Music Directors

Bob Elliott - Workshop Coordinator & President of Music Makers

Bob Elliott is the founder and President of Music Makers NY. Bob is an accomplished...

Sergio Ortega - Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Ukulele, Banjo, Piano Instruction, MM Workshop Musical Director

Sergio is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator...

Thomas Millioto DMA - Guitar, Workshop Coordinator

Dr. Thomas Millioto is a guitarist who enjoys extracting untapped potential from electric guitar,...

Austin Zhang - Workshop Coordinator / Saxophone

Austin Zhang is a jazz saxophonist, electronic musician, and composer based in New York City. Zhang...

Kevin Hunter - Workshop Coordinator | Touring Guitarist | Mandolin | Backing Vocals | Songwriter

Native New Yorker Kevin Hunter has proven himself to be a multifaceted musician over the years. He...

Mark Klett - Off Tour and Ready to Run A Workshop, Piano, Guitar, Musical Director

Mark Klett is a piano and guitar player from Las Cruces, New Mexico. He began playing piano at the...

Amina Figarova - Piano (Jazz Workshop Instructor)

Following her emergence in the mid-'90s, Figarova has performed internationally with a home base in...

Adam Niewood - Saxophone (Jazz Workshop Instructor)

Adam Niewood is most well known for his long tenure as a member of the Pat Martino group during Pat’s...

Baden Goyo - Jazz and Classical Piano, Ear Training, Music Performance, Music Theory Instruction, MM Workshop Musical Director

Venezuelan musician (pianist, composer and arranger) graduated from the Lino Gallardo Music School,...

Bob Held - Producer, Songwriter, FOH, Tour manager

Bob is a true veteran of the entertainment business with over 35 years of experience in...

Kelley Kelley - Multi Instrumentalist - Guitar, Vocal, Bass, Piano, Drum Instruction, MM Workshop Musical Director

Kelley Kelley received his BA in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music May 2001. He is...

Sharon Heller - Vocal, Saxophone & Piano Instruction, MM Workshop Musical Director

Sharon is a passionate music teacher with extensive knowledge of the music industry in relation to...

Dave Rubin - Teacher

Dave Rubin is a New York City blues and rock guitarist, teacher, author and journalist. He has played...

Alex "Tiappa" Klimovitsky

Alexander Tiappa Klimovitsky is an award-winning composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist...