Wisconsin cultured in 1983, I was born to a family of teachers and artists. In 1989, I started the Suzuki piano method, which I continued until 2001. As well, I sang high tenor in a barbershop choir, played organ and piano at my Catholic church and was interested in stage acting and musical theatre. But In 1996, my obsession with woodwinds was sparked by discovering my dad's alto saxophone. In 2001, I graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in jazz saxophone and piano performance. I then went on to graduate Western Michigan University(BM,‘05) and the New England Conservatory(MM,‘08) for degrees in Jazz Studies.

I currently live in Astoria, NY (Queens), and have a conveniently located studio space available for lessons. I've been active as a performing and recording musician in NYC since 2008, and am enjoying learning more and more about music production. Instrumentally, I enjoy performing and recording on a plethora of instruments: saxophones, clarinets, flutes,...

Matt, 36 years old, has enjoyed working and teaching as a professional musician for at least 15 years. He began studying music and playing the saxophone at age 11. He currently lives and works in the New York City area after moving there from Philadelphia in early 2001, after graduating from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1999 with a Bachelors in Music.

Throughout his musical career, Matt has performed and worked in a variety of capacities including as a composer and recording studio engineer. His main area of expertise is performing as a jazz saxophonist on alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones, and he regularly plays throughout New York City in restaurants and jazz clubs.

Matt's area of expertise in teaching is beginner to advanced studies on the saxophone, beginner to intermediate studies on the flute and the clarinet, music theory, and jazz improvisation for any instrument. Whether he is teaching saxophone, flute, or clarinet, his teaching approach...

Lynn performs regularly with Thought, The Al Chez Brothers of Funk band, The Saxophone Cartel, HiLoFi, the Funkey Monkeys, and her own Duo, Trio, and Quartet. In addition, she has been fortunate to work and perform with Dick Oatts, Wycliffe Gordon, Tom Politzer & Mic Gillete (Tower of Power), Les McCann, Mike Gordon (Phish), the Temptations, Randy Brecker, Harold Jones (Count Basie), Dave Rivello, Mocean Worker, Jazz Mafia, the Underground Horns, and La Buya.
Lynn holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Specializing in both Jazz and Classical saxophone, she has studied under the direction of Walt Weiskopf, Dave Schiavione, Fred Sturm, David Demsey, Chienkwan Lin, Ramon Ricker and Chris Azzara.
While at Eastman, Lynn performed in a number of ensembles including the Eastman Jazz Ensemble, New Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Ossia, Chamber Ensemble and Jazz Performance workshop. As a freelance musician in Rochester, she was a member of...

I am a 20 year musician with 11 years teaching experience. Born and raised in New York City, I attended Laguardia high school for music and art and afterward Queens College majoring in music. My main instruments are Clarinet, Drums, and Saxophone, but i also have a strong background in Piano, Trumpet, and Flute. I've taken private music lessons for the past 15 years with world class musicians, among them David Weber and Howard Hirsch. I've performed in every major concert hall in New York City, including Carnegie Hall when i was only 11 years old. I performed alongside many famous musicians, including the late Tito Puente.

I've been playing the saxophone since 4th grade, when the local high school jazz band came to my school to play for us. It was that experience that sparked an immediate and life-long passion for music in me. I had great teachers who made learning music fun & easy to understand. Music provided me many things- a sanctuary, a way to interpret the world and express myself, something to be accountable for and take pride in. When I got to high school, my school's administration piloted a work study program specifically for me to teach music at the 3 elementary schools in my school district with my high school band director for class credit. I started students out on all instruments, taught group lessons to the woodwind players, led band rehearsals, and started teaching private lessons. I also started playing and working professionally on the music scene in Pittsburgh when I was 16, playing with my own jazz group and sitting in with & learning from the best musicians on the scene,...

Multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Bill T. was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He began playing the saxophone in public school at age eight. At age thirteen he picked up the clarinet and began performing regularly with local big bands throughout Western New York and Southern Ontario, CA.

