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Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Improvisation...
I have been teaching guitar for over 25 years. I started teaching almost as soon as I began playing as I wanted to make music with my friends. I grew up playing classic rock and metal and gravitated towards jazz in my teen years. I attended Berklee College Of Music and The New School Jazz Program.
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Jazz Voice, Voice, Improvisation
Since arriving in New York in 2009, Jatziri (pronounced Hat-City) Gallegos has become an international ambassador of cultural understanding through music. Premiering new compositions and cultivating spontaneous moments on the bandstand, the singer, composer and educator renews her commitment to promoting sensitivity through artistic expression. Resonating tone along with
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Improvisation...
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Jazz Piano, Composition, Improvisation
I am a jazz pianist-composer and educator with two decades of professional experience as a jazz musician and with 8 years of teaching experience.I have a master degree in jazz piano and studied composition on a master's program at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz (Austria).
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Improvisation...
Professor at Berklee College of Music, Electric guitar player, composer and producer (Shwesmo, HAGO, Distorted Harmony, Berklee Indian Ensemble), Yoel Genin is known for blending musical styles such as Progressive Metal, Jazz, Fusion, Electronic and Middle Eastern music.
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Trumpet, Improvisation, Audio Recording and Music Production
Lee’s performance career gained notoriety by working with giants in the entertainment industry. He is currently the trumpeter for comedian Dave Chappelle as a member of the group Fred Yonnet and The Band With No Name. Their performances include Radio City Music Hall and the SNL After Party.
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Bass Guitar, Flute, Improvisation...
2023 Saxophone teacher of the Year I started playing music when I was I ten. I was awarded a partial scholarship to the University of Idaho's Lionel Hampton School of Music where I majored in Classical Saxophone Performance, where I won the Outstanding Jazz Soloist award (2004).
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Improvisation...
**CURRENTLY NOT TAKING ON ANY NEW STUDENTS. PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE ADDED TO MY WAIT LIST. THANK YOU!!**Ross James is a guitarist, bassist, pedal-steel guitarist, and singer/songwriter currently residing in the Denver Area.
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Jazz Piano, Piano, Improvisation...
Anglo-French pianist and composer Jim Funnell started leading his own band in his early teens, performing at jazz clubs by the time he was in high school. Dedicating himself to the study of both classical and jazz piano, he was awarded a full tuition scholarship from Berklee College of Music, where he was exposed to a diversity of styles and cultures.
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Jazz Piano, Songwriting, Improvisation...
(Examples of my music below)I am an international touring musician (singer, pianist, songwriter) from Israel. Graduate of Berklee College of Music. I have lived and toured around the world (6 years in the US, almost a year in south America, and many tours in India, Canada, and all throughout the US). I've collaborated with incredible artists (such as Grammy Award winner A.
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Jazz Piano, Songwriting, Improvisation...
ThomasWoodwardDavis.comThomas is a pianist, singer/songwriter, composer/improviser, and educator who specializes in Jazz, Classical, and Contemporary styles of music.
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Jazz Piano, Saxophone, Improvisation...
Charles Owens is a master tenor saxophonist, composer, band leader, la reserve Records recording artist, and educator and has been performing, composing, and teaching professionally for over 25 years. After attending the New School and living as a professional musician in New York City from 1992 to 2004, he is currently living in Richmond, VA. Charles is an integral part of
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Improvisation...
Born and raised in Billings, Montana, I am entering my fourth decade as a music teacher and theater coach in Eugene, Oregon, where I remained after graduating from the University of Oregon School of Music in 1994. In addition to my expertise in teaching music and theater, I have also spent my life studying foreign languages and am currently focused on translating my method into
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Saxophone, Music Theory, Improvisation...
Andreas Grosskopf is a saxophonist, composer, sax-teacher and author of several method-booksand his own blog. He sees himself as a kind of funnel where you put in all kinds of influences andmusical styles and out of his saxophone’s bell comes his music: Jazz, Funk and Rock spiced withWorldmusic and ambient sounds.
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Cello, Improvisation
As a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, I have enjoyed performing with the world’s greatest conductors for 25 years.
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Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, Improvisation...
Music Teacher-Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Recorder, TheoryPIANO: All ages. Beginners to Advanced Intermediate (grade 6) All styles. As solo and accompaniment instrument.UKULELE: All ages. Beginners to Advanced (grade 3). I mainly use this instrument as accompaniment as I am a singer first, but I cover melodic solo pieces for ukulele too, including music literacy. RECORDER: All ages.
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Trumpet, Cornet, Improvisation...
Hugo Moreno plays trumpet, and lives in Brooklyn, NY. He is currently solo trumpet in West Side Story on Broadway. Hugo is a teaching artist with the American Composers' Orchestra, and has taught at Poly Prep Academy and the Avenues School.
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Trumpet, Improvisation, Jazz Improvisation...
Kal Ferretti is a 21 year old jazz trumpet player based in New York City and is in her fourth year studying jazz trumpet performance at The New School for Jazz on a full scholarship. At school, Kal studies privately under Tatum Greenblatt and Alex Norris.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Improvisation...
Recently, I have helped students prepare for a performance at the Kennedy Center, audition for high school and college, write and produce their own albums, meet their yearly goals for music and prepare for recitals.
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Flute, Saxophone, Improvisation...
Originally from New Zealand Brent Stanton began playing music professionally at age 16, performing and recording there.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Improvisation...
Over the course of my musical career, I have had the opportunity to learn from many musicians. From University Professors to Street Corner Musicians, I have gathered much knowledge on playing music. Applying that knowledge to my guitar playing has opened up many doors of opportunity and has made life very fun.
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Keyboard, Gospel Piano, Improvisation...
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Keyboard, Violin, Improvisation...
Marcie Brown has a Master’s Degree from Manhattan School of Music in classical cello. She studied jazz and improvisation at the University of Massachusetts. She performed over 600 shows with Cirque du Soleil’s “0” in Las Vegas, playing cello, guitar and singing. She was also the head of the strings department at the Oakland School for the Arts. Ms.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Improvisation...
Hello! Thank you for your interest in taking guitar/piano/music lessons. I am a professional teacher/studio musician/performer/producer with over 20 years of private teaching experience and a graduate of the University of Miami Studio Music and Jazz program in 2002 specializing in the guitar.
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