Category: Staff

“A very swinging drummer who’s mastered the art of coordinated independence,” (East Bay Express) Jeremy has been playing drums professionally for over 23 years. He has crafted a fresh and unmistakable style from an expansive range of influences, from classic New Orleans second-line street beats to Elvin Jones’ circle of sound, and is equally at…

Marie Schumacher is a teaching musician who specializes in a cappella vocal singing and arranging. She applies her backgrounds in developmental psychology, music theory, and classroom teaching to her unique approach to teaching about the voice, music, and the creative process. She is the founder and artistic director of PDX Vox, a Portland-based community music program that…

Mark graduated from Humboldt State University in 1992 with a B.A. in Music Performance. In 1994 Mark traveled to Trinidad to perform with Phase 2 Pan Groove under the direction of Ray Holman, taking fifth place of over thirty bands competing in Trinidad’s annual Panorama competition. Since returning to the Bay Area in 1994, Mark…

Rosemary completed her Montessori training with Ursula Thrush in San Francisco. She is certified in both the Kodaly Method and the Orff levels of teaching principles of music to young children. She worked for many years under master children’s folk musician Nancy Raven. She has run a small preschool in Berkeley for over 25 years.…