MUSIC ACADEMY METUCHEN - Key Persons
Gregory Gelman received his professional training in art of violin, viola and cello performance at Juilliard School of Music and Novosibirsk State Conservatory of Music. Among his teachers were David Oistrakh, Alexander Uriev, Tossy Spivakovsky, Paul Doktor, Valery Shevchenko, and others. Maestro Gregory has taught at Odessa Music College (USSR), the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, the Greenwich House Music School and the Woodbridge Academy of Music (USA). He now opened his own school, the Music Academy Metuchen in a convenient area of Metuchen: close to the train station. He is a first-prize winner of the Artist International Competition in New York as well as other competitions.
Justin Lazaro is a saxophonist and woodwind doubler from New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers University with a BM in Music Education. While at Rutgers, he has participated in a wide array of ensembles including the Rutgers Wind Ensemble, Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, saxophone quartets, big bands, Afro-Carribean ensemble, super-sax ensemble, and may of the jazz combos. His teachers have included very talented and highly respected saxophone players such as Ralph Bowen, Abe Burton, Mike Lee, and Paul Cohen. He has also participated in masterclasses taught by Chris Potter, Fred Hersch, Eddie Palmieri, and many more.
Job Titles:
- Teacher
- Professional Musician and Music Director