Learn from Great Jazz Improvisation Teachers

Guitarist, composer, and educator, Will Ross has been teaching music for over 9 years. At Oberlin College and Conservatory, he graduated with degrees in Jazz Guitar Performance and Economics from their double degree program. While at Oberlin, he taught guitar to college students each semester with experience varying from beginner to advanced.

With a Degree from the Manhattan School of Music and 10+ years experience as a professional jazz musician and composer, Adam Lamoureux is an award-winning saxophonist based in New York City. Adam has performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Stanford University and has composed music for multiple films, one of which featured Academy-Winner Whoopi Goldberg.

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.

Hello! Thanks for stopping by! My name is Tim and I am a saxophone player currently based out of Nashville, Tennessee. I work as a freelance musician, playing around town with a variety of ensembles/groups, am a guest instructor for a local high school, and teach private lessons!

Producer/Songwriter/Guitarist/Game Developer Loomis Connell Green is a studied Jazz guitarist from Daytona Beach Florida living currently in Berlin, Germany he is well versed in many styles Jazz, Fusion, Bebop, Rock, Latin etc.

Violinist, educator and composer, Christian Howes was voted #1 in the Downbeat Critics Poll (“Rising Stars/Violin”), named among the top three jazz violinists in the JazzTimes critics poll, and nominated for Violinist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association.

I’ve worked with artists like Kendrick Lamar, Daniel Caesar, 42 Dugg, Orion Sun and Robert Glasper, and composed music for Apple TV+, Hulu, and Riot Games. I tour internationally, with performances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Dr. Bohdan Syroyid is a composer, pianist, and educator serving as a Professor of Music Education at the University of Salamanca. Known for a compositional style that bridges the gap between eras, his work often involves "giving sound to paintings", reimagining classical repertoire within contemporary frameworks, and reviving Ukrainian and Spanish folk music.

About Me & My Teaching Approach Professional Background With over 30 years of professional performance and 25 years of teaching experience, my musical journey has spanned across Mexico, Canada, and Brazil. I am a multi-instrumentalist (Bass, Guitar, Piano, and Drums) and a composer currently preparing for an international performance contract with Disney.

Freelance bassist- Professor of Music at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA- Taught private lessons and classroom instruction for over 25 years. Performances with jazz greats Bruce Forman, John Abercrombie, Pete Christlieb, Red Holloway, Marco Benevento, and many others at venues such as Monterey Jazz Festival, Knitting Factory, Jazz Bakery and countless others.