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Jennifer Ahn
Canadian born violinist Jennifer Ahn holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, Masters of Music and Artist Diploma from Yale University where she was a full-scholarship recipient and an Orchestral Studies Diploma from Roosevelt University.
Her principal teachers have been Scott St. John, Martin Beaver, Syoko Aki and Robert Chen. An alumnus of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and a past member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, she has also participated in festivals such as Spoleto, Music Academy of the West, Schlezwig Holstein Musik Festival, Colorado College and Pacific Music Festival. Currently she teaches and freelances in the New York City area.

Lars Potteiger
As a pianist, accordionist, and composer, Lars Potteiger is an experienced performer and writer in many different styles of music. Since beginning piano at the age of five, Lars pursued his musical interests down the paths of classical, jazz, rock, and funk, eventually leading him to the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. After completing his degree, he moved to New York City where he now resides. Currently, Lars keeps busy playing with the talented singer-songwriter Jann Klose, funk legend Milo Z, and leading his own jazz ensemble, the Lars Potteiger Trio.

Potteiger has been a member of the Dayton Jazz Orchestra, the Afro-Rican Ensemble, and the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. He made his orchestral debut as an accordion soloist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and has also played accordion in a variety of jazz settings. Lars played keyboards with the Cincinnati local jazz-fusion band Cat City, who released the album, In and Out in 2005. He had five originals on the double-disc release, which Cincinnati’s City Beat described as “lay[ing] the groundwork for the best playing and arranging.”

Lars has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Dennis DiBlasio, John Fedchock, Bob Beldon, Sam Pilafian, Phil Woods, Greg Abate, Othello Molineux, Chris Vadalia and John Von Ohlen, among others. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies and Studio Music from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music.


Sharon Kim
Ms Kim received degrees in music and history from Barnard College and Columbia University. In addition, she studied at L’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. In addition to working for Ten O’Clock Classics, she has had the additional honor of working with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra School Partnership Program as a Teaching Artist.

Jeffrey Wang