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Ishan Prasad

Known professionally in his solo project as Flamenco-Ish, Ishan is the longest tenured member of the project having been present at its inception in 2021. He has been playing guitar for decades, but only truly found his passion when learning Flamenco style music. He's lived in Spain, and trained with traditional Flamenco guitarists. Ever since graduating college he has sought to share this style of music with the underserved Latin communities of Boston. Although he went to school for mechanical engineering, he also is a trained EMT in addition to these musical projects. He currently lives in Medford with his corgi Kona. His solo project can be found here: https://www.flamenco-ish.com/

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Grace Michael Dean

Grace Michael Dean is a singer-songwriter based in the Boston area. With a background in musical theater and opera, Grace has appeared in over 30 productions, with favorite roles from Captain Hook in Peter Pan to Velma Kelly in Chicago. She lived in Madrid, Spain for two years, where she began writing and performing in Spanish. Currently, she also works as a speech-language pathologist and early childhood music teacher with Sound Play Music. Originals can currently be found on youtube.com/geeemoh, instagram @grace.michael.dean

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Zack Reiter

Zack joined this project in 2023 and has had a phenomenal time since. Hailing from a background of concert percussion and drum set, Zack had only been in a metal band prior to Avanza. However he is always one to learn, and has found exploring Latin percussion to be extremely rewarding. He hopes to honor the rich traditions of these music styles while adding a modern American flair. A software developer by trade, he is currently teaching computer science courses at Bunker Hill Community College. He lives in the Boston area with his fiancée Maddie and two cats, Clara and Ollie.

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Alex Ross

Alex Ross is a Boston-based musician/actor/arts administrator who is excited to be joining Avanza as their bassist! Originally performing as an actor/vocalist for most of his life, Alex is looking forward to getting you up and grooving at Avanza’s performances! After graduating from Brandeis University, Alex has had the pleasure of working at multiple theatre companies in the New England area, including Penobscot Theatre Company, Actors Company of Natick, & Speak About It. Alex currently works at Boston Ballet as a Box Office Associate/Social Media Ambassador and is completing a Masters of Science in Arts Administration with a certificate in Commercial Theatre Development at Boston University. Alex currently resides in Medford, MA! 

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