Musician Overview

Jazz baritone saxophonist with strong improvisation skills and a diverse repertoire. Experienced in woodwind doubling, guitar, ukulele, and soprano vocals. Extensive ensemble and combo experience, including performing at SFJAZZ and with the Stanford Jazz Workshop. Passionate music mentor, composer, and collaborative performer.

Recent Ensemble and Solo Repertoire

  • Anthropologie (Charlie Parker) - bari sax solo

  • Moanin’ (Charles Mingus) - bari sax feature

  • Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock) - flute solo

  • All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern) - solo transcription and performance

  • A Child is Born (Thad Jones)

  • Blues in the Closet (Oscar Pettiford) 

  • Groovin’ High (Dizzy Gillespie)

  • In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)

  • Manteca (Dizzy Gillespie)

  • Moose the Mooche (Charlie Parker)

Recent Vocal Repertoire

  • Mozart’s Requiem– soprano

  • Beati quorum via, Op. 3 (Charles Villiers Stanford)– soprano

  • Cantate Domino (Claudio Monteverdi) - soprano

  • Stars (Ēriks Ešenvalds)– alto

  • Let There Be Light (Craig Courtney)– soprano

  • Never Let Go (Rob Dietz)– soprano

  • That Beat (Amy Lavere)– solo

  • The Star-Spangled Banner (U.S. National Anthem)– solo

Ensemble Experience

Stanford Jazz Workshop’s Miles Ahead Big Band | 2021–Present
Featured soloist and multi-instrumentalist in this audition-based big band ensemble.

Carlmont High School Advanced Chamber Choir | 2023–Present
Performed as alto and soprano, and as a member of the a cappella group Fine Tuning. 

SFJAZZ Blues is a Woman Concert | March 2024
Performed alongside professional musicians, celebrating women in blues and jazz.

Scots Tape Jazz Combo | 2022–2023
Co-founded and led this teen ensemble, performing professionally at major local events and raising hundreds of dollars for local charities. 

Carlmont High School Instrumental Music | 2021-2023
Received California Music Educators Association Unanimous Superior Rating (2022) with the Carlmont Jazz Ensemble. Performed as a woodwind doubler for Legally Blonde.

Composition

She | Original Jazz Composition: Explores the journey of young women in jazz and was performed by the girls and nonbinary members of the Carlmont High School Jazz Band.

Education and Volunteering

Private Instruction | Steven Lugerner and Tommy Occiutto | 2021–2024
Advanced studies in bari sax technique, transcription, and improvisation.

SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Mentee | 2023-2024
Auditioned and participated as a mentee with SFJAZZ’s prestigious high school program.

Music Theory | Stanford Jazz Workshop | 2022–2023
College-level music theory studies spanning modal chord progressions and improvisation-based scale theory.

Carlmont’s Music Mentorship Program | Murphy Music Camp | 2022–2024
Instructed middle school students in music fundamentals, instrument technique, and sight-reading. Led chamber groups and one-on-one lessons.