Jeremy Cohen, violin -- Jeremy Cohen's electrifying jazz violin performances have earned him nationwide accolades. Classically-trained and a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, Cohen's eclectic style reflects his respect for a wide range of violinists from Perlman and Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti and Eddie South. Cohen has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Virginia Symphony, the California Symphony and the Reno Philharmonic. His recording credits include motion picture and television soundtracks including "The Dukes of Hazzard" and Jane Fonda’s "Dollmaker", and as concertmaster on recordings with Linda Ronstadt, Ray Charles, Aaron Neville, Howard Keel and Cleo Laine. He appeared on Carlos Santana’s Grammy-winning CD "Supernatural" and the original "Star Wars" compilation CD with John Williams. --more--

Alisa Rose, violin -- Alisa is from Verona, Wisconsin where she started playing the violin at the age of three and won her first fiddle competition at age five. Involved in many different musical genres, Alisa is a member of the Picasso Quartet, the Real Vocal String Quartet, Homespun Rowdy, 49 Special, and A.J. Roach and the Strange Pilgrims. She has performed many times at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and has also appeared at the Strawberry Music Festival, Olympic Music Festival, Carter Fold Festival, Blue Highways Festival in Utrecht, Netherlands, Cleveland's Reinberger Chamber Hall, Carnegie Hall, and on PBS' "Songs of the Mountains." --more--

Keith Lawrence, viola -- A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , Keith Lawrence began playing viola at age 11. His study of viola continued at the Creative and Performing Arts Middle and High Schools in Pittsburgh, the Interlochen Arts Academy, and The Winchester Thurston School. After graduating from North Allegheny Senior High School in 1999, Lawrence enrolled as a viola performance major at the Oberlin Conservatory under the tutelage of Peter Slowik and Roger Chase where he received his undergraduate degree in 2003. Lawrence completed his graduate studies at the DePaul University School of Music as a student of Rami Solomonow in 2007. --more--

Michelle Kwon, cello (interim) -- Bay Area native Michelle Kwon holds B.A. and M.M. degrees in Violoncello Performance from Stanford University and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. A passionate ensemble player, she has collaborated with artists such as Kenny Endo and the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble, John Vanderslice, and bands Death Cab for Cutie and Hauschka, and has worked with Joel Krosnick, Menahem Pressler, Russell Sherman, and the St. Lawrence and Cypress String Quartets. An equally enthusiastic orchestral player, she recently performed at Carnegie Hall with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, and along with the Fresno Philharmonic, she plays with the Oakland East Bay and Monterey symphonies, the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, and the Magik*Magik Orchestra of San Francisco. --more--