Anisha Rush
Saxophone, Jazz Camp Week 1, Jazz Camp Week 2, Jazz Institute, Advanced Package, Jazz Camp Package, Giant Steps Package
Born and raised in Colorado Springs, CO, saxophonist, composer, and educator Anisha Rush is a member of SJW’s Mentor Fellowship program. Anisha began playing the saxophone at the age of 10 and immediately developed an interest in jazz and gospel music. She went on to study music and psychology, earning a BM in Jazz Studies from the Thompson Jazz Studies Program and a BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2016, she was chosen to attend the International Association of Schools of Jazz, a prestigious week-long conference led by renowned saxophonist Dave Leibman.
Anisha has shared the stage with Ron Miles, Greg Gisbert, Tommy Campbell, John Lee, and Art Lande to name a few great jazz artists. In 2016 she received a grant from the Boulder County Arts Alliance through Pathways to Jazz allowing her to record her debut album entitled Pursuit. The album feature’s her unique approach to music with a number of original compositions. Anisha is also a well-respected educator and has taught at Metropolitan State University – Denver, University of Colorado at Boulder and the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts. She’s now an active member of the Denver music scene as both bandleader and sidewoman.

Dawn Clement

Emily Kuhn

Andrew Stephens

Anisha Rush

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Cory Cox

Dayna Stephens

Hannah Marks

Irene Sazer

Jayla Chee

Jenny Xu

Jhoely Garay

Kilan Thorns

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Sylvia Cuenca

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Christina Galisatus

Tiffany Austin

Mikailo Kasha

Victor Lin

Sasha Berliner

Anisha Rush

Jenny Xu

Kilan Thorns

Andrew Stephens

Alicyn Yaffee

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Howard Wiley

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Hannah Marks

Nasheet Waits

Ralph Moore

Harold López-Nussa

Dana Leong

Edward Simon

Logan Richardson

Terell Stafford

Jeremy Siskind

Dan Wilson

Mikailo Kasha

Anisha Rush

Jenny Xu

Kilan Thorns

Andrew Stephens

Zach Adleman

Nasheet Waits

Sylvia Cuenca

Jaimeo Brown

Ralph Moore

Harold López-Nussa

Dana Leong

Edward Simon

Logan Richardson

Terell Stafford

Dan Wilson

Tiffany Austin

Victor Lin

Sasha Berliner

Anisha Rush

Kilan Thorns

Irene Sazer

Nasheet Waits

Sylvia Cuenca

Jaimeo Brown

Mike DiRubbo

Sullivan Fortner

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah

Tiffany Austin

Mikailo Kasha

Victor Lin

Sasha Berliner

Anisha Rush

Jenny Xu

Kilan Thorns

Andrew Stephens

Alicyn Yaffee

Irene Sazer

Mike DiRubbo

Sullivan Fortner

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah

Mikailo Kasha

Nick Panoutsos

Anisha Rush

Jenny Xu

Kilan Thorns

Andrew Stephens

Hannah Marks

Jhoely Garay

Jayla Chee

Shawn Williams

Ruth Davies

Mike DiRubbo

Ralph Moore

Logan Richardson

Anisha Rush

Howard Wiley

Christopher Sullivan

Anat Cohen

Kushal Talele

Markus Howell

Daniel Rotem

Caroline Davis

Steven Lugerner

Patrick Wolff

Kristen Strom

Dayna Stephens
