Raised in a military family, Rianna grew up traveling the world before settling in Omaha, Nebraska, at age 11. That same year, she discovered her passion for music, learning guitar, piano, and violin. By 14, guitar lessons sparked her love for performance and rock music, and at 17, she expanded her musicianship further by taking drum lessons. In 2020, Rianna auditioned for Berklee College of Music and was awarded the prestigious Jimmy…
Miles is a Los Angeles based freelance trumpet player and educator. He is dedicated to sharing the beauty of music with others and facilitating growth in every one of his students. Born and raised in Durham, NC, Miles started playing trumpet at age 11, and continued to play throughout middle and high school. Led by his band director Chris Hathcock, Miles was exposed to symphonic, marching band, and jazz music. During this…
James is a versatile saxophonist and researcher based in Los Angeles, specializing in Jazz and Gospel music. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Saxophone Performance with a focus on Jazz, as well as a degree in Cultural Anthropology, from California State University. James is passionate about the intersection of music and culture, studying music as a social practice and exploring cross-cultural collaborations. In addition to Jazz and Gospel, James performs in…
Ulf was born in Frankfurt Germany and raised in the countryside south of Frankfurt. Raised by a family with a long tradition of practicing medicine, he found himself interested in music at an early age, taking piano lessons and pursuing his passion all the way to Boston, Massachusetts, where he graduated from the Berklee College of Music with a degree in Contemporary Writing and Production. He soon moved to Los Angeles, where…
A multi-instrumentalist, Adam teaches banjo, dobro, guitar, and lap steel. He’s been teaching on the Red Pelican team since 2012. He is a dazzling player, with an organized, but easy-going teaching style, who really enjoys demystifying music for his students. Adam specializes in bluegrass, country, and Americana, but is also adept in rock and jazz. Adam has a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of Virginia, and an Associate of…
NOT ACCEPTING STUDENTS AT THIS TIME Jordin is a Berklee College of Music graduate with a degree in Music Therapy. His journey in music began in an unexpected way—after breaking his back at age 10, he spent five years on bed rest, using that time to teach himself how to play 14 instruments. This early passion for music led Jordin to pursue careers in Music Therapy and Music Teaching. With over eight…
One rainy Sunday afternoon in central Massachusetts, a restless 9-year-old Sebastien dug through his closet to find an old classical guitar, and a lifelong obsession began. Sebastien spent his collegiate years as a Presidential Scholar at the University of Southern California’s prestigious Studio/Jazz Guitar Program studying jazz and classical guitar performance, theory, composition and songwriting while playing everything from jazz, bossa nova, rock, R&B, flamenco, fusion and funk, to blues, slide guitar…