Jeff Horenstein believes in the power of music to foster empathy and bring people together. Jeff is the choir and vocal jazz director at Meadowdale High School and Edmonds College, both in Lynnwood, Washington. His ensembles have received invitations to perform at numerous state and regional conferences, as well as recognition in Downbeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards. Jeff has been honored as a Country Music Association Music Teacher of Excellence, the Washington ACDA Leadership and Service Award, and the Washington Music Educators Association High School Teacher of the Year. Jeff is an active clinician and adjudicator in both the choral and vocal jazz worlds, and lives in Mukilteo, Washington with his wife Maren, son Henry, and daughter Ingrid.