SAI THE VIOLINIST
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RESUME
EARLY CHILDOOD YEARS (NY)
1980’s
1983 Began studying the violin at The Harlem School of the Arts with violinist, Regina Manevich
1987 Featured periodically on Sesame Street as an extra
1989 Traveled to Leningrad, Russia as a part of a cultural exchange program with the Harlem School of the arts Music Department
1991 Began studying the piano at The Harlem School of the arts with pianist Fima Farberg
HIGH SCHOOL YEARS (NY)
1990’s
1994-1998 Majored in music performance at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
1997-1998 Performed with the All-City and All-State Symphony Orchestras of New York
1997-1998 Studied Music Business with the “Add Joy To Learning” Program
1997-1998 Featured violinist with the Bronx “Trinity Baptist Church Worship Ministry”
1997 Winner of the “Essence/Pepsi Music Competition” with classical violin performance
1997-1998 Studied violin at The School For Strings with violinist, Alexander Yudkovsky
COLLEGE YEARS (NY, DC)
2000’s
1998 - 2000 Majored in violin performance at the State University of New York at Purchase College
2000 /2008 Majored in Music Business and Mass Communications at Howard University
PROFESSIONAL YEARS
2010’s | 2020’s
2004 Founded Sai Musiq - music lessons, music workshops and live performances
2012 Worked with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra to secure a grant for Winterfield Elementary School
“The Sai Musiq Jazz Series,” was held At Petra’s Piano Bar and The House of Jazz from 2011-2012. It featured the best local, national and intentional artist in the jazz community including violinist, Christian Howes, pianist, Robert Glasper and saxophonist, Branford Marsalis. The music series offered music workshops before the show where the where music students could come and get one on one time with the artists. Performer, Cyrus Chestnut, was featured on The Mike Collins Show, NPR.
