Meet the Summer Teens Faculty

Andy Bianco Andy has performed his original jazz compositions as a bandleader & with other groups at such NYC jazz hot spots as Smoke Jazz Club, Minton’s Playhouse, Cornelia St. Cafe, The 55 Bar & The Zinc Bar-In addition his music has been licensed for use in Hollywood film & prime time network television. He has completed a 6 month tour of New Zealand & Japan as the guitarist with the critically acclaimed stage production entitled, “Empire” & is also a private instructor with New York Jazz Workshop & a teaching artist with Wingspan Arts & Midori & Friends in NYC. Andy is also an advocate for music & education & has created the Phillip Bianco Memorial Music Scholarship which annually awards a substantial monetary sum to young adult music students through the Keynotes Foundation Scholarship Competition in Pittsburgh.

Kana Miyamoto Kana Miyamoto is a New York based flutist, educator and a composer originally from Chiba, Japan. Kana released her debut album “Spring Doze” which already has been getting reviews from magazines and WNYC-FM. Her performance is strongly influenced by Ian Anderson, Huber Laws, and Joe Farrell.

Sunhyun Yoon Sunhyun Yoo is a Korean jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. He was the grand finalist of the Jarrasum International Jazz Competition. He has performed with the giants in jazz such as Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, Randy Weston, Joe Lovano, Alex Spiagin, Dave Pietro to name a few. In 2019, he released his debut album as a leader entitled “Meanings” consisting of Grammy award-winning trumpeter Michael Rodriguez, Letter One award-winning vibraphonist Sasha Berliner, drummer JK Kim, bassist Hwansu Kang, and pianist Guy Moskovich. Currently, Sun is the saxophonist of Neo-soul band “Mongaif”, and the alto saxophonist of “NYJW Saxophone Quartet,” while leading his own group.

Eli Hershiser is an emerging saxophonist and composer based in New York City. Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, he was introduced to the music of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and The Rolling Stones by his father. Hershiser had a natural ear for music and began to gravitate towards the saxophone with the passionate influence of several mentors. As he began to take himself more seriously as a musician, his knowledge and appreciation for the tradition of jazz music blossomed. Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, and John Coltrane have consistently influenced Hershiser’s playing, while his compositional style and technique stem from an array of music, including his intense love for the great classical composers such as Bach, Johannes Brahms, Strauss, and many more. Eli is continually working towards merging his tastes together to create evocative and fresh musical works.

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