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Kaarin holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wartburg College, with piano as her primary instrument and flute secondary. While at Wartburg, Kaarin studied piano with Dr. Suzanne Torkelson and was a member of the Wartburg Wind Ensemble when the group made their Carnegie Hall debut. Kaarin has taught private piano lessons, group piano classes, and private flute lessons since 2000.

Gabe received his M.M. degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado in 2015, after completing his B.A. in Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Iowa in 2013. Gabe has traveled to Italy, Thailand and China performing and teaching both jazz and classical music. During his time at UNC, Gabe served as lead alto for the Downbeat award-winning UNC Jazz Lab Band One, and was also a member of the award-winning Vanguard Combo. He has played with artists such as Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Deborah Brown and Christian McBride. He also teaches audio production classes in the Blue Moon Recording Studio at the Des Moines Social Club, in addition to being the production manager of the Des Moines Jazz Festival.

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Gabe received his M.M. degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado in 2015, after completing his B.A. in Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Iowa in 2013. Gabe has traveled to Italy, Thailand and China performing and teaching both jazz and classical music. During his time at UNC, Gabe served as lead alto for the Downbeat award-winning UNC Jazz Lab Band One, and was also a member of the award-winning Vanguard Combo. He has played with artists such as Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Deborah Brown and Christian McBride. He also teaches audio production classes in the Blue Moon Recording Studio at the Des Moines Social Club, in addition to being the production manager of the Des Moines Jazz Festival.

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Kyle earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music with an emphasis in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Iowa in 2013. As a student, he was in the Wind Symphony, Jazz Panthers Big Band and a variety of small ensembles - holding leadership positions in several groups. Additionally, he was in charge of chair placement for the UNI Honor Band, a recording engineer for the University, and independently ran sound at local venues developing a deeper understanding of many types of music. As a composer, Kyle debuted a quintet piece while touring in Italy with the Wind Symphony. Furthermore, he has written for big band, small jazz ensembles, and for the digital medium. He continues to create works for both traditional and digital settings. Kyle is enthusiastic to keep advancing music in his life and to do the same for his students.

Ron is a retired instrumental music instructor with 39 years of teaching experience in the public school system. He has many years of experience as a private teacher of saxophone, piano and organ. His saxophone students have been members of All-State bands and his piano and saxophone students have consistently received first place ratings at state music contests. He has frequently served as a saxophone clinician and honor band guest conductor. He has played organ, saxophone and piano for church since high school. Ron enjoys teaching students of all ages.

Gabe received his M.M. degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado in 2015, after completing his B.A. in Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Iowa in 2013. Gabe has traveled to Italy, Thailand and China performing and teaching both jazz and classical music. During his time at UNC, Gabe served as lead alto for the Downbeat award-winning UNC Jazz Lab Band One, and was also a member of the award-winning Vanguard Combo. He has played with artists such as Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Deborah Brown and Christian McBride. He also teaches audio production classes in the Blue Moon Recording Studio at the Des Moines Social Club, in addition to being the production manager of the Des Moines Jazz Festival.

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