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Gina Benalcázar López is an Ecuadorian-Honduran-American composer and low brass specialist. Influenced by straight-ahead jazz, latin-jazz, and popular Latin American music, Gina has performed with and arranged/composed for various size bands ranging in style from Classical Chamber to Jazz Big Band and Salsa Bands.

Gavin Ard is a freelance trumpet player, teacher, and composer/arranger based in the NYC area. A recent graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (SMTD), and holds two Master of Music Degrees; one in trumpet performance and the other in jazz composition/arranging.

Hello! I play 2nd trumpet with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in Indiana, USA, and I have a master's degree in trumpet from the Cleveland Institute of Music. I have also held positions with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, in Ohio, and the Richmond Symphony Orchestra in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

I am an Illinois Certified Music Educator of 18 years in public school. I currently teach at Carbondale Middle School in Illinois. My expertise is with beginning instrumental music through high school. While my specialty is woodwinds, particularly saxophone, I am competent in playing and teaching all band instruments. I also teach bass guitar and beginning piano

I graduated from Boston University and McGill University with my bachelors and masters in French horn respectively. I have played in orchestras across the US and Canada and have taught in schools such as Lower Canada College and Rosemont High School in Montreal. I have performed under renowned conductors such as Alain Trudel, James Burton, and Joshua Gersen.

Private Music Teacher with 20 years of professional playing and tutoring experience. Instilling music appreciation and solid instruction methods to guide and support music training. Effective instructor skilled in implementing a variety of instructional strategies to motivate students and encourage active participation.

I have extensive experience in both education and performance. I've been playing Trumpet for the past 16 years with teaching experience at the University, high school, and middle school levels. I have been a teacher in the cities of Los Angeles, New York, Oklahoma, and Illinois.

Lopez writes melodic songs that stay with you long after the recording has finished. That doesn’t happen every day. It’s one of those criticisms that pops up every time we compare Pop Music to Jazz. Surprisingly, for a debut album, Lopez’ debut belongs on this year’s top ten list.” Cadence Magazine Jeff was born and raised in New York City, He has been playing bass for 40 years…

Professional conductor, versatile in several musical styles and conducting literature, possessing a diversity of skills and attributes within the field of classical, jazz, pop and folk music. Experienced pianist, trombonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger and teacher. Teacher of music, maths and languages.

As a professional trumpet player, my musical experience is a rich tapestry woven from diverse threads. On one hand, I boast Classical Music Expertise, with a strong background in performing technical classical works such as the Hummel, Oskar Böhme, and Haydn Trumpet Concertos, alongside Arban pieces.