Board Member Bios
Steve Eisen - CEO, Founder
Leader of BJW since its inception in 2006. Steve Eisen has been passionate about music all his life, served as a trumpeter in the US Army "Old Guard Drum & Fife Corp, currently teaches music to students of many different instruments and skill levels, and performs regularly with a number of local jazz ensembles.
Mark Hall - Treasurer
Mark Hall is an experienced accountant, guitarist, and member of local group Studio "O".
Laura Booker - Secretary
Tim Stonelake - Webmaster/Social Media
Tim Stonelake is a songwriter, recording artist, performer (guitar & vocals), band leader, live music producer, active in Bakersfield's music scene since 1986.
Kris Tiner is a California-based trumpet artist, composer, and educator. His music has been performed on five continents, his 80+ recordings with the Empty Cage Quartet, Tin/Bag, Cathlene Pineda, Psychic Temple, The Industrial Jazz Group and others have been enthusiastically reviewed in the international jazz press, and he has performance credits on MTV, NBC, PBS and Comedy Central. He is the Di
Dr. Doug Davis
Kyle Burnham
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