Having grown up in Anne Arundel County, and performing in virtually every school and county ensemble growing up, Kennan is excited to share his passion for drums and percussion with the next generation of musicians.

Kennan grew up interested in every avenue of percussion. From a young age, he was involved …

Ike Spivak is a Downbeat award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and producer from Denver, Colorado. While pursuing an undergraduate degree from the University of Denver, he was honored with first place in the college big band division of the Next Generation Jazz Festival. DU also awarded him…

Aaron Spoor is a Maryland-based Classical Guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has a wide range of expertise as a Music Educator. He is a composter, performer, and recording artist in addition to working with students of all ages and levels: from young beginners through teaching in the University setting…

From an early age, Colton was in love with music. Starting with dancing under the seatbelt in his parents car whenever the radio was on, it wouldn’t be long before he picked up an instrument. His first introduction to playing music was picking out songs by ear on a keyboard his father found in a trash bin. Af…

Cole completed his bachelor’s degree in percussion performance at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in 2019. He studied with Michael Spiro, Steve Houghton, Kevin Bobo, and John Tafoya at university, and countless other incredible instructors since he began playing drums in 3rd grade. He grew up …

Cole M Stover completed his bachelor’s degree in percussion performance at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in 2019. He grew up in many places as an Air Force brat, but calls Colorado and Georgia home. Since he began playing drums in 3rd grade, Cole has benefited from diverse instruction in orc…

Born and raised in the DMV, Brandon is an active performer and educator specializing in Drums and Percussion. He is very passionate about sharing his knowledge of drums and “the stage” with the next generation of musicians.

Brandon’s journey started in his school when he joined his first ensemble. After …

Carson Talerico was born and raised in Cle Elum, WA where he developed a lifetime passion for music. He began guitar lessons in third grade and picked up the drums a couple years later and those instruments have followed him here to Bellevue where he currently resides. Carson also over the years began to reve…

Jaytee at the age of 10 years old received his first snare drum and started learning how to play that thing. In a few short years when he was an 8th grader, his Jr. High School went into the recording studio and “cut” an album! Jaytee played drum kit on 4 of the 6 tracks which meant the two 9th graders, a…

A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Whitworth University, Chris Teal is the co-Director of the Institute for Creative Music (IfCM) and a recent transplant to Denton, TX. Chris has performed as a member of the IfCM Collective, Mingus Dynasty Quartet, Dave Rivello Ensemble, the Mighty High and Dry, Ni…