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My name is Riccardo Gresino –Berklee College of Music Alumni- Piano and Keyboard Player with over ten years of experience performing and educating. A strong characteristic of my work is the ability to process the artist's message and translate it into sounds that convey exactly that feeling. In specifics, those can be harmonies, timbers, voicing, and melodies.

I'm a professional trumpet player with extensive orchestral experience in Italy and abroad. I graduated from the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, where I earned both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Throughout my career, I have played as Principal Trumpet with orchestras such as Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Arena di Verona and Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.

I am a classically trained musician, beginning my studies at Chetham's School of Music, Manchester, before being awarded scholarships to some of the UK's leading music conservatoires. Whilst studying for my Bachelor's degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, I developed an avid curiosity for composing and went on to complete my Master's degree in Popular Music…

My name is Ian McLaughlin and I am a percussionist, conductor, and music educator. I am humbled to share that I have performed alongside various ensembles across the United States. I have instructed Kindergarten classrooms, middle school beginning band, high school percussion ensemble, collegiate mixed instrument ensembles, and a state champion marching band drumline.

Diego Ferreira is Bachelor of Music in Saxophone by Ufrgs - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2013), Master of Music in Jazz performance by New Jersey City University (2017) – where he studied under saxophonists Bob Malach, Walt Weiskopf and Jim Snidero – and Master of Music in Composition by New Jersey City University (2020), having studied with Spanish composer…

Chris Kazarian, Vocalist|Guitarist|Song-Writer| Recording Artist Born in Worcester, MA a.k.a. the (508) ​Chris got his start experimenting with musical instruments and recording tools in his rapping, beatboxing, breakdancing fathers home-studio at age four.

Marisa Webster is a trumpeter, composer, and educator from Jacksonville, FL. She is a graduate of the prestigious Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, received her bachelor’s degree in music with a minor in entrepreneurship from Florida State University, and a master's degree in Jazz Studies From Temple University.

26+ Years of experience in teaching and playing gigs. Highly individualized approach to each student. I teach all levels. For beginners - classical, acoustic, electric, rock, pop, funk, jazz. For intermediate and advanced - jazz, impovization, composing, arranging.

From early childhood, I have nurtured a deep passion for music. I first expressed my desire to play the guitar at the age of eight. A key moment in my musical development was my participation in the Creative Guitar Course organized by the Guitar Art Festival in 2014. I received my first guitar thanks to a donation from the U.S. Embassy.

Private lessons with Jose are available for a limited number of private lessons depending on his performance schedule. At Keene State College, Dr. Lezcano’s guitar students have been frequent winners of the Department’s and College’s highest awards and scholarships, including Jesse Davis, Distinguished Alumni, Instrumentalist of the Year, and Four-Year Talent Scholarships.