Learn from Great Jazz Improvisation Teachers

Hello everyone! I’m Marie, a professional singer and educator with a passion for both music and language. Since 2012, I've been dedicated to teaching voice, and since 2015, I’ve been helping students master the French language, welcoming learners of all ages and levels.

Lindsey received a doctorate in Music and Music Education from Columbia University's Teachers College. She has over 20-years of teaching experience with individual and group instruction, ages 3-50+. She finished her Masters in String Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

My Name is Alex and I'm an alumni of New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA where I studied jazz trumpet under multiple well known jazz musicians such as Donny McCaslin, Dave Holland, Miguel Zenon, and Ralph Alessi. Along with the knowledge of jazz improvisation I gained studying with these greats, I also studied classical trumpet with Steve Emery, a classical trumpet…

"Mark is a very enthusiastic and supportive teacher. With me hardly having any musical background he rapidly managed to turn me into a musician. Without any boring exercise, or too much theory, he taught me how to connect to the musical side in me and express myself through the piano. I highly recommend him, he is truly amazing." Yoel G.

Hello, my name is Aman. I've been playing for over 15 years, sharing the stage with The Temptations, Colossus West, The North State Symphony, Jeff Bernat and Symphony Phonotone among others. In addition to performance I am also an educator with experience across grade level and institution from private studio lessons, charter school, and public school.

Rafael Naine is a professional guitarist, composer, and music educator from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He holds a degree in Performance from Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA), graduating Summa Cum Laude. With a diverse and active career, Rafael has performed as a sideman for various singers on TV shows and radio programs across Brazil.

I am a professional musician and teacher with more than 20 years of live and studio experience as a pianist / keyboard player, accordion player, bass player, producer and arranger. I have been teaching for several years, both individual and group lessons, in private and public schools, wrote projects and held workshops.

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.

I'm a musician who plays both cello and double bass, I graduated from the University of North Texas in 2005 with a degree in Jazz Studies, and received a masters degree from University of Michigan for Improvised Music. I've played gigs numbering in the 1000's and have performed all over the world.

Quoted by the London Contemporary School of Piano as “a classical pianist with a jazz spirit, connected to the improvisation traditions of classical music,” I bring a blend of tradition and innovation to every lesson I teach. With over 24 years of piano performance experience (starting at age 7) and 9 years of dedicated teaching, I’ve performed across the U.S., U.K., and Greece in…