About me

Jerimiah Youngblood is a violinist and UCLA graduate whose path to music has been shaped by resilience, curiosity, and a willingness to grow in unexpected directions. As a military child, Jerimiah moved frequently across the country, attending ten different schools before college. Amid so much change, music became an anchor—first something to explore out of curiosity, and later a way to find stability and purpose.

Over time, Jerimiah’s musical journey led him to perform with ensembles including the San Diego Youth Symphony, Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, UCLA Symphony and Philharmonia, Loyola Law School Orchestra, Santa Cruz Symphony, and now as a Fellow of the San Francisco Academy Orchestra, where he studies under David Chernyavsky. His mentors also include Yumi Cho, Anthony Do-Hoon Kim, Dmitry Olevsky, Neal Stulberg, Russell Steinberg, and Andrei Gorbatenko.

During his years at UCLA, Jerimiah spent much of his time in the Life Sciences Department, exploring fields from microbiology to psychobiology. Three years into college, he reached a crossroads between academic rigor and personal well-being—a turning point that reshaped his outlook on both music and learning. At this stage, his growing passion for classical music began to outweigh his interest in medicine. Through studying the Alexander Technique with Noel Hearn, Jerimiah came to understand the deep connection between body and mind, and how that awareness could transform a musician’s approach to their instrument.

Today, Jerimiah continues to bridge the gap between science and music, drawing on both disciplines to foster self-awareness, artistry, and health in his playing and teaching.