I’m now offering private guitar and improvisation lessons online (usually over Zoom), if you’re interested please contact me for more details.


This Fall I’m offering three online classes at the California Jazz Conservatory/Jazzschool for any of you looking for fun and productive ways to spend your time.

Below are brief description of each, as well as Facebook links with additional information.

Additional info about the school and courses at https://cjc.edu/jazzschool-catalog-fall-2020/

  • Choro Ensemble – 10-Week Virtual Performance Ensemble

SUNDAYS, 12 PM – 1:30 PM, STARTS SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Open to all instrumentalists wanting to play Brazilian Choro music, adapted for the virtual world.

We’ll do lots of playing in the classes, with accompaniment which I’ll provide. We’ll also collaborate on recording projects of arrangements we work on in class.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1424155004642015/

  • Brazilian Harmony Class – 10-Week Online Class

SATURDAYS, 11 AM – 12:30 PM, STARTS SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Learn harmony and gain insight into Brazilian music at the same time. Develop an understanding of the nuts and bolts of functional harmony, applicable to any style of music, through listening and analysis of Brazilian repertoire.

https://www.facebook.com/events/932591170571155/

  • Brazilian Guitar Class – 10-Week Online Class

SUNDAYS, 2 PM – 3:30 PM, STARTS SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Learn various styles of Brazilian guitar music and the techniques used to play them, with a primary focus on repertoire.

https://www.facebook.com/events/725156308329352/