Amanda Cariati is a performer, educator, and entrepreneur based in the San Jose area. She serves on the faculty as Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Cabrillo College and maintains an active career as a performing artist for the San Francisco Brass Band.

Her performance history includes appearances as a soloist at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, as well as guest performances with the New Mexico Philharmonic.

She previously served as Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at San Joaquin Delta College and Visiting Lecturer at the University of New Mexico.

Amanda holds a Bachelor of Music in Euphonium Performance from the University of the Pacific and a Master of Music in Euphonium Performance from Arizona State University- where she served as the graduate teaching assistant and performed with the Salt River Brass Band. She also received a Graduate Artist Diploma in Tuba Performance from the University of New Mexico.

During her graduate studies, her tuba quartet, Low Frequency, was featured at the United States Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop to premiere a new work.