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Jennifer Rogers

Music Commissioner Jennifer Rogers

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Jennifer Rogers, a proud product of music education in New Mexico, has taught orchestra at the middle and high school level in the Las Cruces Public Schools for over 20 year. Since 2005 she has been the Director of Orchestras and Mariachi at Las Cruces High School. In her tenure at Las Cruces High School she has cultivated a culture of high standards; developing rigorous curriculum that includes traditional orchestral repertoire, chamber music, jazz, improvisation, basic arranging, and contemporary styles. Under her direction, the LCHS orchestras consistently earn superior ratings at all district, state, and national festivals and contests. Chamber Orchestra was recognized as the New Mexico Music Educators Association All State Honor Orchestra, in 2015 and 2020. As an educator, Ms. Rogers is committed to serving the profession as well as students. At the local level she has served on the LCHS Leadership Team, the LCHS Academy Design Team, been a mentor to emerging music educators, and served on several curriculum development and alignment committees for the Las Cruces Public Schools District. At the state level Ms. Rogers has served as the Southwest district New Mexico Music Educators Association Orchestra President, the New Mexico Music Educators Association Orchestra Vice-President, and is currently the New Mexico Music Educators Association President. In addition to her responsibilities as an educator, Jennifer is a violinist in several local ensembles, including the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra; the stage manager of the Las Cruces Chamber Ballet; a board member and the string coordinator for the Southwest Music Academy; and a freelance gig musician.

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D’Santi Nava

Music Commissioner D’Santi Nava

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D’Santiago “El Brujo” Nava, a native of Santa Fe, brings an interesting blend of rhythmic sounds of his indigenous culture, childhood love of classic rock, classical guitar training, and all eras of blues. D’Santi Nava’s forte is classic rock, nuevo flamenco, blues, and latin music from all eras. Nava has been a musician for over 40 years, being self taught from the age of 7, guided by his brother Daniel Nava, studied with Craig Dell, Willy Chills, and most recently with Roberto Capocchi. D’Santi has a unique Amadeus quality in composing several original songs and a gifted ear capable of memorizing several songs daily. D’Santi Nava is an integral part of the music scene with the Nava’s for several years, The Tangents for 18 years, Collective Measures, Double D, Los Esmitz, Several private gigs with Guitar Shorty, among nationwide and worldwide talent that live in New Mexico part time. He completed a 13 state jam tour in 2013 through the midwest. In 2014, a 6 Southern state jam tour ending with musician friends in Key West.  In 2015, he jammed with one of the best South Texas Rocking Band name 4Known and a dream come true to sit in with Ozomatli.  In 2016 he returned to Key West where he jammed with Larry Baeder and Bill Blue.  August 2017, he sat in with the Iguanas at the Railyard in SF, NM.  August-September 2018, he toured in Canada. December 2019 he toured in Mexico City.

 He currently is lead guitar with Shelley Morningsong; Underground Cadence, a cover band playing Rock, Blues, Funk; Una Mas, a Latin Rock band sharing Santana music among favorite Latin songs; Brujo Trio sharing his original Nuevo Flamenco songs, duo with local vocalists. He is currently expanding his Solo repertoire. Main influences range from Santana, Hendrix, Jesse Cook, Los Indios, Lila Downs, Strunz and Farah to the Gypsy Kings. D’Santi Nava believes playing music brings healing to the soul! “Music is Healing and with each note I heal.”~D’Santi Nava

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Carlos Medina, Chair

Music Commission Chair Carlos Medina

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Carlos Medina is a singer, songwriter, actor and comedian; born in Las Vegas, NM, grew up in the village of El Coruco. 

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Busy McCarroll

Music Commissioner Mary E. “Busy” McCarroll

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Updated bio coming soon!

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Derrick Lee

Music Commissioner Derrick Lee

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Updated bio coming soon!

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Keith Langerman

Music Commissioner Keith Marcene Langerman

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Covering the music scene both nationally and internationally, Keith Langerman’s a veteran of over 30 years experience as a musician, journalist and photographer. Internationally known, his work has been featured in This Is Rock (Spain), Rock It! (Germany), Classic Rock : Blues (UK) as well as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Chicago Tribune in the United States.

More recently, his attention has been focused upon photography and running the Americana Music Society, which now numbers over 15,000 followers on Facebook, and growing. His photography has been featured in the official city of Albuquerque publication on the Albuquerque music ecosystem, In Harmony : Strengthening the Albuquerque Music Ecosystem (October 2017). In 2019 he was the official photographer for the New Mexico Music Awards. Currently he also serves as VP Artist and Relations for New Mexico based label 13 Music Ltd.

His photography and digital artwork has also been used in numerous promotional material, album covers and publications worldwide.