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Aleksi Zaretsky is a freelance violinist and teacher based in San Francisco. He is originally from Valley Cottage, NY. Aleksi has performed alongside the San Francisco Symphony, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, New Century Chamber Orchestra, SFJAZZ, the Monterey Symphony, Symphony Parnassus, the Concert Truck managed by Opus 3 Artists…

Born in Hong Kong, Johnny Mok started his cello studies at the age of five, and continued in the US in 2001. He earned his Bachelor of Music at the University of Alabama with Carlton McCreery, and Master of Music degree at The Boston Conservatory with Andrew Mark.

Hi, my name is Irena. I'm a violist and an interdisciplinary artist that loves working with experimental music, free improvisation and contemporary music. I finished my Bachelor (2011-2016) with with artistic - pedagogical Profile in Germany at the State University for Music in Saarbrücken (HfM Saar), where I also did my master, Master of Education - Advanced Music Pedagogy…

As an active advocate of performing music of all sorts of different styles and genres, Noel Medford, violinist and violist, has performed across the United States and in Europe. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Viola Performance at the University of Memphis. Mr. Medford enjoys performing regularly in several symphony orchestras across the mid-south.

Hello! My name is Jonny Java Mantra and I was born in the Bronx, NYC. I have been playing guitar for 30 years (since the age of 6.) I am a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and La Guardia HS of Music, Art, and Performing Arts in NYC. I have traveled and toured the world performing for over 15 years and I currently play guitar for the US Army Band in Colorado Springs.

Give me the music you love. If it exists as a sound, I can work it out and teach it to you — on guitar, bass, drums, piano, ukulele, or almost any other instrument. I’ve been transcribing music by ear for more than 20 years — guitar, bass, drums, piano, vocals and other instruments — and have worked out thousands of pieces.

Eliza Waldman is an award-winning teacher and songwriter. She is trained in both jazz and classical theory, and holds a BA in Music from Vassar College, where she was awarded the Elisabeth Locke Scholarship in music. She was a 2024 Audiofemme Agenda Grant Finalist and won a 2025 Wavy Award for the Live Performance Category.

I am a dedicated and passionate teacher of the cello and of music in general. I believe that through the study of the cello, and of music, a student can develop the necessary skills required to master any complex task and achieve all of their goals in life. I have been performing in all styles of music as well as writing music in every genre.

Hi, I'm Arpan Kumar, a professional guitarist, bassist, songwriter, producer, and music educator from New Delhi with over 7 years of teaching experience. I'm the frontman and guitarist of the indie band Green Park, with whom I've released two critically acclaimed albums, opened for Green Day, and performed at festivals including Lollapalooza India, NH7 Weekender, and Echoes of…

Taylor Sapanara has been teaching privately for 8 years. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Viola Performance from Arizona State University and is currently pursuing a Master's in Viola Performance from University of Colorado, Boulder. She has studied with viola pedagogues Susan Dubois, Jeffery Irvine, Carol Rodland, Nancy Buck, and Erika Eckert.