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My name is Tristan Norton and I have been a guitarist, bassist, gigging, composing, and teaching musician in Northern California for 13 years. I am a graduate of Berkeley’s prestigious California Jazz Conservatory with a Bachelor’s of Music in Jazz Studies.

I'm a versatile singer, composer, and also a trainer. From a very young age, I have learned music from various famous singers like pt. Jagdish Prasad, Smt. Subha Guha, Smt. Avantika Chakraborty and so on. I've completed B.A in Bengali song from Bengal music college and M.A in Hindustani classical music from Rabindra Bharati University. I have completed a Ph.D.

Background Music has been the thread running through my whole life, and helping others find their own voice through it is what I love most about teaching. I'm a composer and orchestrator specializing in music for film, television, and animation, currently completing my MMus in Composition for Film and Television at the London College of Music.

Olga Shishkina is an internationally active gusli artist and educator, pianist, organist and composer with over 20 years of professional experience. She has performed in the USA, Japan and Europe and gave solo concerts in California, Paris on some of the world's best venues.

Over the course of my musical career, I have had the opportunity to learn from many musicians. From University Professors to Street Corner Musicians, I have gathered much knowledge on playing music. Applying that knowledge to my guitar playing has opened up many doors of opportunity and has made life very fun.

Dr. Bohdan Syroyid is a composer, pianist, and educator serving as a Professor of Music Education at the University of Salamanca. Known for a compositional style that bridges the gap between eras, his work often involves "giving sound to paintings", reimagining classical repertoire within contemporary frameworks, and reviving Ukrainian and Spanish folk music.

I am a composer, pianist, accordionist, and Spanish teacher currently based in France, where I am pursuing a second Master's degre. My background includes studies in composition in Mexico, France, Switzerland, Hungary, and Germany, as well as a Spanish teaching certificate issued by the Cervantes Institute.

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.

Hace 20 años realicé un viaje por latinoamérica, conociendo distintos pueblos y ciudades, sus comidas, costumbres, lenguas, y también su música. Ese viaje fue decisivo para dedicarme a lo que amo: la música. Al comienzo mi interés fue aprender las canciones de los artistas que me gustaban, y para eso, tomé varios años de clases particulares hasta que un profesor me dijo "¿Por qué…

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