Learn from Great Jazz Guitar Teachers

I'm a session guitarist and a guitar teacher based in Los Angeles. I've performed with artists like Katharine McPhee, Sean Kingston, Andrew McMahon & my students include Kyle Richards, Diplo, and Bill Engvall. My work has been featured in movies like Warner Bros. "Nancy Drew & The Hidden Staircase" & in commercials for brands like Pedigree and Remington.

I absolutely love teaching music! After over 20 years of teaching, performing, writing, and recording in all styles/genres, it continues to be a great adventure. It is a joy to pass this on to others...especially seeing my students that never touched the instrument going on to be very proficient players.

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.

Gavin grew up in Snoqualmie, Washington and studied guitar with Davey French, guitarist of the rock band Everclear for 6+ plus years. At the age of 16, he started to play guitar in multiple cover bands while also participating in the Mount Si Band program. ​In 2012, Gavin began teaching private and group guitar classes at Big Star Studios in his hometown of Snoqualmie.

"Zach Simms, 'Simba' as he is called by most close friends, is based in the DMV and Eastern Shore of MD, where he grew up captivated by all things musical. While his prime instrument is Guitar, he performs and instructs on Mandolin, Electric Bass, Ukulele, and on the odd occasion, Banjo.

Ryan Hernandez began his musical training in Huntington Beach, California, guided by esteemed blues musician Walter Trout. Upon moving to New Jersey in 2010, Ryan was gradually exposed to the Tri-state jazz scene, becoming enamored with it. This passion led him to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's jazz program and the New Jersey Youth Jazz Orchestra.

From Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic to the capital city of the State of Massachusetts in the United States, Boston, Amaury Cabral Jorge has touched multiple hearts with his music. In 2016 he was admitted to the "Conservatorio Nacional de Musica de Santo Domingo" (National Conservatory of Music of Santo Domingo), where he studied for four years in the…

Chad has been teaching private guitar lessons for 7 years and performing performing for 12. Chad received his Bachelor's in Music Degree with an emphasis in guitar performance in 2023 from Utah Tech University, studying Jazz and solo acoustic guitar. He received the student of the semester award for the music department in the spring of 2023.

I have been teaching guitar for over 15 years. I started teaching when I was in college, teaching my friends around the dorms. I grew up playing in bands as soon as I picked up the guitar. That's why I love teaching. I remember how good it felt to learn an instrument when I was a teenager.

Heart Dance Recording Artist and multi-instrumentalist Michael Kent Smith has over 20 years of experience teaching rock, blues, jazz, fingerstyle and classical guitar. Smith’s latest album on Heart Dance Records, ‘After the Harvest’, is creating a buzz in the industry and was nominated for “Acoustic Guitar Album of the Year” in England and “Acoustic Instrumental Album of the Year”…