Diego Bustamante, age 14, has been playing piano for seven and a half years. He lives in Paradise, Calif., where he studies with Dr. Robert Bowman. Diego has just finished 8th grade at The Progressive Schoolhouse in Chico. Like so many others before him, Diego's interest in ragtime began when he heard The Entertainer by Scott Joplin. His interests outside of ragtime include birding and skiing.