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California Institute of the Arts

Visiting Artists

The Herb Alpert School of Music

CalArts offers music students a unique learning experience: direct interaction with working musicians, engineers, producers, and artists. 

Through masterclasses, workshops, and individual mentorship, our visiting artists provide invaluable real-world insights and connections to the professional music world.

Visiting Artists Gallery

*This gallery is maintained by the School of Music. Refreshed monthly, the gallery features different past visiting artists on a regular basis.  

All Visiting Artists

Ordered alphabetically by first name

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  • 113 Composers Collective
  • Aaron Drake
  • Adam Benjamin & Storm Nilson
  • Adam Vidiksis
  • AG Cook
  • Akiko Hatakeyama
  • Akiyama / Eubanks / Kahn / Nakamura
  • Alex Chechile
  • Alex Rosson
  • Alex Shapiro
  • Alfredo Ortiz
  • Ali Shaheed Muhammad
  • Allesandra Belloni
  • Andrea James
  • Andreas Levisianos
  • Andrew Dewar
  • Andrew Drury & The Forest
  • Andrew Raffo Dewar
  • Andrew Watts
  • Angie Crabtree
  • Animoss
  • Anna Bulbrook
  • Anna Luisa Petrisko
  • Anna Pangalou
  • Anna Petrisko
  • Anna Webber
  • Anne Carson
  • Anthony Pateras
  • Antoinette Perry
  • Anton Sanko
  • Antonio Sánchez
  • Aperture Duo (Adrianne Pope and Linnea Powell)
  • Argenta Walther
  • Aria Dean
  • Aron Kallay
  • Art Lande
  • Artists from Czechia - Ivo Medek, Vít Zouhar, Sára Medková, Rocc, Lukáš Medek, Hana Hána, Lucie Rozsnyó, Michal Indrák.
  • Asher Hartman
  • Ashley Walters
  • Audrey Chen
  • Austin Antoine
  • Barry Schrader
  • Baseck
  • BEAM SPLITTER
  • Becca Stevens
  • Ben Monder
  • Ben Wendel
  • Bill Cunliffe
  • Bill Frisell
  • Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017 documentary film)
  • Billy Childs
  • Blake Neely
  • Bob Bellerue
  • Bob Zalk
  • Bobby Bradford
  • Bonnie Barnett
  • Brent Crayon
  • Brian Walsh
  • Bruce Broughton
  • Bryan Jacobs
  • Camila Meza
  • Carole Kim
  • Casey Anderson
  • Casey Reas
  • Cassils & Dorian Wood
  • Cathlene Pineda
  • Chang Jaehyo
  • Chris Brown
  • Chris Kallmyer
  • Chris Paul Harman
  • Christian Scott
  • Christine Tavolacci
  • Christopher A. Williams
  • Christopher Cerrone
  • Christopher Garcia
  • Christopher O Brown
  • Claire Chenette
  • Clare Yeo
  • Clarence Barlow
  • Clay Jenkins
  • Coleman Zurkowski
  • Conrad Pope
  • Courtney Bryan
  • Dan Joseph
  • Dan Ogrodnik
  • Dan Shiffman
  • Dan Weiss
  • Dana Jessen
  • Daniel Baker
  • Daniel Bruno
  • Danielle Schwob
  • David Ambrosio/Russ Meissner Quartet
  • David Baerwald
  • David Binney
  • Davíð Brynjar Franzson
  • David Dove
  • David Locke
  • David Lopato
  • David Rhodes
  • Davy Sumner
  • Dex Nomadico
  • Dohee Lee
  • Dominique Eade
  • Don Preston
  • Donny McCaslin & Florian Weber
  • Doreen Kutzke
  • Dorian Wood
  • Doug Kearney and Michael Demps in Dialogue
  • Dr. Hwansoo Kim
  • Dr. Margaret Martin
  • Dwight Trible
  • Elizabeth Cline
  • Emily Lacy
  • Eric “King Cre8” Walker
  • Eric Wubbels
  • Erik Griswold
  • Erika Bell
  • Erin Demastes
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Estelí Gomez
  • Eve Beglarian
  • Factory Seconds Brass Trio
  • Fernando Vigueras
  • Fidelia Lam
  • Flying Lotus
  • Franck Vigroux
  • Frederic Rzewski

