Brett Garsed and Scott Henderson while attending Musicians Institute. Graduated from California State University Chico with a B.A.…
Ric has been playing guitar for over 25 years and has been teaching guitar and songwriting since 1997. Since graduating…
youtube.com/knowtheneck www.mnguitar.org www.shelllakeartscenter.org An experienced performer as a soloist and with a wide variety of musicians, Chris Olson holds an…
Shon Parker is a diverse vocalist, arranger and educator with a variety of experience in styles including pop, rock, opera,…
Gary has been writing music for a wide variety of applications since his early teens. Recording credits include LOST IN…
Focus: Composition & Songwriting, Ensemble, Music Business
Randy Sabien founded and chaired the jazz string department at Berklee College of Music, where he also performed with, and…
Focus: Ensemble, Strings
Peter began playing piano and drums at the age of eight. The music collection of his older brother, which included…
David Schmalenberger has recently performed with Pooch’s Playhouse (jazz quintet), the Are You Experienced? Hendrix ensemble, the Laura Caviani trio,…
Erin is an accomplished vocalist and musical theatre performer with credits that span the globe from cruise ships and amusement…
A Wisconsin native, Jennifer (Scovell) Parker is proud to be with McNally Smith College of Music. She is active as…
Kristin Sponcia, originally from Milwaukee, WI, is an active pianist, vocalist, arranger and composer. Kristin holds a M.M. degree in…
Bobby Stanton has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio) shows Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” and Dave Brubeck’s…
Paul is a respected musician in the Twin Cities area. He has performed with many local artists, playing a wide…
Kevin’s stellar skills have been featured in Modern Drummer Magazine, however his dedication to drumming began as soon as he…
Pete has spent over 25 years teaching and playing professionally as a saxophonist, flutist, and clarinetist. He has toured the…
Jay Young is one of the Twin Cities’ ‘first call’ bassists. He is a freelance performer and educator involved in…
www.nivizi.com @nivizi Since earning his bachelor’s degree in performance from the University of Minnesota at Duluth (’00) and his master’s…
