Today we are honoring Elysa Hochman a mother, musician, composer, performer, teacher and entrepreneur. Elysa is a professional guitarist who has performed at Lincoln Center, the US Open, celebrity events and more. She’s the co-founder and director of the New York Guitar Academy, “Rumba Flamenca” and “Quarantined Quartet.” And is an author of “Classical and Flamenco Guitar Solos and Etudes”. Elysa has a new book scheduled to release this fall called “The Book of Rumba Strums.” She has released 2 instrumental albums that include original songs and arrangements in the classical and flamenco genre under her guitar duo “Jay & Lee Rumba Flamenca” and 1 EP under her family guitar quartet “Quarantined Quartet.”
Elysa shares her female journey and her push for all women to have confidence and conviction.
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She has been performing as “Jay & Lee Rumba Flamenca” since 2008. In 2020 she formed a band with her husband and two sons called the “Quarantined Quartet”. You can follow their performance journal and family band at www.RumbaFlamenca.com and www.instagram.com/Quarantined_Quartet. For more information about classes, workshops and on-line lessons at New York Guitar Academy, visit https://www.nyguitaracademy.com/
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