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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.

My name is Dave Cipriani, I have been playing guitar for over 30 years, and professionally for 20. I have a BA in Classical Guitar Performance from St. Mary's College of Maryland, an MFA in World Music Performance from California Institute of the Arts. I currently mainly play 20-string Indian Slide Guitar and 7-string classical guitar in improvised styles.

[4.95 rating over 38 reviews from another lesson platform] I am an accomplished, award-winning guitarist, composer and teacher and have been teaching guitar and music for 20 years. I have both a Bachelor's and a Masters Degree in Music.

Hi, I’m Travis Sykes — a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music educator with over a decade of real-world experience. I hold a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music, where I studied under department chairs in Songwriting, Harmony, and Bass Guitar, and attended masterclasses with legends like James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Victor Wooten.

"At just 22 years old, Francesca Simone (Simone being her middle name, which she goes by casually) is already proving herself to be a trailblazer. With her soulful shredding and laid back Los Angeles vibe, Simone has a style of sound all her own. When one of her viral performance videos caught the eye of Beyoncé’s music director for Coachella, Simone’s world exploded.

I have 10 years of experience teaching privately and have been taking private music instruction for most of my life. I graduated from Michigan State University in 2015 with a bachelors degree in Jazz Studies. I studied under the great Rodney Whitaker of Jazz Lincoln Center fame and Randy Napoleon who is most known for his work with Freddy Cole.

Hi! I’m Marco, from Mexico City. I’m passionate about music—especially jazz—and I enjoy being useful and sharing my knowledge with others. I teach guitar, jazz, ear training, and music theory and I have over two years of experience doing so in group, individual, in-person and online formats, both privately and in a local music school called Struttin' Jazz Lab.

Born in Oporto in 1976. He started as a self-taught musician and soon guitar became his instrument of choice. At 14, he formed his first rock band and since then participated in several musical projects from the pop/rock scene in Portugal. At 17, he got in the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto on Engenharia Electrotécnica.

Adam grew up listening to his dad practice trombone at home, and started playing clarinet in the fourth grade. In middle school, he started learning guitar and writing his own songs. In high school, Adam produced an album for his solo project and distributed his CDs. Adam studied Composition and Arranging at Azusa Pacific University, where he was a Music Theory TA and tutor.

I started playing music when I was 6, first singing, then drums and finally switched to guitar by age 12. By the age of 19 I was attending the Popular Music Conservatory in Buenos Aires and trained in Jazz and other popular music styles for about 5 years. At the same time I graduated with a Bachelors degree in music production and recording (Centro de Arte y Tecnología).