Born and raised in the New York City area, Jonathan became passionate about music at an early age.  He began playing the guitar, saxophone, percussion and singing while in Elementary School.  As a young adult, Jonathan sang/played varying genres of music including blues, jazz, soul, funk, and rock.  

Establishing himself as a solo artist and working full-time as a musician in the competitive NY music market, he also partnered with numerous world-class players, performing in New York’s most iconic venues.  

While on a tour of the U.S. in 2011, Jonathan decided to take a break from NY and make a move to the Lake Tahoe area.  

He is honored to be a part of the Tahoe Truckee School of Music and to have the opportunity to share his experiences with up and coming musicians.    

 

Music has been a major factor in Stephanie’s life since the age of 2 and has crossed just about every path she’s taken since then.  A series of piano lessons at age six got her feet wet in reading music, and allowed her to expand into numerous musical endeavors.  She picked up the clarinet in 6th grade and for the next 6 years performed in orchestra, jazz band and marching band.  She enjoys working professionally both as a singer and instrumentalist.  She covered Dan Fogelberg nationally.  She is currently one half of the folk duo, Green Weather, which has enabled her to embark on her greatest musical journey, leading her to believe, that our truest connection is to project what is most pleasing to the ear. She encourages you to enjoy YOUR journey!

Darcy loves all styles of music especially those that include good lyrics and tasteful melody. Living out her chapters in San Francisco, New York, Florence, and Cheltenham she is delighted to return to the Reno/Tahoe area. Darcy has always seemed to find great places to sing and amazing musicians to perform with. Through her travels she has trained, schooled/degreed, and careered in interior architecture & design and Montessori education, while singing all along.

Darcy tailors each lesson for the age and ability level of her students, with exercises in breathing, vocal stretching, tone control, and developing range and pitch. She covers a range of topics including history, exposure to great singers, lyric analysis/memorization, rhythm and movement, microphone technique, and Music Theory. Darcy exposes a wide variety of musical genres and aids students in developing their singing voice within their best range.

Sam Ravenna is a bassist/ producer/ songwriter based in North Lake Tahoe, California. He holds a degree of Professional Music from the Berklee College of Music. As a bass player, he has toured nationally with a number of groups, playing many genres. Ravenna's experience as a recording and mix engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger allow him to bring a passion and focus to music production in the studio. Ravenna has written multiple albums, from Jazz inspired dub reggae records by Astrothought to the hard-hitting power funk LP "Good for You" by Rapplesauce.
Ravenna currently tours and collaborates with artists Cas Haley, Tubby Love, Peter Joseph Burtt and the King Tide. The self-titled album "Sam Ravenna" is due to come out mid 2016, and contains his finest work in the realm of Electro-Funk and Classic Soul.  Ravenna is also nearing completion of the third installment of his "Samily Man" roots reggae record series.  
Ravenna runs a full capacity recording studio in Truckee. He performs Solo Acoustic, and as a DJ for events and parties in the Tahoe region and beyond.