After completing a Bachelors of Music from the University of Louisville I first began playing jazz around the city. Meanwhile I was co-founding my own original, more progressive projects and went on to play with Inter-scope Records Platinum selling rock band "Days of the New", which had three number one hits in the late nineties on Billboards rock charts, along side now pop sensation formally of the "Pussy Cat Dolls" Nicole Scherzinger.

Eventually I moved to New York City where I pursue my career as a musician in as many facets as possible. As a teacher I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for music and the experiences that I have accumulated with the students in hopes of giving their lives something rewarding and life enhancing. As each individual student has different needs and expectations of what they want to get out of music lessons. I give each student independent instruction at an independent pace while also trying to push the student to accomplish as much as possible from...

Hello,

Thanks so much for taking the time to inquire about studying music with me.

Music and studying music has always been a passionate experience for me. I have been so blessed with the teachers and fellow musicians in my life. You should realize that your study of music may start with me, but it will last your entire lifetime. I hope that all of your life you will have a rewarding relationship to music and the spirit of great sounds!

I'm originally from California. I have performances degrees from the Grove School, as well as San Diego State University.
I currently reside in New York City where I get the chance to play with some many great musicians. I have performed in great jazz clubs in New York, on Broadway, and performing arts centers across the country. I'm currently playing in many great performing ensembles. I have put out two CD's as a leader and played on multiple CD's for other artists.

It has been my pleasure to teach privately, as well as in the...

I am Guitar, Electric Bass and Upright Bass player.
I have been playing music since I was 10 years old, during that time I have played in every style (Classical, Rock, Jazz, Funk etc.) in numerous settings and venues.
I have a degree in music performance from Berklee Collage of Music, which I attended on a scholarship.

I have been teaching music for a long time and I have seen my students achieve a lot!
I care a lot about my students and I try to be as helpful as I can!

As you can see I have a lot of experience and knowledge which I am very excited about sharing!

Hello! My name is Christopher. I was born and raised in Minneapolis and I now reside in NYC. I started music at a very early age in elementary school. I started playing violin at 6 years old. As a student, I was enthusiastic and wanted to try new things. So I went from violin to viola to cello to the bass. By this point, I was around 11 years old. I haven't stopped since! With classical training, I started on the acoustic bass (shown in one of my pictures). I started playing the electric bass in high school. After high school, I attended the Brubeck institute in Stockton California (a school the jazz icon, Dave Brubeck started at his alma mater, University of the Pacific). It is a prestigious full scholarship institute that excepts only 5 students right out of high school throughout the entire country. Then I transferred to the New School University where I received a Bachelors Degree in music. I can honestly say I've made a living and traveled the world playing music....

I went to Sarah Lawrence College from 1983 to 1987 and studied early music, chamber improvisation and composition. I also attended Berklee School of Music from 1983 to 1984, and studied bass performance, ear training and arranging. My teachers have included Rick Laird (bass), Meyer Kupferman (composition, improvisation and theory), Karl Berger (improvisation), Michael Manring (bass), Adam Nitti (bass) and Chris Tarry (Bass). I was a guitar and bass instructor at School of Rock NYC from 2008 to 2009, and also a volunteer bass instructor at Gerald Veasley's Bass Boot Camp.

I have taught private bass, guitar and ear training/harmony lessons since 1980.

My Performance Experience includes:
Blue Man Group….Chapman Stick, bass guitar and talking drum from 1991 to present including performing on the Jay Leno Show in 1994; ongoing gigs as sideman and leader (bass, guitar, stick and voice) in NYC from 1981 to present
Tom S. Trio on fretless guitar - NY
Fretless Guitar...

Hello students and parents!

I have been teaching bass, guitar, and piano for over 7 years and have been playing all of those instruments for over 10 years. I have experience teaching kids as young as five as well as adults. I enjoy having a variety of students!

I received a Bachelors in Music from Manhattan School of Music where my major was Jazz Bass Performance. I also studied a wide range of other subjects including piano, composition, and arranging.

I am very passionate about music as well as teaching and I want to inspire my students.

I play with a variety of artists in New York City and have toured extensively both nationally and internationally.

I have performed with artists including Jason Moran, Dave Liebman, Steve Wilson, Ambrose Akinmusire and Aaron Parks and have studied with teachers including Jay Anderson, David Grossman, Larry Grenadier and Ben Street.

I look forward to helping you grow as a musician and learning from you as well!

All the best,...

