I’m from a small village in western Pennsylvania known as Pittsburgh. My dad was a jazz drummer, but he left the career early on to become a banker. He kept up his chops by practicing in our then-concrete basement, so the lush and soothing sounds of trap drums would reverberate through our house at full […]

I grew up in rural South Florida taking tropical fruit trees for granted, and reflecting on how there were probably alligators in the canals nearby. I also started the violin at four years old, like you do. I can’t remember starting violin, but do remember spinning around in circles while learning triplet rhythms in Suzuki […]

Born and raised in the rolling hills of Ithaca, New York, I was often exposed to music. My father is a great jazz musician and teacher, so music was a constant in my life. In fact, I think one of my first words was “bebop.” After huge frustrations trying to play the piano along with […]