G-M

  • Gabby Fluke-Mogul
  • Gamin
  • George Colligan
  • George S. Clinton
  • Georgia Anne Muldrow
  • Geri Allen
  • Gerry Hemingway
  • Gnarwhallaby (Brian Walsh, Richard Valitutto, Derek Stein, Matt Barbier)
  • Godwin Louis
  • Gordon Grdina & The Marrow
  • Greg Stuart
  • Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir
  • Harish Raghavan
  • Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Helena Sorokina
  • Henrietta Smith-Rolla
  • HPrizm
  • Hunter Hunt-Hendrix
  • Hypercube @ CalArts
  • Ingrid Laubrock
  • Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey
  • Inigo Wilkins
  • inti figgis-vizueta
  • Irvine Arditti
  • Ivan Ivanov
  • Jaap Blonk
  • Jace Clayton
  • Jack van Zandt
  • Jacob Shea
  • Jahi Sundance Lake
  • James Brandon Lewis
  • Jason Harnell
  • Jeannie Pool
  • Jeff Beal
  • Jeff Driskill & The Left Side Sax Alliance
  • Jen Shyu
  • Jennifer Leitham
  • Jennifer Torrence
  • Jeremy Gilian
  • Jerome Harris and Billy Mintz
  • Jérôme Nika
  • Jerónimo (Jxel) Rajchenberg
  • Jeronimo Garcia Naranjo & Carlos Chinchillas
  • Jerónimo Naranjo
  • Jie Ma
  • Jlin
  • Joachim Eckl
  • Joanne Pearce Martin
  • Joe Panzner
  • Joel Frahm
  • John Beasley
  • John Bischoff
  • John Palmer
  • John Schneider
  • John Storie
  • Jonathan Impett and Juan Parra Cancino
  • Jonathan Stehney
  • Jonathan Thomas Miller
  • José Pablo Jiménez
  • Josh Johnson
  • Josh Nelson
  • Josh Nelson & the Discovery Project
  • Joy Guidry
  • Juan Pablo Villa
  • Juanjosé Rivas
  • Juhi Bansal
  • Julia Adolphe
  • Julia Shammas Holter
  • Julia Wolfe
  • Julius Reder Carlson
  • Jürg Frey
  • Justin Asher
  • Kaoru Kakizakai
  • Kassandra Kocoshis
  • Kate Conklin
  • Kate McGarry
  • Katherine Young
  • Keith Kirchoff
  • Ken Filiano
  • Ken Filiano and Vinny Golia
  • Kiara Ana Perico
  • Kirk Brundage
  • Kris Davis
  • Kristin Marting
  • Kristina Warren
  • Kurtis Blow
  • kyttenjanae
  • Laetitia Sonami
  • Larry Ochs
  • Larry Polansky
  • Lasse Thoresen
  • Latvian Vocal Ensemble
  • Laura Bohn
  • Léa Freire (flute) & Amilton Godoy (piano) Duo
  • Liminar Ensemble presents the Music of Julián Carrillo
  • Lori Freedman/Fred Frith
  • Lucia Mense
  • Lucie Vítková
  • Madame Gandhi
  • Manfred Werder
  • Manu Toigo
  • Marc Sabat
  • Maria Maea
  • Marijke Jorritsma
  • Marisa Kosugi
  • Mark Applebaum
  • Mark Dresser
  • Mark Menzies
  • Mark Menzies and Gayle Blankenburg
  • Mark Robson
  • Marko Ciciliani & Barbara Lueneburg
  • Marta Honer
  • Massimo Cusato
  • Matt Sargent
  • Matthew Johnstone
  • Matthew McBane
  • Mea Liedl & Dave Linnenbank
  • MEDUSA
  • Micaela Tobin
  • Michael Bettine
  • Michael Formanek and Tomas Fujiwara
  • Michael Winter
  • Michelle Lou
  • Miguel Zenón
  • Mike Bagetta
  • Mike Raznick
  • Mike Winter
  • Mileece
  • Milen Kirov
  • Miles Cooper Seaton
  • Miles Okazaki
  • Milo Tamez
  • Music Industry Panel – Access to LA Professionals for CalArts Students
  • Myka 9

