Jazz Guitar Society of Spokane

Jazz Guitar Teachers                                    

Meet Kyle Smith:
(509) 460-9745  Kylesmithguitar@gmail.com   

I hold a BA in Music from Eastern Washington University, and am currently finishing my Graduate Degree in Jazz Pedagogy.  I have 8 years of private teaching experience, as well as 5 years experience in teaching Jazz theory, Improvisation, and small group performance to middle and high school students from around the Northwest, through teaching at the EWU Jazz Dialogue Camps, and directing jazz bands at Cheney High School, Libbey Middle School, and Chase Middle School. With the EWU Jazz Ensemble, I perform and give clinics around the Northwest.  I have performed with Rich Perry, Matt Harris, John Stowell, and a number of other internationally known Jazz musicians.  I have performed and recorded regularly with the Bob Curnow Big Band over the last 5 years. I also perform regularly with the Spokane Jazz Orchestra, Lindell Reason, and Large and Small Jazz Ensembles at Eastern Washington
University.

Lessons will focus on developing fundamental skills on the guitar, as well as theory and improvisation concepts.  My goal is to make all of my students into the most complete musician and guitarist they can be.

Meet Nicholas Schauer:
(509) 868-2613 nicholasschauer@earthlink.net  South Hill

(BA Music Theory/Compsition from CWU 1985)

I have experience in various genres such as reggae, rhythm & blues, rock & jazz and have led and played in many ensembles in Western, Central & Eastern Washington and Idaho since 1982, most notably the Horndogs in Seattle, Soul Proprietor in Spokane and most recently, Schauer With Friends since 1997.  I have been fortunate to have performed with such greats as Paquito D'Rivera, Don Lanphere, Bruce Babad, Reuel Lubag, Joe Johanson, Carmen Bradford, Andy Roth, Chris Speed, Andrew D'Angelo, Marcus Duke, the Coasters, the Platters, & the Shangri-La's.

I have taught guitar on and off since 1982.  I prefer to teach existing guitarists who wish to learn theory and improvisation.  I have a studio in my home on the south hill.

 

 


 

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