Susan Ottzen is an accomplished harpist whose extensive experience includes classical repertoire as well as alternative styles such as jazz and blues. She is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Institute of Music where she received her Bachelor of Music. She moved to Atlanta to play with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under Robert Shaw and has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, as well as orchestras in New York City, New Orleans, Boston and Nashville. Susan also freelances frequently , helping open the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta and playing in their gourmet restaurant for one year. In addition to playing harp and piano (she plays piano with Out of the Box Blues Band) she is an accomplished composer with grants from the Fulton County Arts Council, and Georgia Council for the Arts, among others. Her arrangement of Stormy Weather is played on NPR’s Marketplace Radio (when the stocks are down).