Graham Messer is 11 years old and has been studying piano for three years. He lives in Berkeley, California, and studies piano with Frederick Hodges. Graham starts Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley in the Fall. Along with a passion for piano, Graham is an active composer who also enjoys mountain biking, playing the clarinet and trying new foods. His interest in ragtime probably started soon after birth, as he has spent his entire life listening to Uncle Frederick play the piano.