Musician/Performing Arts

Bryant, Shannon (Parent)
Belle Estrela Music

Shannon Bryant/Belle Estrela Music Performing Artist, Music Publisher,Vocal Coach

Shannon Bryant has been a professional singer/songwriter and vocal coach for 15 years. Shannon debuted her first original, full length CD, Oceano, in 2007. She has performed at SunFest, Davies Symphony Hall, London Ont, Yerba Buena Gardens, SF, Union Square, SF, Aeolian Hall, London, Ont, and she has shared the stage with many great musicians including Carlos Santana. Shannon is currently working on her latest full album due out this 2012.

Community Discount: Discounts for performances and teaching

Cherry, Marianna (Parent)
Gamelan Gadung Kasturi or Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Bring the traditional dance and gamelan of Bali, Indonesia, to parties and special events.

Ensembles can range from a gender quartet to a full, thirty-person orchestra with dancers. Gadung Kasturi Balinese Dance and Music preserves, promotes, and develops the traditional dance and music of Bali. I am also a member of Gamelan Sekar Jaya: Founded in 1979, GSJ has performed throughout California, the US, and Bali, in venues ranging from New York’s Symphony Space to remote village squares in Bali.

Greenlief, Phillip (Faculty)
Evander Music

Mr Greenlief is offering private lessons for woodwinds and other instruments, music theory and composition.

Since his emergence on the west coast in the late 1970’s, Evander Music founder Phillip Greenlief has achieved international critical acclaim for his recordings and performances with musicians and composers in the post-jazz continuum as well as new music innovators and virtuosic improvisers. He is composer in residence with Rough and Tumble and teaches music at San Francisco Waldorf High School and the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts.

Katz, David (Parent)

David offers private instruction in voice, guitar, and musicianship, and provides music for any occasion.

Music Director at Or Shalom Jewish Community in San Francisco, David works with musicians of all ages at services, in the classroom, and in private instruction. He has performed with chamber and symphonic choruses, improvisation groups, and rock n' roll bands. Among his teachers are Christiaan Boele, W. A. Mathieu, and Cantor Julius Blackman. David provides music for any occasion, and offers private instruction in voice, guitar, and musicianship.

Kazor, Jeffrey (Parent)
The Crooked Jades

Internationally renown the Crooked Jades - perform old-time string band music for a modern age.

The Crooked Jades are on a mission to reinvent old-world music for a modern age, pushing boundaries and blurring categories with their fiery, soulful performances. Innovative, unpredictable, and passionate, they bring their driving dance tunes and haunting ballads to rock clubs, festivals, traditional folk venues and concert halls across America and Europe.

Kostopoulos Amarotico, Kay (Alumni Parent)
Stanford University/ Black Olive Jazz

Teacher and coach at Stanford's Drama Department and Grad School of Business and professional jazz musician.

Article about my coaching in "O" mag: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Body-Language-Signs-Body-Language-of-Women/2. Kay teaches at Stanford, has acted in many Bay Area and regional theaters and performs throughout the Bay Area with her music ensemble, Black Olive Jazz. She teaches in Stanford's Drama Department and Grad School of Business. Also created and directed programs for Stanford’s School of Med and Symbolic Sys for studies of autism.

Lammam, Georges (Alumni Parent)
Amorfia Productions

Georges Lammam is a violinist bringing the music of the Arab world to music lovers everywhere.

Georges Lammam is a solo violinist and recording artist exemplifying the Arab style of instrumental improvisation and lyricism. His ensemble has performed throughout the USA. Georges recently toured with ASWAT orchestra, directed by Simon Shaheen in association with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Lammam collaborates with other world musicians: Southeast Asian, Shabazz, Persian inspired, Niyaz and Ancient Future.

Lillie, Dakota (Alumni)
Musician - performer, composer, recording engineer/producer, and sound designer

A Waldorf alumnus, currently studying Musical Arts at California Institute of the Arts.  Experienced performer.

Sings and plays multiple instruments including violin, piano, guitar, bass and drums.  Adept at Pro-Tools, Reason and Reaktor software.  Works in classical, electronic and rock genres.  Available for parties, ceremonies or events as well as theater, film or dance productions. Find work (including music videos and recordings) at www.dakotalillie.com.

Olson, Bryan (Alumni Parent)
Bryan Olson Music

Guitar lessons, all styles, youth and adult. Jazz, solo guitar, or Brazilian music for events.

Bryan is a professionally trained jazz musician who specializes in Brazilian music. He offers guitar lessons of all styles to both youth and adults. For events and parties, Bryan performs in jazz duos, trios, or quartets and with jazz or Brazilian vocalists.

Romano, Amelia (Alumni)
Harpist and Music Teacher

Harp music for all occasions, instruction harp (beginning and intermediate) and viola (beginning).

Vardigans, Sarah (Alumni Parent)
Lamplighters Music Theatre

Managing Director

Bringing the music and laughter of Gilbert & Sullivan to the Bay Area since 1952.