Miami native CESARE TURNER is a versatile musician, educator, and conductor whose career bridges classical, pop, and jazz traditions. A graduate of Florida Memorial College, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in music performance, studying trumpet under the legendary Melton Mustafa. During his college years, he also performed in ensembles led by Latin Grammy-winning saxophonist Ed Calle. Shortly after graduation, he began his teaching journey in public schools and with the South Florida Youth Symphony (SFYS) – an organization that had once nurtured him as a young violist – and ultimately spent 13 seasons there as both a teacher and conductor. As a performer, he has shared stage, screen, and studio with world-class artists including John Legend, Rick Ross, Will.I.Am, Timbaland, Luis Fonsi, Luis Enrique, Arturo Sandoval, Nestor Torres, and others. He also played trumpet on Calle’s 2015 Latin Grammy album of the year, “Mamblue.” Today, Turner is a band and orchestra director at the historic Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts in Miami.