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Armando Vergara

Armando Vergara is a Cuban/Puerto Rican Trombonist, Educator, Composer, Bandleader, from South Florida, currently based in NYC. He holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Jazz Arts from The Manhattan School of Music, as well as a Masters of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Armando has collaborated with many world renowned musicians such as …

Liz Chidester

Liz Chidester is a critically acclaimed and award winning singer/songwriter, actor, and teaching artist. Originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Liz has been a prolific Americana songwriter based mainly in Chicago for most of her career. Her solo releases include People Pumping Pedals (2014) Otter Hill (2015), otherside of the darkest timeline (2021), …

Thabo Mokoena

As a professionally trained musician, Thabo Mokoena has had the privilege of teaching piano, guitar, xylophone, Marimba and vocals to students ranging from ages 6-60 at the Blairgowrie Music Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa for the past 5 years. This experience has shown him the range of passion for music, from the youngest to the …

Davian Alleyne

Davian Alleyne is a native of Barbados and a graduate of the Barbados Community College and Herbert H. Lehman College (CUNY), receiving Associate and Bachelor degrees in Music with honors, respectively. Mr. Alleyne has also been awarded various certificates in music performance from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and Trinity College, …

Jamie Lander

Jamie Lander is a music educator from Long Island, New York with experience teaching both primary and secondary Choral, General and Orchestral music and serving as the Arts department head. She holds a MM in Music Education from the University of Georgia and a BM in Music Education from the University of Delaware. Outside of …

Kurleigh Lowe

Kurleigh was born in Guyana, and studied Computer Science and Music. Many in his family are music teachers and choir directors.   Kurleigh was born in Georgetown Guyana. He studied piano performance at the Brooklyn Conservatory at CUNY Brooklyn College. In addition to playing piano, he also enjoys playing the organ and steel drums. He …

Luna Horncastle

Luna Horncastle is a vocalist and music educator based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2022, she obtained her Bachelor’s of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. She has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Tilles Center, and the Chautauqua Institute to name a few. She …