Jesse Mills, violin
Grammy-nominated violinist Jesse Mills enjoys performing music of many genres as well as composed and improvised music of his own invention. In 2004, Mills made his debut with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra conducted by Nicholas McGegan in a unique partnership with Salsa trombonist, Jimmy Bosch. In past years Mills has performed as soloist with the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, the Teatro Argentino Orchestra in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the New Jersey Symphony, and other orchestras. As a chamber musician Mr. Mills has performed at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall and Bargemusic, Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Columbia University’s Miller Theater, Boston’s Gardiner Museum, the Cooper Arts Series at Cooper Union, the Rising Stars series at Caramoor, the Ravinia Festival’s Bennett-Gordon Hall, and at the Marlboro Music Festival. A former member of the FLUX Quartet, Mills is co-founder of Duo Prism, a violin-piano duo with Rieko Aizawa. He is also a member of Antares, an award-winning ensemble comprised of piano, violin, cello, and clarinet. Mills graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School as a student of Robert Mann in 2001. He has previously studied with Christiane Pors, Naoko Tanaka and Itzhak Perlman.
