Music has been a life long passion for Mr. Adrian Nolazco. A graduate of Nicholls State University, Mr. Nolazco has had a hand in various different event in South Louisiana. A saxophonist of 17+ years, he performed in various different ensembles at Nicholls including the Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Marchi…

Aaron has had a lifelong appreciation for music, which has led to almost 13 years of study and performance of all genres of music leading to a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree. Although his primary instrument is the trumpet, he can play and teach brass, percussion, piano and woodwind instruments. Thr…

Alec Powell is an accomplished musician and music educator with over 10 years experience working with students of all ages and abilities. Alec earned his masters degree in music education from Boston University in 2016 and earned a bachelors degree in saxophone performance and music education from the Eastman…

Kathryn Radakovich’s love of music began at an early age and has continued to grow over the last 20 years.

She studied classical voice and flute at the University of Idaho during her secondary education and then went on to pursue her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Bachelor of Arts in Music The…

Matt Rathkey is a saxophonist and composer who received his M.Mus. in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado in 2019, where he studied performance, composition, improvisation, history, and pedagogy under the tutelage of Kenyon Brenner, Jim White, Steve Kovalcheck, Drew Zaremba, Erik Applegate, …

Maggie Sczekan teaches voice, flute, and piano, and is thrilled to have recently located back home to where she grew up in Denver, Colorado. She has been studying music for twenty-seven years and teaching music for nearly a decade.

Growing up in Denver allowed Maggie the opportunity to learn from the rich…

Madie Slocomb has been a musician for almost 20 years. Her parents started her in Piano lessons in early elementary school as the gateway into the music world. She then took up flute and piccolo during middle school, then violin in high school. Madie continued her education at Colorado Mesa University in Gran…

Although Jeanette grew up on a farm where she had to work hard, music was her passion from a very young age. She began piano lesson around 7 and continued through college. Jeanette graduated from Atlanta Christian College with a double major in music and Christian Education.

Along the way she picked up se…

George Somi has been fascinated by music since the age of three, when, according to his mother, he climbed atop a piano bench and played “Happy Birthday” after watching someone else do the same. By the age of five, he acquired his first small keyboard and the rest is history. George began formal study of pian…

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…