Raffi Garabedian
Saxophone – Miles Ahead Jazz Onlne, SJW Jazz Camp Online, Jazz Institute Online
R affi Garabedian was born and raised in Berkeley, California, and was a member
of the award-winning Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble. As a teenager, Raffi
studied with Dayna Stephens and Dann Zinn. He went on to attend the New
School for Jazz and Contemporary Music from 2006-2010, where he received a
Bachelors of Fine Arts and studied with such musicians as Tony Malaby, Mark
Turner, Chris Cheek, Bill McHenry and Andrew Cyrille.
Raffi has recorded and performed with a variety of artists, including Jorge Rossy,
Ben Street, Dayna Stephens, and blues legend Johnny Talbot. He is an
original member of the brass band Brass Magic, and can be found playing
around the Bay Area with drummer Scott Amendola and the Electric Squeezebox
Orchestra. Raffi also performs with his brother Noah Garabedian. As an
educator, Raffi teaches regularly at the California Jazz Conservatory and the
Stanford Jazz Workshop, as well as working with private students.

Raffi Garabedian

Christopher Sullivan

Jimmy Kraft

Stevie Greenwell

Lemar Guillary

Kushal Talele

Markus Howell

Tyler Kaneshiro

Adi Meyerson

Valerie Troutt

Naomi Siegel

Dave Robaire

Natalie Cressman

Paul Cornish

Cory Cox

Maya Kronfeld

Daniel Rotem

Mara Fox

Caroline Davis

Sandy Cressman

Michael Mitchell

Noah Garabedian

Darren Johnston

Sam Reider

Dr. David Hart

Mike Galisatus

Steven Lugerner

Malachi Whitson

Carmen Staaf

Caili O’Doherty

Patrick Wolff

John Sturino

Kristen Strom

Peter Stoltzman

Andrew Speight

Lynn Speakman

Scott Sorkin

Bennett Paster
