Stephen Cantarero is a double bassist and educator native to Lincoln, Nebraska. At the age of 10, he started playing music on the bass guitar and eventually found a love for the double bass in high school. During his time playing bass he has performed with wind ensembles, choirs, big bands/jazz combos and orchestras in school as well as rock, funk, latin, pop bands and theatre productions outside of academia. He is a current member of Mobius, an original jazz influenced alternative rock group and is also a part of Jarana, a flamenco influenced Latin pop group which are both based in Lincoln, Nebraska. Classical music has been the main focus of his musical journey and he now holds a section position with Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra. He is passionate about a diverse array of musical genres and loves performing all types of music.