Profile Type: Music Partners Faculty
Alison Mari
I’m from… Philadelphia, PA I started teaching music in… 2010 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2017 My inspiration: Albrecht Mayer (my favorite oboist), Mr. Kevin Rodgers (my h.s. band director), and Nature! Few people know that I… can juggle! Education: The College of New Jersey – Bachelor’s in Music EducationNew York University –…
Ochion Jewell
Name: Ochion Jewell I’m from… Kentucky/California/Brooklyn I started teaching music in… 2002 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2010 My inspiration: Arvo Pärt, Nicola Tesla, Daniel Day Lewis, Sarah Vaughn, Miles Davis, Pablo Picasso, Michael Jordan, Slavoj Žižek, Jimi Hendrix Few people know that I… am an obsessed college basketball fanatic. Education: University of…
Alex Kerckhoff
Name: Alex Kerckhoff From: San Francisco, California I started teaching music in… 2006 Education: BA from Thornton School of Music at USC I play and teach: Guitar, Ukulele, Electric Bass Biography: As a multi-talented six string guitar slinger, Alex has done it all. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Alex began teaching himself the…
Hans Luchs
Hans Luchs is a guitarist living in New York City after relocating in the fall of 2017 from his hometown of Chicago. Hans has performed in a wide array of settings, from small jazz clubs to large outdoor festivals. Hans regularly plays at venues across the country, and has also performed internationally in Europe, Canada,…
Zach Hicks
Name: Zach Hicks From: Brooklyn, New York Few people know that I… love folding origami frogs out of MetroCards Education: MM (Music Composition), New England Conservatory of Music; BM (Music Performance), NYU Steinhardt; Manhattan School of Music Precollege; LaGuardia High School for the Arts I play and teach: Flute, clarinet, saxophone My other artistic/musical endeavors:…
Amos Gabia
Name: Amos Kwaku Gabia I’m from… Ghana I started teaching music in… 2002 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2013 My inspiration: Mamady Keita, Bob Marley, Lucky Dube, Babara Bangoura, Few people know that I… have done shows where I eat fire and perform other tricks with fire. I play and teach: djembe, dun…
Michel Gentile
Name: Michel Gentile I’m from… Montreal, Canada I started teaching music in… 1983 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 1998 My inspiration: Klee, Ligeti, Trane, Messi, Bach, Mompou Few people know that I… enjoy birding Education: Concordia – BFANew England Conservatory – MM I play and teach: Flute, recorder My other artistic/musical endeavors: I…
Brian Floody
Name: Brian Floody From: New York City I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 1998 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2002 My inspiration: Duke Ellington, John Coltrane Few people know that I… speak Portuguese Education: New School for Social Research – BFA I play and teach: Drumset, Tympani, Percussion My other artistic/musical endeavors:…
Tahira Clayton
Name: Tahira Clayton I’m from… Dallas, TX I started teaching music in… 2012 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2016 My inspiration: My students! In every facet of my teaching and performance career Few people know that I… am a great cook! Education: University of North Texas – BA, Music with an Emphasis in…
Deric Dickens
Name: Deric Dickens From: Moultrie, Georgia Few people know that I… secretly have always wanted to be a graphic designer and visual artist. My overseas music tours are mostly fueled by my need to visit museums! Oh, and to play killer music all over the world. Education: BA-Music Ed, Valdosta State University; MA-Percussion Performance, University…