Elliot Smith

Elliot Smith

Elliot joined NDI New Mexico in 2015 as a Musician in the In-School Program. His eclectic musical involvements in Albuquerque included merging Bluegrass with tap dancing as the Music Director for the Alley Kats Tap Company. He also writes and records tracks for the...
Holly Mead

Holly Mead

Holly Mead is a composer, pianist, recording artist, educator, and recent transplant to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work has been featured at Lincoln Center with Pop-Up Magazine, Pixar Animation Studios, the San Francisco International Film Festival, and the Bay Area...
Jesus “Jesse” Lazcano

Jesus “Jesse” Lazcano

Jesus is a Miami born pianist who built his reputation as a proficient classical & jazz musician in the South Florida region. His education consists of jazz studies at the University of North Florida, following a B.A. in commercial music at Florida Atlantic...
Kevin Ward

Kevin Ward

Kevin originally trained to be a pianist but caught the dance bug in high school. He danced with the Cincinnati Ballet Company, Cincinnati Opera, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC), where he also taught, choreographed numerous works,...
Maki Kimura

Maki Kimura

Kimura is a pianist internationally active in both classical and popular styles. She received her M.M. in both Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano from the University of New Mexico, where she graduated with distinction honors. As an award-winning pianist, her...
Sidney Fendley

Sidney Fendley

Sid has been in Albuquerque for over 30 years working as a keyboardist, vocalist, audio engineer, recording artist, composer, and music director. Sid joined NDI New Mexico in 2016 and playing for classes at The Hiland and in the Albuquerque In-School Program bring him...
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