Don Newman is an active performer and recording artist native to the Clear Lake area, who began studying guitar at the age of 9.

In middle school, he started playing clarinet, and later moved to bass clarinet in high school while also picking up the bass guitar, where he consistently performed with the reg…

Ben Otieno began his solo trumpet debut at the age of seven years old and has since been well received as both a versatile performer and instructor. While attending the University of Georgia, Otieno studied trumpet performance under the instruction of the world’s most notable orchestral trumpet player, Phil…