N-Z

  • Nadia Shpachenko
  • Natacha Diels
  • Natalie Robehmed
  • Nathan Young
  • Neal Acree
  • Neelamjit Dhillon
  • Nels Cline
  • Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
  • Nic Gerpe
  • Nicholas Isherwood
  • Nicholas Semrad
  • Nick Photinos
  • Nicole V. Gagné
  • Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard
  • Nuria Núñez Hierro
  • Oguri
  • Oyvind Brandtsegg
  • Pablo Rieppi
  • Pamela Madsen
  • Paula Matthusen
  • Perry Cook
  • Peter Evans
  • Peter Golub
  • Philip Blackburn
  • Phill Niblock
  • Purple Gums
  • Rachel Beetz
  • Rachel Beetz and Dustin Donahue
  • Ramon Montagner
  • Ras G
  • Raven Chacon
  • Reggie Watts
  • Rei Jin
  • Reza Negarestani
  • Richard Barrett and Milana Zaric
  • Richard Giddens Quintet - Matt Otto (sax), Storm Nilson (guitar), Adam Benjamin (piano), Tomas Fujiwara (drums) and Richard Giddens (bass)
  • Richard Valitutto
  • River Song Quintet
  • Ro Rowan
  • Ro Rowan & Chloe Scallion
  • Robert Kraft
  • Robert Schwarz
  • Roberta Piket: Marian McPartland Project
  • Robin Hayward
  • Ron Athey
  • Ruth Cameron Haden
  • Sage Lewis
  • Sakaki Mango
  • Samantha Boshnack
  • Samulnori Korean Percussion (Kim Won Min, Kim Dong Hwan “Choori,” Kim So Min)
  • Sarah Davachi
  • Sarah Hennies
  • Sarah Pitan
  • Scott Colley
  • Scott Looney
  • Scottie McNiece
  • Sean Griffin
  • Seth Boyden
  • Seth Parker Woods
  • Sharon Cheslow
  • Shelby Banks
  • Shenkar
  • Sonia Wieder-Atherton
  • Stephanie Aston
  • Stephanie Matthews
  • Stephanie Richards
  • Stephanie Smith
  • Stephen Horenstein
  • Stephen James Taylor
  • Steuart Liebig & GE Stinson
  • Steve Coleman & Five Elements
  • Steve Horowitz
  • Steve Lehman
  • Steven Harris
  • Susan Alcorn and Phillip Greenlief
  • Suzie Katayama
  • Tanya Orellana
  • Terminal Moraine
  • Terry Gibbs
  • Thana Alexa
  • The Kraken Quartet
  • Thea Musgrave
  • Theo Bleckmann
  • Thomas Leeb
  • Thumbscrew: Mary Halvorson
  • Tim Berne
  • Tim Hagans
  • Tina Raymond
  • Tobias Hunke
  • Todd Sickafoose
  • Tom Buckner
  • Tom Paige - Film Showing
  • Tomeka Reid
  • Trevor McFedries
  • Trey Spruance
  • Umi Hsu
  • Una Isu (Miguel Villegas Ventura)
  • Ute Wassermann
  • Val Jeanty
  • Vardan Ovsepian
  • Vera Ivanova
  • Victoria Keddie
  • Wadada Leo Smith
  • Weston Olencki
  • Wilfrido Terrazas
  • William Parker
  • Wolfgang Amadeuz
  • Women in Jazz
  • Women in Jazz Panel (Alina Roitstein, Lauren Elizabeth Baba, Nedra Wheeler)
  • World Music Alumni: Discussing Careers and Life After CalArts
  • Yasmine Kittles
  • Yasuno Miyauchi
  • Yo-Yo Ma
  • Yutaka Makino
  • Zachary Watkins

Art Lande & Mark Miller Visiting Artist Concert

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