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A respected pianist and teacher, Paul Holtz has worked as a professional musician in the San Diego area for over 25 years. Paul has extensive experience as a freelance musician, whether performing in a small group, in a big band, as an accompanist, or as a solo pianist. Since 1999, Paul has directed his own jazz group, The Paul Holtz Trio. Although primarily a jazz pianist, Paul holds a music degree in classical piano performance in addition to his master of music degree in jazz piano performance. Paul has been the Rancho Bernardo High School vocal department accompanist since 2012. As an educator, Paul teaches private piano students at his home in Escondido. In a leap of faith, Paul began learning to play the organ in January 2018 and took on the position of organist and accompanist at St. Peter's at that time.