Learn from Great Improvisation Teachers

I graduated from Berklee College of Music as a pianist with a major in Contemporary Writing and Production and specialized in Music Production at UCLA. I have either played with or produced countless artists from all over the world and have been teaching privately since 2014, when I attended the Souza Lima Jazz conservatory in Brazil.

Lindsey received a doctorate in Music and Music Education from Columbia University's Teachers College. She has over 20-years of teaching experience with individual and group instruction, ages 3-50+. She finished her Masters in String Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Grounded firmly in Canada's longstanding Ottawa-valley fiddling tradition, Tom is an avid explorer of many musical genres, namely traditional & contemporary Irish, American fiddle, and jazz. Tom is a seasoned performer and an original member of the international touring band "The Fitzgeralds". He also tours frequently with Celtic group "Runa" across North America.

Bill McBirnie is an acclaimed and internationally recognized jazz and Latin flute specialist. He was solicited, personally, by Sir James Galway to serve as his Resident Jazz Flute Specialist. Bill is also author of the book, The Technique and Theory of Improvisation – A practical guide for flutists, doublers, and other instrumentalists.

Hello, I am a guitar player, composer and teacher. I´ve studied in ESMAE (Porto, Portugal) where i got a college degree in Jazz Guitar and master degree in Music Education (ESE-ESMAE). I´ve been an active musician and teacher since 2008, and these days I am composing and producing for the project SONO and teaching in Professional Jazz Course of Conservatório de Musica da Jobra.

Gina Benalcázar López is an Ecuadorian-Honduran-American composer and low brass specialist. Influenced by straight-ahead jazz, latin-jazz, and popular Latin American music, Gina has performed with and arranged/composed for various size bands ranging in style from Classical Chamber to Jazz Big Band and Salsa Bands.

Saxophonist, flautist, and clarinettist, Camron Andrews, received his Bachelors of music degree from The University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He has worked in a range of musical settings in South Africa and abroad. Camron recently returned from an international tour with the hit musical, Chicago, The Musical.

I am a GRAMMY Nominated educator, trumpeter, guitarist, bassist, pianist, singer/songwriter, composer/arranger, drummer and recording artist. I graduated from University of Indianapolis with a Bachelor’s of Arts with a concentration in Jazz Studies and the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music with a Master’s in Jazz Studies, specifically in trumpet.

Ted Taforo is a Los Angeles-based musician known for his powerful saxophone sound, versatility and unique compositions. Taforo is a two-time recipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award and was recently named semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Taforo has been featured on JUNO award and GRAMMY award nominated albums and a Telly Award winning commerical.