Understanding how artists write original songs, Jonathan Alaniz began learning piano and guitar at the age of 5. As a teenager, Jonathan started playing in different bands. Jonathan soon devoted his life to music completely and quickly established himself as an artist. Jonathan has been featured in many songs…

Enmanuel Alexander is a multi-instrumentalist, performer and producer based out of Aurora, CO. At the age of 7, he began taking piano lessons, and by the time he had reached high school, he was playing guitar, alto saxophone, drums and bass. In 2012, he was awarded the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award for drums whi…

Cali Alexander started playing flute at the age of twelve in a small school band, and soon after began performing in youth orchestra by fifteen. She began teaching lessons while in high school to other students and has regularly taught since then for a total of fourteen years. She played alto saxophone in her…

Jake Aschenbrenner has spent much of his life pursuing the craft and love of music. He initially learned music theory from his Emmy-nominated father, composer John Aschenbrenner, beginning in his teenage years. Taking this knowledge, Jake turned his interests towards the genres of folk, rock and bluegrass, pl…

Music makes the world go around, and for Santa Fe Sam the saxophone man, it has led him around the world. A professional player since his teens, Sam has played in many different types of bands throughout his life. From big band jazz to reggae, rock and hip hop, he has entertained audiences around the world an…

Evan Ballinger is a professional keyboardist and teacher based in Denver. He frequently performs around the Denver Metro front range area with various musical groups encompassing many different styles, including reggae, afrobeat, blues, jazz, and funk.

While Evan’s day to day musical engagements involve…

Joe Barnard has been training vocally since he was 13 years old. He is originally from Brownsville, Texas and moved to Colorado Springs in 7th grade. Joe started singing in middle school simply because it was a required credit, but it quickly became one of his biggest passions. During his time at Pine Creek H…

Colleen Murphy Beatty is an adventurous explorer in the world of music and arts and an avid creator. From her current project, as the singer and founder of eclectic bluegrass/folk/jam-jazz project, BottleRocket Hurricane, to her book/cd ‘s “Fairytale Endings” & “Soul Songs”, Colleen always tries to keep the m…

Leilani was too young to remember the first key she struck on the piano. Likely, she was pounding away on one side of the keyboard while her mother patiently practiced on the other. Initially, Leilani’s lessons were in her home with her mother. Around age 7, she started walking to a neighbor’s home for lesson…

Robert Berg began his journey as a musician the day he was born. He performed in his first talent competition at the age of 5 and has since performed on many stages. He has found a real love for teaching others of all ages and helping them to put their talents in front of others. Robert studied at the Univers…