Saris, sitars & pianos, a musical explorer on the sub-continent. Heemstra has performed as soloist and chamber musician, as well as theatrical accompanist & coach throughout the USA & Europe in such venues as the United Nations Rome, American Embassy Rome & Cleveland’s renowned jazz hotspot Nighttown. International Press has acclaimed “Jennifer Heemstra's finely calibrated piano accompaniment proves you don't need an orchestra to showcase lovely music.” Heemstra earned a Bachelor of Music with University Honors from Michigan State University and a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. In Cleveland, Heemstra worked as a Lecturer and Staff Accompanist for over 350 performances in the music department at Case Western Reserve University. Heemstra has performed for over 65,000 people in 100 concerts in Calcutta! Heemstra created the Kolkata Classics, a concert series promoting high quality western classical music to the masses.