Since his concerto debut at the Ravinia Festival, violinist Jesse Mills has established a unique career, performing music from classical to contemporary, as well as composed and improvised music of his own invention.  Mills earned two Grammy nominations for his work on several discs of Arnold Schoenberg’s music, released by NAXOS. As a composer and arranger, Mills has been commissioned by Columbia University’s Miller Theatre and Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, OR. He is co-founder of the prize-winning Duo Prism, and of the Horszowski Trio.  Mills is co-artistic director of the Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival in Silverthorne, CO.  He studied with Dorothy DeLay, Robert Mann, and Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School. He is on the faculty at Brooklyn College and the Longy School of Music. In 2010 the Third Street Music School Settlement in NYC honored him with the ‘Rising Star Award’ for musical achievement.