John G. was born in 1987 in Phoenix, Arizona. He started playing music when he was seven years old, learning classical guitar, and taking up bass not soon after. John used all the knowledge he gained at a young age to become one of Phoenix's best young musicians. He was in demand for all kinds of gigs: from playing jazz in restaurants and coffee shops, to playing in pits for musicals, to gigs with rock bands and playing in churches. John also began to compose, being influenced by Duke Ellington and Igor Stravinsky, including songs for jazz band and electronic music.

John moved to New York City to attend Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Jeremy Manasia, Garry Dial, and Jay Anderson. John learned much about composition from Richard Sussman, and refined his writing technique and style. He received his Bachelor's Degree in 2009.

After school, John moved to Brooklyn, and started playing shows in New York's rock and singer-songwriter scene in addition to jazz...

I am an upright bass, bass guitar and guitar player who performs almost 7 nights a week in NYC, and abroad. It is this practical knowledge and my great love of music that informs the way I teach. For me performing and teaching music is fun and inspiring. I want my students to have fun, be inspired and in a short time start gaining the skills needed to achieve their personal goals.
In addition to being a busy freelance musician I am co-leader of the popular jazz group Lapis Luna, and am a founding member of the rousing early jazz, swing and blues band The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn. I also find time to play in the double bass section with several of the great community orchestras in NYC performing timeless works from Bach to Bartok. I have had the good fortune to perform with Grammy Award winners Norah Jones, Steve Miller, and Tom Jones, as well as Jane Monheit, Barry Harris, Junior Mance, Anthony Braxton, Bobby Sanabria, Grant Green, Jr., and Billy Harper. I am a graduate of The New...

Music is therapeutic to my soul and essential to my everyday existence. Absorbed by it, I dedicate most of my energy toward creating, writing, and playing music. I am here to help you to do the same. I am fortunate and grateful to have worked with many of the world's most amazing and creative performers, artists, composers, and producers.  Because of this, I've learned to appreciate a diverse range of musical genres, while showing no bias toward any one musical form. After all, at the end of a piece of music, it's the listerner's personal feeling that will truly reflect their opinion.

Alex started his formal music education in the fourth grade where he first played trumpet in elementary school. After dabbliing with the piano and drums, he finally settled on bass just before his 20th birthday, while attending the University of New Hampshire. In less than two years, he earned a spot on the bass chair for the UNH Orchestra.

After graduating in 2000 from UNH...

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to a music-loving family, I began playing piano and guitar at a very young age. At age twelve, I began playing double bass, which has become my primary instrument. Throughout middle and high school, I received numerous awards for excellence in both jazz and classical music. After high school, I moved to the Oklahoma City area and had the opportunity to play with many of the great musicians who passed through, including Jon Faddis, Wynton Marsalis, Byron Stripling, and Anne Hampton Calloway.

Since moving to New York City in 2002, I have been fortunate enough to travel throughout the US, Canada, Caribbean, and Europe with such groups as Pete Robbins and Centric, Ryan Blotnick's Secret Mainstream, and The Paislies. Aside from my freelance work with various groups, I also play bass guitar in Brooklyn based rock band, Hungry Hands, as well as double bass in Tiger Lilies, an improvising chamber ensemble based on Indian folk melodies. As a graduate of the...

Every time I pick up the bass to teach a lesson, I start to smile and so does the student. We both understand that this is going to be fun, positive, and easy. That's how I want learning the bass to feel because in the end, bass is about grooving and connecting with others, making it easier to play as a band. Playing an instrument is a combination of technique, knowledge, and creativity. I feel that it's important for a student to explore these three areas and that positive encouragement will help a student work harder and achieve more.

I earned my B.M. and M.M. at two of the most highly ranked jazz programs in the world, at William Paterson University and then at Manhattan School of Music. By studying with legendary musicians and educators, I have a greater knowledge about the bass and its history in music. Through technique and creativity, I apply this knowledge to many different styles.

Even though my training is in jazz, I enjoy playing all styles of music. I play in...

Born in New York City and always surrounded by different music, Michael began studying at a very early age with the piano. Later on, he got serious with the upright and electric bass and got his degree from SUNY Purchase in jazz performance. At SUNY Purchase, Michael studied with some of the best teachers in New York such as Hal Galper, Todd Coolman, and Kermit Driscoll. He has a lot of experience as a performer in New York City as both a leader and a sideman in many different styles of music. His formal background is jazz but he can be seen regularly performing with pop, rock, hip hop, funk, and soul groups.