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Ben Shanblatt is a guitarist, composer, and educator based in NYC. He has served as a sideman, session musician, touring guitarist, and bandleader in virtually all styles of contemporary music. Some venues Ben has played include Smalls Jazz Club, The Knitting Factory, The Cutting Room, and Nublu among many others.

As a professional musician and educator with 30 years of performance experience, my mission is to help students unlock their full rhythmic and artistic potential through a holistic approach to music. Today, my strengths as an instructor lie in my ability to bridge the gap between rigorous classical discipline and the dynamic adaptability required in modern commercial music.

Steven Gordon has performed as a piano player with artists including Esperanza Spalding, Jackson Browne, Kenny Burrell, Bob Mintzer and others at venues including Walt Disney Concert Hall, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Blue Whale, and Catalina’s Bar and Grill.

I am a classically trained pianist and flutist with a strong academic and artistic background. My teaching combines solid technical foundations with musical understanding and expressive development. I work with beginners, intermediate, and advanced students, including adults returning to music.

"I am a pianist and professor at the Universidad de Los Andes. I hold a Master's degree in Collaborative Piano from Universidad EAFIT in Colombia and a specialization in Intellectual Property from the Universidad de Los Andes. I work as a piano professor at the Universidad de Los Andes and the Simón Bolívar Music Conservatory.

All ages are welcome. I am a highly experienced musician and educator with a B.M dual degree in Jazz Composition and Performance from Berklee College of Music, as well as a Master of Music Theory and Composition Degree in Scoring for Film and Multimedia from New York University. I've been teaching private lessons for more than 15 years.

Tatiana is a top rated teacher with international teaching experience. She possess, cultural and native language proficiency in Russian and English. She graduated with honors from Kazan State Pedagogical University with a Bachelor of Music, with a Major in Music Education, and continued on to earn her Master of Music degree.

Gilberto Peixoto Junior is a Brazilian pianist who began his musical journey at age 10, learning music by ear before enrolling at the local conservatory in São Paulo, Brazil. By age 13, he was already performing solo and with ensembles in various venues in the capital and rural areas.

Philipp Petkov was born in Baranovichi, Belarus and began piano studies at the age of six. In 1996, he entered the National School of Arts “Veselin Stoyanov” in Rousse, Bulgaria, where he studied solfege, theory, harmony, and piano with Veselinka Ivanova and Daniela Kjurkchieva.

I'm a friendly, passionate and multi-skilled pianist with more than 20 years of experience at the piano. I grew up in a family of musicians — my father is a pianist and teacher who introduced me to music when I was very young. I love listening to my students and adapting lessons to their personality and goals.