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Students: All levels, beginner to advanced.
Styles: Rock, Pop, Latin, Jazz, New Age.
Areas: Fingerboard note visualization, Chords simple and complex, Basslines, Scales, Arpeggios, Theory, Composition, Advanced techniques, “Kerchunk”, “Claw”, Groove, Polychords, Improvisation, and more.
Location: Long Island, NY
Languages: English
In-person Sessions: Occasionally
Remote Sessions: Yes
About
I’ve been teaching music for five decades, Stick for almost 40 years. Author of Mel Bay’s “Stickology, A Guide To Playing The Chapman Stick”.
Author, “Ultimate Stick” tutorial video with TrueFire.
Performed internationally at clubs, festivals and seminars. Produced the Long Beach (NY) Jazz Fest for 16 years.
Six recordings as a leader. Band is The Stick-Tet. Sideman on many projects. Performed and/or recorded with Les Paul, Tony Levin, Oz Noy, Rachel Z , Stanley Jordan, Larry Coryell, Bryan Carrott, Frank Vignola, Pat Martino, Dean Brown, Chieli Minucci, many others.
Journalist writing for Twentieth Century Guitar, Downbeat, Just Jazz, Guitar Player. Included in Scott Yanow’s book.
“The Great Jazz Guitarists” as the only Stick player.
Taught at Stick seminars, Interlochen, Michigan, Vancouver, Japan, Germany, NY, California, Montreal, Florida etc.
Attended the historic Woodstock Music Festival. Still practice every day. Searching for creative discoveries is a great pursuit.
