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Rowan McJimsey

Born: February 28, 2005

Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Rowan McJimsey began playing piano at age four, and started studying jazz at age eleven with trombonist and harmonica player Phil Arnold. Shortly thereafter, he began playing numerous gigs with renowned Albuquerque-based jazz vocalist Carla Van Blake, with guitarist Steve Terwilliger, bassist Micky Patten, and saxophonist Arlen Asher. Concurrently, he joined the Youth Jazz Collaborative of New Mexico, a jazz ensemble for middle- and high-school students, directed by Arnold.

At age thirteen, Rowan began studying with pianist and University of New Mexico music professor Jim Balagurchik, who helped him develop his solo piano repertoire and introduced him to more advanced theory concepts. At age sixteen, he began studying with jazz pianist, bassist, and former Berklee professor John Funkhouser, who introduced him to more advanced improvisation concepts and increased his technical proficiency at the keyboard.