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Alumni of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute Jazz Program
Veronica Leahy, saxophone
Jason Palmer, trumpet
Luca Mendoza, piano
Harish Raghavan, bass
Mark Whitfield Jr., drums
with
Steve Wilson, saxophone
Ravinia on Tour brings together an ensemble of notable alumni from Ravinia’s artist training program, the Ravinia Steans Music Institute. This year, the Jazz Program hits the road for the first time, and the alumni quintet comprises musicians from across 20 years of the program’s history. RSMI Jazz co-Artistic Director Steve Wilson guests with the group as they delve into each other’s original music and make creative alchemy with their unique voices and shared experience—just as they did during their time at RSMI.
Alumni of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute Jazz Program
Veronica Leahy, saxophone
Jason Palmer, trumpet
Luca Mendoza, piano
Harish Raghavan, bass
Mark Whitfield Jr., drums
with
Steve Wilson, saxophone
Ravinia on Tour brings together an ensemble of notable alumni from Ravinia’s artist training program, the Ravinia Steans Music Institute. This year, the Jazz Program hits the road for the first time, and the alumni quintet comprises musicians from across 20 years of the program’s history. RSMI Jazz co-Artistic Director Steve Wilson guests with the group as they delve into each other’s original music and make creative alchemy with their unique voices and shared experience—just as they did during their time at RSMI.
