Jarrett Cherner

Jarrett Cherner

Music Theory, Piano

New York based pianist, composer, and educator Jarrett Cherner loves both music and teaching, and his professional life has always embraced them both. After completing his undergraduate work at Tufts University (B.S. in Mathematics, 2003, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and the New England Conservatory of Music (U.D. in Jazz Piano Performance, 2004), Jarrett moved to San Francisco where he quickly gained a reputation as "one of the most exciting young pianist-composers on the Bay Area scene" (San Jose Mercury News) as well as an in demand educator, teaching at the San Jose Summer Jazz Workshop, the Berkeley Jazzschool's Summer Youth Program, and maintaining a small private studio.  

In 2008, Jarrett relocated to New York City where he's currently performing and teaching, having recently earned his masters degree at the Manhattan School of Music.  He has toured throughout the U.S. as well as in South America, Canada, and Europe, both leading his own trio and working as a sideman. His debut album as a leader, Burgeoning (2005), earned him recognition from the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards and critics alike.  For more about Jarrett, visit www.jarrettcherner.com

Doug Beavers

Program Director, Production, Trombone

Doug BeaversInternationally regarded as cutting-edge trombonist and a renown producer, composer, orchestrator and “arranger of the first-class” (Harvey Siders, JazzTimes), Doug Beavers has earned a Grammy® for his work on Eddie Palmieri’s Listen Here (2006) and has performed, toured and recorded with Eddie Palmieri (La Perfecta II, Ritmo Caliente, Listen Here), Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney (Sentimental Journey, The Last Concert), Hillary McRae, Brian Culbertson, Mingus Big Band, and Pete Escovedo, and many others.

His most recent release, Two Shades of Nude (Origin Records), has drawn wide critical acclaim and has peaked at #33 on the Jazzweek national radio jazz chart.  The recording, featuring a modern jazz nonet, has drawn a wealth of notable critical reviews from Downbeat and Jazztimes magazines.  His previous studio production, Jazz, Baby! (2007, Origin Records), was dedicated to young fans of big band swing and received radio airplay in the US and was also reviewed extensively by national jazz publications.

Currently based in New York City, Doug Beavers continues to exercise his firm belief in musical advocacy.  He has recently established the Harlem School of Urban Music and Recording Arts, enabling urban students of New York City to study their specific brand of urban jazz, salsa, hip-hop and rock through a program of formal music training.  Students then carry this education into the recording studio, adopting the recording arts and contributing to professional recording sessions on-site at the Harlem School's state of the art recording arts facility.  

He has taught previously as an adjunct professor of music at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, CA and continues to maintain his post as professor of jazz trombone at California State University, East Bay via interactive media teleconferencing.

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Victor "Tovi" Rodriguez

Tovi RodriguezAudio Engineering

On-staff engineer for The Chipmunks and The Smurfs at Deetown Entertainment. Engineering and mixing movie scores, jingles and albums. Assistant engineer at Giant Recording, Hit Factory, Chung King, House of Metal and RPM Recording Studios.  BS Recording Industry, Middle Tennessee State University.