William Heinz is a Denver native. His musical life started at the age of ten when he began studying saxophone with an after-school enrichment program offered by Denver Public Schools. Once acquainted with the horn, he initiated his first inquiries into wind band literature and jazz with Colorado Honor Band. D…

Zach Levenson is a Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger who has recently moved from New York City to the Denver metro area. He received his bachelor’s degree in music theory and composition with a minor in Jazz from West Chester University where he studied saxophone privately for four years. Zach then went on t…

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…

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, …

Katie Sanders, MT-BC, is a board-certified music therapist who attained her bachelors degree in music at DePauw University, and her music therapy degree at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. She completed her Neurologic Music Therapy certification in March of 2019. Katie plays and teaches several instruments, i…

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…