Grammy-nominated violinist Jesse Mills enjoys performing music of many genres, from classical to contemporary, as well as composed and improvised music of his own invention. In 2004, Mills made his professional concerto debut with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra conducted by Nicholas McGegan in a unique partnership with Salsa trombonist, Jimmy Bosch. This project combined a classical performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, with Mills as violin soloist, and a Salsa band arrangement of the same piece, fronted by Bosch and Mills as improvising soloists. As a chamber musician Mr. Mills has performed at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Columbia University’s Miller Theater, Boston’s Gardener Museum, the Cooper Arts Series at Cooper Union, and at the Marlboro Music Festival. An avid performer of contemporary works, Mr. Mills was a member of the FLUX Quartet for two years; this ensemble is dedicated to the performance of music written in the past 50 years. Through his collaboration with cellist Fred Sherry, Mr. Mills has performed various compositions of Zorn, Wuorinen, Webern, Schoenberg, among others, and they have made recordings on NAXOS, Tzadik, and Stretch records. He can also be heard on New Spirit, a recording on the Verve label, by jazz pianist, Makoto Ozone. Mr. Mills is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where he was a student of Robert Mann and Itzhak Perlman. Mr. Mills is a co-founder of Duo Prism, which won the 1st Prize at the Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Italy in 2006.