Learn from Great Jazz Guitar Teachers

My name is Ernesto Mercado — jazz guitarist, producer, arranger, and music educator based in Guadalajara, México, with over 20 years of professional experience. Throughout my career I've performed, recorded, and worked as musical director with artists connected to Luis Miguel, Maná, and Alejandro Sanz.

As a recent graduate from Berklee College of Music, Francis has quickly ventured to Vancouver to continue career as a musician. He started performing professionally in the Philippines in 2012, co-founding bands like The 2 Day Rush and performing with other musicians as well.

Born in 2001 in Opole, Poland, he has been attending music schools since the age of seven and has been actively involved in musical life from the very beginning, regularly participating in concerts and competitions. He graduated with distinction from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław in the class of Waldemar Gromolak, where he also completed pedagogical training.

I am a recent graduate of the University of Toronto's Jazz Performance program with a diverse set of experiences pertaining to music education. Teaching has played a large role in my life for almost as long as I have been playing the instrument. I am always excited to share with my students what I have learned through my own education and professional career.

With a Bachelor‘s of Music in Guitar Performance and a Master‘s of Music in Music Technology, Nicholas Pierce has a wide range of skills to offer. First and foremost, he is a guitarist—specializing in Jazz, Pop, Rock, and Folk music. He has also had extensive performance experience on the piano and bass guitar and focused on audio engineering and mixing in his Master’s studies.

My name is Tammi, 36. I have performed and taught internationally and have an honors degree in music and drama performance. I have been playing flute and piano since grade 3 and am a self taught guitarist over the last 15 years. I started as a street busker in Malaysia and went on to perform residencies in resorts around Asia and was a contracted lounge jazz and soul singer in Abu…

I graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor Diploma in Performance. There I focused on Jazz Performance but I had the opportunity to study many other styles including Flamenco, Blues, R & B/Neo-Soul and more. Teachers Include: Tim Miller / Mick Goodrick / Danilo Perez / George Garzone / Larry Baione I have 8 years of teaching experience and I find it to be fulfilling.

Roberto is a multi-talented music educator, performer, composer, producer, and technology expert with over 25 years of international experience in the music industry. He holds a Master’s degree in Music Technology from Florida International University and Bachelor’s degree in both Classical Guitar Performance and Music Education from Argentina.

Tom Arbaugh is an established musician and teacher who has been playing guitar, bass guitar, and double bass for over 20 years. He has played double bass in concert halls, including Benaroya Hall (home of the Seattle Symphony) for the 2006 and 2007 seasons of the hybrid student/professional Symphony Orchestra, toured Europe with jazz ensembles and wind ensembles over the summer of…

I am a Montreal-based professional jazz guitar player. I have studied privately with Peter Bernstein, Pasquale Grasso, Greg Ruggiero, Ari Roland, Michael Weiss, Grant Stewart, Chris Byars and Alex Goodman. I am both a graduate of TJI (Tribeca Jazz Institute in NYC, 2025) and a graduate of McGill University (2019).