Bill continued his studies of jazz music and the saxophone at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music where he earned his Bachelors degree in Jazz Studies and received the Theodore Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award. While attending school at Purchase, Bill was guided by and studied with multiple world class jazz artists such as Jimmy Greene, Eric Alexander, Steve Wilson, Jon Gordon, Todd Coolman, Jon Faddis and Pete Malinverni. Throughout his career, Bill has performed with other distinguished artists such as Joey DeFrancesco, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Cyrille-Aimee, David Hazeltine, John Riley, and Jon Fedchock,. He has performed in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola...

Flutist Jesse S. has been praised by The New York Times as a “potent and eloquent soloist” As an orchestral musician I perform regularly with The Chelsea Symphony, the ART Symphony, the New York Chamber Virtuosi, the Ubuntu Shruti Orchestra, The New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, and the Chamber Orchestra of New York. I have performed under conductors including Kurt Masur, Christoph Eschenbach. David Robertston, Michael Tilson Thomas, Roberto Abbado, Bernard Haitink, and Lorin Maazel. In 2009 I was selected as Principal Flute for the inaugural season of the Castleton Festival Orchestra under the musical direction of Lorin Maazel. My previous festival experience includes the Sarasota Music Festival, The International Orchestral Institute Attergau, German-Skananavian Youth Philharmonic, the Colorado College Summer Music Festival, and The Orford Arts Centre in Quebec, Canada.

As a soloist, I have performed concerti with the Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra,...

Greetings!

I received my Bachelor of Music degree from New York University, and I am working on my Master of Music degree at Manhattan School of Music.

I have performed at many well-known venues including The Blue Note, The Jazz Gallery, The Bitter End, Sullivan Hall, The Garage, Caffe Vivaldi, Miles Cafe, and The Local 269 in New York City; Twins Jazz Club in Washington DC; Trumpets Jazz Club in Montclair NJ; and Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia.

Hi/Hola! My name is Sarah, and I teach music lessons in English and Spanish in Park Slope, Brooklyn & now ONLINE! I’ve been singing and playing piano since I was a little kid, picked up saxophone and flute along the way, and now I’ve produced and released my first CD, Passing Through, which is available on iTunes! I studied jazz and classical voice, saxophone, piano and flute at the University of South Carolina and got my master’s degree in jazz voice at the University of North Texas. I love the stage - I've been honored to perform with greats such as Ben Folds, The Manhattan Transfer, Jon Hendricks, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremonies. But I’ve always loved teaching, and seeing students grow and reach their goals, be they a coffee house gig or a recording session, is my favorite thing!

• I have over 20 years experience as a music teacher, conductor, theater/orchestra director and a performer in Russia, Norway and the United States.
• I possess excellent interpersonal skills and over the years developed the ability to communicate efficiently and connect with every student I teach.
• I am creative and enthusiastic while working with people of all ages.
• I have a reputation of being passionate about achieving professional goals.

Employment:
09/08- Present NYC Board of Education, P.S. 48
• Band & Orchestra Director
• Teach children K-5 to play musical instruments in small groups and large ensembles
• Organize and perform Winter and Spring Concerts

02/08- Present Yakov's Music for Gifted & Talented, Inc, Brooklyn, NY
• Founder and Music Director
• Teach various musical instruments and vocal

06/07-06/08 Rockaway-Five Towns Symphony, Lynbrook, NY
• Music Director, Conductor
• Conducted weekly...

I have a background in classical, jazz and popular music. I have played flute for over 20 years in every context, from orchestra to marching band to CBGB. I have performed with vocal ensembles of every size and in every style.

I've been playing and loving music for well more than half a century, now. I got started in second grade when my grandpa brought home a little violin one day, and I've been at it ever since. I was fortunate to take lessons for more than ten years with Carita Page, a teacher who was very warm, encouraging, and caring. I do my best to pass that on to my students in addition to the technique of playing and the theory of music, fascinating as those are.

I feel that playing in groups is very valuable experience for students and gives you a side of music that private lessons alone cannot. I encourage students to look for opportunities to do that. To help provide those opportunities I organized the Cranbury Scout Band, one of very few continuously-operating Scout bands in the country, which I have directed for more that ten years now. I've also been on the staff of several Jamboree Scout bands.