Learn from Great Jazz Piano Teachers

I am a pianist/multi-instrumentalist, teacher, composer, and lifelong musician, with a diverse career spanning almost two decades. I love bringing arts and music to the community, both in performing and education. As a freelance keys player, I record and play live for-hire as needed by project and producer. After college, I toured and performed professionally w various bands (

Steven Gordon has performed as a piano player with artists including Esperanza Spalding, Jackson Browne, Kenny Burrell, Bob Mintzer and others at venues including Walt Disney Concert Hall, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Blue Whale, and Catalina’s Bar and Grill.

Since beginning his teaching career in 1974 David has taught over 7000 people how to play guitar, Bass or Piano. Some aspiring only to play at home for fun and others to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

Hi! I’m Noah, a trombonist, euphonium and baritone player, composer, and educator with over eight years of private teaching experience both in person and online. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Trombone Performance with a concentration in Jazz Studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Born in 1994, Alexander Ventegodt is an accomplished danish pianist and pedagogue. Having performed all over the world with some of the best orchestras around, like Copenhagen Audience Orchestra, Sinfonia Selandia and Odense Symphony Orchestra, there is no further need to describe his brilliant ability and talent at the piano.

Jackson has been teaching piano and music theory privately since 2010 and in secondary schools since 2015 including teaching music production/composition to GCSE students at Hampstead School, London. He also prepares students for graded exams.

My name is Tammi, 36. I have performed and taught internationally and have an honors degree in music and drama performance. I have been playing flute and piano since grade 3 and am a self taught guitarist over the last 15 years.

I graduated with Honors from The City College of New York with a BfA in Classical Piano. I have enjoyed playing all types of music during my professional career, including with famous artists. I’ve been playing and performing for thirty years, and have been composing for over twenty years. I began teaching eighteen years ago and thoroughly enjoy explaining the elements of music

I have a master's degree from Georgia State University in jazz studies. I have toured with Russell Gunn, Russell Malone, Jimmy Heath, Jeannie Bryson, Jason Marsalis, Rodney Jordan, Melvin Jones, Jazzmeia Horn, and more. I have recorded with Rodney Jordan, Melvin Jones, Joe Gransden, Russell Gunn, Christian Tamburr, Darren English, and more.

Oswald Prentiss Backus V is an accomplished Double Bassist and multi-instrumentalist celebrated for his captivating performances and wide-ranging collaborations. As a passionate music educator, he teaches strings, piano, guitar, woodwinds, voice, and brass in Nashville and offers virtual lessons to students nationwide.