Faculty Bios

Get to Know the River Guides

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Steve Girardi guitar

Guitarist, composer, teacher, and author with over 40 years of musical experience, Steve Girardi is the founder of River Guide...
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Mike Richmond bass

Mike Richmond has been featured on over 350 recordings (16 solo) and has recorded/performed internationally with Miles Davis, Stan Getz,...
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Mick Rossi piano

Mick Rossi's career has long been defined by the inability to comfortably define him or his work. Performing diverse and...
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Mark Graham drums

Mark Graham has been playing drums professionally for almost 50 years. Over those decades, he has developed an approach to the...
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Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor

Constantine Kitsopoulos has established himself as a dynamic conductor known for his ability to work in many different genres and...
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Quincas Moreira synth / bass

Quincas Moreira is an award-winning composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, sound designer and audio engineer with over two decades of experience. Born...
Kevin Chambers

Kevin Chambers sound

Kevin Chambers is a professional Audio/Visual Certified Specialist, Sound Engineer for live events, Vocalist, Musician and Curator of both Digital...
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Kevin Brown acoustic and electric bass instructor

Education: M.M. in Double Bass Performance and his B.M. in Jazz Studies (bass performance) from the University of North Texas,...
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CJ Colandrea steel guitar

An accomplished Nashville session and touring musician, CJ Colandrea brings the steel guitarworld to River Guide Music. Through RGM, CJ...
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Andy Lalasis bass

For over 10 years, Andy Lalasis was the bassist who accompanied all the visiting headliners at the legendary Elaine’s lounge,...
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Herb Moore guitar

Guitarist/Author /Instructor from South Jersey. I teach all levels and most styles but specialize in Jazz improvisation. My approach is...
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Lynne Cohen oboe

Lynne Cohen is a freelance oboist and teacher with vast experience in the Orchestral sphere and on Broadway. She has...
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Dr Diego Badilla piano

Education: National University, Heredia, Costa Rica, B.M. Piano Performance and B.M. Choral Conducting. Master Classes with Adolf Pla, Raphael Lustchevsky,...