Learn from Great Improvisation Teachers

Guitarist, composer, and educator, Will Ross has been teaching music for over 9 years. At Oberlin College and Conservatory, he graduated with degrees in Jazz Guitar Performance and Economics from their double degree program. While at Oberlin, he taught guitar to college students each semester with experience varying from beginner to advanced.

Bassist and composer Wenjun Wu is well-versed in various strains of music, including jazz, improvised music, hip-hop, and pop music. He is based in Boston, MA. Wenjun pursued a Masters’ Degree from Berklee College’s Global Jazz Institute with a full-tuition scholarship. Study with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

I'm a musician and teacher specialized in Pop/Rock Guitar, Classical Guitar, Rock/Pop Songwriting and Arranging Music. I graduated with a Trinity LTCL degree (level 6 QCF diploma) in Classical Guitar at the Giuseppe Verdi Music Academy (Venice), there I also achieved Rock & Pop Guitar Grade 8, Vocals Grade 8 and Music Theory Grade 8.

Hello, I am a guitar player, composer and teacher. I´ve studied in ESMAE (Porto, Portugal) where i got a college degree in Jazz Guitar and master degree in Music Education (ESE-ESMAE). I´ve been an active musician and teacher since 2008, and these days I am composing and producing for the project SONO and teaching in Professional Jazz Course of Conservatório de Musica da Jobra.

James Heaton is an experienced trumpeter, conductor and arranger based in Leeds. Beginning his career in Manchester as Principal Trumpet of the Halle Youth Orchestra, James has had a rigorous training in all musical genres, including jazz, classical and popular music; playing with renowned ensembles such as Leeds Symphony Orchestra, West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, Doncaster…

I have been a music educator for over 20 years in both private lessons and in classroom settings. I am currently teaching at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where I teach Jazz Vocals, Composition, Music Pedagogy, Singer-Songwriter, Music Business, and Music Theory.

Will Franke is an accomplished musician with a diverse background, encompassing over 27 years of experience in both performance and education. Specializing in classical violin, Will also excels as a fiddle player, guitarist, mandolinist, songwriter, recording artist and sitarist, embracing genres such as jazz, folk, Indian Classical, and contemporary styles.

Hi! My name is Helena Lalita, and I’m a passionate violin, viola, and fine arts teacher with over 13 years of experience. I’ve had the pleasure of working with students of all ages and abilities, and I genuinely love sharing my love for music and the arts with them. It’s amazing how much joy I get from connecting with my students on a personal level.

Ary Reisin is a pianist, harpsichordist, organist, improviser, teacher. Most known as an improviser, keeping with the rare tradition of improvisation of the great composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and many others.

Louna Dekker-Vargas is a flutist, chamber musician, improviser and educator. While completing her studies in classical flute at Peabody Institute her open, curious ears have led her into adventures with classical, jazz and experimental music, playing the flute and singing.