Seth Carrithers

Bass, Composition, Guitar, Ukulele

Seth Carrithers has been an active musician and music educator for over 25 years. As a double bassist working in various jazz ensembles, Seth has had the pleasure of performing with many wonderful musicians, including some internationally recognized recording artists...

Joey Arcuri

Bass, Cello, Guitar, Piano, Songwriting

Gravitating to the upright bass at the age of ten, Joey Arcuri hasn’t put it down since. Youth orchestras, jazz bands, and rock groups launched him through early schooling. Continuing into college, Joey studied with Tim Cobb at SUNY Purchase and Dr. Nicholas Walker at...

John Bunge

Banjo, Faculty, Guitar, Music

John Bunge holds a BA in music from Macalester College and is a veteran of the late ’70’s/early ’80’s Minneapolis New Wave scene. He is the author of “Music of Scott Joplin on the Banjo” (transcriptions); “Open String Chords for Plectrum Banjo”; and “Open Chord...

David Allen Coester

Faculty, Guitar, Music

David Allen Coester has been teaching the guitar to people of all ages and abilities for more than 25 years — formerly at the Crestwood Music Education Center in Westchester County and in his private studio in downtown Ithaca. He primarily teaches beginning to...

Hayden Frank

Bass, Guitar

Hayden Frank was born and raised in Ithaca, where he became active in music and theater at a young age. Drawn to the deep grooves of ‘60s and ‘70s R&B/Soul music, he picked up the bass as a teenager and studied under local legend Doug Robinson, until departing for...

Jan Nigro

Guitar, Music

Jan Nigro is a co-founder, songwriter for, and performer with Vitamin L, a youth choral group which performs extensively year-round at schools, education conferences, festivals, and camps. (1989 to present, over 800 concerts to date). For more info see the website:...