Our Music Teachers
Our faculty comes from some of the top music schools in the country. All of our teachers are also performing artists in the New York City area, and also equally passionate about music education. Each has the skill to foster a solid musical foundation in their students. We are extremely proud of our faculty.
Name: Bryan
Instrument: Drums
Education: William Patterson University
Degree: Bachelors in Music, Jazz Studies
Musical Inspirations:
Led Zeppelin: II
Brad Mehldau: Art of the Trio 4
D'Angelo: Voodoo
Hank Mobley: Soul Station
Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt
Name: Douglas
Instrument: Guitar
Education: University of New Orleans
Degree: Bachelors of Arts in Jazz Studies
Musical Inspirations:
John Coltrane: Coltrane's Sound
Miles Davis: Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
The Beatles: The White Album
Wes Montgomery: Full House
Bernstein conducts Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de Fue, Petrushka, Le Sacre du Printemps
Name: Eric
Instrument: Guitar
Education: Mason Gross School of the Arts
Degree: Bachelors of Music, Jazz Performance
Musical Inspirations:
Tony Rice: Manzanita
C. Haden & P. Metheny: Beyond The Missouri Sky
Wilco: Being There
Wes Montgomery: The Verve Jazz Sides
Led Zeppelin: I
Name: Matt
Instrument: Drums
Education: University of South California
Degree: Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies
Musical Inspirations:
John Coltrane: Crescent
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
Bill Evans: Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Chick Corea: Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Maurice Ravel: Miroirs
Brian Blade Fellowship: Perceptual
Name: Ray
Instrument: Guitar
Education: William Patterson University
Degree: Masters of Music, Jazz performance
Musical Inspirations:
John Coltrane: Coltrane's Sound
Kurt Rosenwinkel: The next step
Keith Jarret: Up for it
Radiohead: OK Computer
Jimmy Hendrix: Are u Experienced?
Name: Sara
Instrument: Voice & Piano
Education: New England Conservatory
Degree: Masters in Jazz Performance
Musical Inspirations:
The Beatles
J. S. Bach
Bjork
Billie Holiday
Miles Davis
Name: Mark
Instrument: Guitar
Education: University of Miami & Lehigh University
Degree: Bachelors of Music & MBA
Musical Inspirations:
The Police: Synchronicity
Joni Mitchell: Hejira
Nick Drake: Bryter Layter
Brad Melhdau: Day Is Done
Pat Metheny: Still Life (Talking)