Learn from Great Upright Bass Teachers

Ray Parker, originally from Toledo, Ohio, now resides in Brooklyn, New York. A short list of the jazz luminaries with whom he has appeared includes Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby McFerrin, Jimmy Cobb, Tom Harrell, Makoto Ozone, Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Murphy, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Artie Shaw Orchestra, Christian Howes, Eric Lewis, Gary Burton.

Italian born upright bass, Giuseppe Cucchiara has earned his bachelor degree in Music Performance studying at Berklee College of Music. During his time at Berklee he studied with great musicians and mentors such as Hal Crook, Dave Santoro, Neal Smith, Danilo Perez,George Garzone, John Lockwood and was part of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute led by Danilo Perez.

Robert Johnson -Born in Toronto, Robert moved to the west coast in 1995. He quickly established himself on the music scene as a much sought after Electric and Upright bass player. Over Robert's 30 year musical career, he has performed and taught and has shared the stage with an impressive list of artists.

Colin has been a performing and recording upright and electric bassist for over 8 years. Hailing from Vancouver and now residing in Montreal, Colin has been a popular accompanist for musicians of all styles, specializing in jazz, R&B, pop, rock, country, and folk. Colin is highly regarded for his collaborative spirit and creative contributions.

LessonFace Teacher of the Year 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 with over 4,300 lessons taught since 2013! From a recent "first lesson" parent: Thank you for an awesome first lesson and for even spending extra time. That's how you can tell someone has passion for what they teach. I do the same when I'm teaching cardiology :).

Henry Harris is a graduate of Varina High School in Henrico, VA and is currently attending Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, NC. He is earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Performance with a concentration in Trombone. In hopes of building his skills in performance and also composition.

John Gray has been teaching since 2011, privately and in public and private schools throughout the New York Tri-state area and online. John teaches private lessons on bass (upright and electric), guitar, piano, ukulele, voice, and ensemble music classes. John is a passionate music educator who works hard to tailor lessons to students of all ages and abilities.

BASS and GUITAR LESSONS as well as THEORY and AUDITION PREP Jesse teaches at the Berklee/Victor Wooten bass camp, Berklee Summer Program, Milton and Phillips Academies, as well as his private teaching studio. He has played 10,000 shows world-wide and has received 3 Grammy Nominations for his playing and composing on records with the North Ms Allstars, Duke Robillard, and joe Louis…

Mark Helias is a renowned bassist and composer who has performed throughout the world for more than four decades. After his studies at Rutgers University (B.A. 1974) and The Yale School of Music (M.M. 1976), he began his international career in the Anthony Braxton Quartet.

Former Associate Principal Double Bass at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra 2015 - 2023, and former 2nd Solo Double Bass at the Royal Danish Opera (fixed-term contract). Teaching experience encompasses lecturing double bass at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, working with younger people at Sistema Scotland and private tutions of all ages.