 Bernard Anderson is a consummate sax artist, at home in both the worlds of rock and jazz. Bernard “Doctor B” Anderson studied music throughout public school, and continued his music studies at Alameda and Laney Colleges in Oakland. He spent several years on the road in top-40’s bands and returned to the blues scene working with Sonny Rhodes, Charles Brown, Joe Henderson, Jimmy McCracklin, John Handy, Taj Mahal, Carla Thomas, Mary Wells, Al Wilson, and Queen Ida. He can be reached at 510-692-2070.
 Rolf Johnson teaches trumpet and piano and can be reached at 510-526-9266.
Rolf graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, which he attended after having won first place in Downbeat Magazine’s annual scholarship competition. He did a stint in the Air Force with the NORAD Band in Colorado Springs, serving as musical director for the NORAD Commanders Jazz Orchestra, as featured jazz trumpet and flügelhorn soloist, and as staff arranger for both the jazz and concert bands.
Over the years, Rolf has played with musicians as diverse as Gary Burton, Les Elgart, and Little Anthony and the Imperials. Since moving to the Bay Area, he has been active in a variety of musical styles and settings, including world music, reggae, salsa and Latin jazz, Brazilian music, swing, big bands and jazz. He performs and records both as a trumpet/fluegelhorn player and as a pianist.
Rolf is a published composer and arranger of big band jazz, and has arranged for many local swing bands, salsa and Latin jazz bands, jazz bands, and big bands.
 Donna Viscuso of the VNote ensemble, formerley the Snake Trio, and the Venezuelan Music Project is now teaching flute and saxophone here at Steve Deutsch Woodwinds, Etc. You can contact her at 510-985-1516 for lessons.
Donna is an experienced performer, composer and teacher, having worked in numerous schools, educational programs and grant-sponsored touring ensembles.
A talented composer, Donna has written music for several award-winning documentaries. Her compositions can also be heard on the popular Living Books collection of Educational CD-ROMs, including the ABC Book, Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, Harry and the Haunted House and Arthur's Reading Race.
Donna has performed, recorded and toured with many groups, including The Snake Trio, Jackeline Rago and The Venezuelan Music Project, Altazor, Wild Mango, the KTO project, Chelle and Friends, Brazilian singer Adriana Moreno and Chilean singer/songwriter Lichi Fuentes.
She studied music at Laney College and San Francisco State University, and has experience playing flute, saxophone, harmonica and percussion.
Donna has traveled to Venezuela to further her musical studies. While there, she performed and recorded with several renowned musicians, including percussionist Alexander Livinalli and members of the Fundacion Bigott (Venezuela's Folkloric Institute). In addition she has recorded with Venezuelan musicians, Aquiles Baez, Gonzalo Grau, Marco Granados, and Leo Blanco.
She also performs regularly with the Adventures in Music Program, sponsored by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, performing in elementary schools throughout the S.F. school district, as well as with the World Music Ensemble, W.O.W. (Women of the World) which performs for children of all ages in libraries and schools throughout California.
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