Alyssa Avery has been playing violin for two decades. She graduated from Webster University with a Bachelor's in Music with an emphasis in Jazz Performance. Since then, she has become known as one of the most versatile violinists in the area. She regularly performs with a klezmer band, jazz ensembles, and with hip-hop producer tristaño Additionally, she formerly performed with bluegrass and progressive folk bands and taught fiddle classes at the Folk School Alyssa is one of the founders of the St. Louis String Collective.