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Italian born upright bass, Giuseppe Cucchiara has earned his bachelor degree in Music Performance studying at Berklee College of Music. During his time at Berklee he studied with great musicians and mentors such as Hal Crook, Dave Santoro, Neal Smith, Danilo Perez,George Garzone, John Lockwood and was part of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute led by Danilo Perez.

I live music, love it, and love teaching it. I live music, love it, and love sharing that knowledge with you. My artist name has been "World Maestro" for a decade now. The title was given to me after I founded The Pangean Orchestra in Phoenix Arizona. In those past 10 years I've continued working as a professional composer, drummer, and bandleader.

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.

I am a drummer, percussionist, composer, and teacher living in Boston, MA. Growing up in the culturally rich music scene of Philadelphia, from an early age I was drawn to music of all kinds. I quickly became immersed in the worlds of Afro-Cuban music, Arabic music, jazz, and underground rock.

Hi! My name is Brandon Bergeron and I am a trumpet player from Austin, TX. I am a recent graduate of The Juilliard School in Manhattan with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in trumpet. I have a well rounded teaching background reaching back into my time in high school, and have taught many beginning/ high school level/ adult students.

I have taught music for more than twenty years — kids, teens, and adults, beginners through advanced. I hold a Master of Arts in Jazz Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington (2025) and a Bachelor of Arts from Virginia State University.

A native New Englander, Cecilia (Miss Ceci) was born and raised in the state of New Hampshire. Although she was not born into a musical family, Cecilia loved music from a young age and spent her younger years playing violin, participating in youth ensembles, and singing in church.

Composer, Saxophonist and Clarinetist Juan Ruiz began his musical studies when he was 11, studying Latin American percussion in his hometown of Caldas Antioquia, Colombia. At age 14, he began clarinet studies at the University of Antioquia's preparatory music school. He left Colombia in 2006 with a scholarship to study English and Music at Atlantic Union College, MA.

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.

With over 22 years of experience playing guitar, writing songs, and performing in blues, Americana, Nashville fingerstyle, rock, pop, and jazz, I help students develop the skills and confidence they need to express their own unique, artistic voice on the guitar and in their songwriting.