"Bonnie B is a performer, composer, songwriter and teacher and plays acoustic piano and electric keyboards. Her versatile background enables her to teach all styles of music and adapt to the student's learning style. She has a Bachelor of Music degree with a major in composition and music theory, a minor in piano classical performance. She has worked for Lessons in Your Home, the Texas Institute for Arts in Education, and Writers in the Round, Music Lessons of Pearland and Music Lessons of Austin.

In an administrative role, Bonnie served 5 years as Executive Director for SumArts, Inc., which organized the Houston Jazz Festival and Juneteenth Blues Festival, funded by the City of Houston, the Cultural Arts Council of Houston, The Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Foundation, and many other foundations and corporate sponsors. She previously worked extensively as concert jazz pianist, classical accompanist for ballet schools, and director of music for theatrical productions. She lead own group, which shared concert stage with notables such as Ahmad Jamal, Kirk Whalum, Charles Rouse and others. She worked as pianist with notable jazz artists: Milt Larkin, Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Ford, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Sabu Adeyola, Barrie Lee Hall, Calvin Owens, Mark Simmons, Conrad Johnson, Ernie Savage, and many other Houston area locals.

Having served as resident composer & accompanist for City Ballet of Houston for a number of years, she additionally composed for several other dance companies including Farrell Dyde's Theatre Dance Unlimited. She worked as copyist and musical score editor for renowned composer, Anthony Braxton, and has sub-contracted as music transcriptionist of Duke Ellington scores for the Smithsonian Institute. She's also led her own group for 20 years playing jazz festivals, concerts, and small jazz venues. For 7 years, she held a position as music director of Gospel Truth Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, TX. Since 2017, Bonnie has resided in the Greater Austin, TX area.

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