Featured musicians

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 24-year old Hikaru Hallberg is a Sonoma County native. First introduced to the piano by his mother at age 3, Hikaru studied classical piano with organist Mark Rasmussen for 12 years, and for 5 years with Director of Piano Studies Marilyn Thompson at Sonoma State University, where he was a recipient of the Ezra G. Rust Musical Talent Scholarship, Evert B. Person Endowment Fund, and Thompson Memorial Piano Scholarship. 

Hikaru is also an avid trumpet player of 17 years, holding principal positions in various Honor Bands and the SSU Symphony Orchestra. He is equally proficient in jazz idiom, most recently playing lead trumpet in the Moonlighters Swing Band in Santa Rosa. Hikaru has performed at various venues throughout California and parts of Japan, and currently works as a freelance musician and piano accompanist in Sonoma County. 

Some of his piano works are featured on Telltale Games' The Walking Dead video game.

 His hobbies include composing/arranging and recording music, ice skating, and spending time with his two cats. 

Originally from Fremont, Jed returns to the Bay Area after decades in Seattle, bringing jazz and a new group of local musicians to Windsor. 

These musicians are connecting as part of the vibrant music scene at Santa Rosa Junior College.  You can also see them at upcoming music concerts on campus, check the campus events pages.

Jed draws from diverse jazz influences including repertoire from traditional to modern.  You can expect to hear anything from Gershwin and Cole Porter, all the way up through Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, and Robert Glasper, as well as original compositions.  

His Piano Trio albums are available free for the listening on YouTube.

From 2010:  The Pure Expression of an Unencumbered Soul

From 2011:  Everything is True

From 2022:  Steal the Moon

It is perfect music to accompany great wine. 

Hope to see you there!

 Justis Jones began playing piano at the age of 3, and performed his first concert in preschool at the age of 5. Winning multiple awards for outstanding musicianship from elementary school through college, he is an accomplished pianist, vibraphonist, drummer, vocalist, composer, producer and engineer. He began playing professionally at 8, was the featured gifted young artist at the Cotati Jazz Festival at 10, and traveled throughout the state to compete in music festivals from Reno to San Diego. He is a student at Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State University in the music departments. A busy in demand solo artist, he also plays in local bands Midnight Sun, The Harvest Band, The Poyntlyss Sistars show band, The Last Resort Band, and countless others from the Santa Rosa Salsa Orchestra to the Rotten Tomatoes Rock Band. He plays piano and organ in the church every Sunday morning, and tutors the church youth band. He is proficient in a range of musical styles, including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, new age, rock, reggae, blues, house and techno. His diverse musical influences include Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Chick Correa, Marvin Gaye, George Benson, Roy Ayers and The Beatles, to name a few. His goal is to compose music for film, as well as to write and produce for other artists. This gifted young artist is a Sonoma county born treasure! 

 The AJ's are an easy-listening acoustic rock trio who play rock, pop and country from the 70s to the present. Amber, Jeff and Jimmy have played together for over 20 years. Their music includes songs from Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Chris Stapleton and more. Some of the venues they perform at include wineries, special events, and backyard parties. They are loved by their fans for their incredible vocals and harmonies.