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Margherita Fava, is a pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator based in Knoxville, Tenn. She was born into a family of classical musicians in the small village of Follina in northeast Italy.
Fava attended Michigan State, where she studied piano with Xavier Davis and came into the orbit of the charismatic bassist Rodney Whitaker. After graduating with a degree in jazz studies, she earned a master’s degree in music at the University of Tennessee, studying piano with Eric Reed and composition with Greg Tardy.
She currently collaborates with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra on various projects like the concert series “NXT GEN” and the Knoxville Jazz Workshop.
MEET THE BAND:
Margherita Fava – Piano
Brandon Rose – Bass
Jonathan Barber – Drums
Margherita Fava, is a pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator based in Knoxville, Tenn. She was born into a family of classical musicians in the small village of Follina in northeast Italy.
Fava attended Michigan State, where she studied piano with Xavier Davis and came into the orbit of the charismatic bassist Rodney Whitaker. After graduating with a degree in jazz studies, she earned a master’s degree in music at the University of Tennessee, studying piano with Eric Reed and composition with Greg Tardy.
She currently collaborates with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra on various projects like the concert series “NXT GEN” and the Knoxville Jazz Workshop.
MEET THE BAND:
Margherita Fava – Piano
Brandon Rose – Bass
Jonathan Barber – Drums
