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Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

All of us are qualified teachers, and ready to teach either through online means (skype, Google video chat) or in person. Here are our bios: Ben Wood Guitarist and arranger. Ben grew up on the outskirts of D.c. in Silver Spring, Maryland. He Attended Barrie Montesorri School during high school, and earned a Music Performance Degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a jazz concentration. After a year he decided to go back to school at Boston's famous Berklee school of music. Music teachers include Mark Mazzatenta, Barry Harris, Charlie Byrd and Stephane Wrembel among others. Eve Seltzer Vocals. Eve Attended University City High School in St. Louis, Missouri— a school which has produced a lot of jazz talent over the years, including Mary Erlich, Peter Martin, Chris Thomas, and Jeremy Davenport. Although Eve played trombone in the school jazz band, her passion was always singing, which she started doing professionally at the age of eight, in the children's choruses of the St. Louis Symphony and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Eve majored in classical voice in the joint program between the New England Conservatory of Music and Tufts University, before transferring to Columbia in New York. After college, Eve worked in audio production for over ten years, recording such luminaries as Linda Thompson and Geoff Muldaur. She was sound editor on the American audio editions of books 5 and 6 of Harry Potter, both of which received Grammy nominations. Eve is overjoyed to be back the performance world, and is studying jazz performance with Barry Harris and Miles Griffith. Justin Lees Lead Guitar. Justin began playing guitar professionally in the late 1970s, studying guitar with several local prominent guitarists in Washington D.C., including Rick Whitehead, Paul Bollenbach, Bill Biesecker, and Danny Gatton, and guitarists not so local, Herb Ellis and Emily Remler among them. Although stylistically diverse, Justin's main focus is on a straight ahead approach to jazz steeped in the fifties tradition of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and rooted in the styles of Charlie Christian and T Bone Walker. While in Washington D.C. Justin worked as a freelance musician with a variety of people that has included Ron Holloway, Dick Morgan, Keeter Betts, Cindy Cain and others. Justin is a current student of Howard Alden's and Michele Ramo as well as a past student of Dr. Asher Zlotnik. He has opened for Nina Simone as a member of the Ron Holloway Group at Constitution Hall. Piruz Partow Bass. Born in Philadelphia, Piruz started studying violin from acclaimed Romanian violinist Dolly Koritzer at age 5. While studying at Hobart College, Piruz found his mark on the electric and upright bass through the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize Composer and Dorsey Band bassist, Nicholas V. D’Angelo. Piruz holds a bachelor's degree in Music Theory from Hobart and a Masters in Music from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Piruz has played with such jazz icons as Wynton Kelly, Henry “Red” Allen drummer, George Reed, Ronnie Burrage (Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter), Byron Landam (Pat Martino, Joey DeFrancesco) and Edgar Bateman (John Coltrane). He has also toured Europe several times, both with his own band,and as the principle bassist for the Bruoscella Orchestra in Brussels, Belgium . Now living in New York City, Piruz is a constant figure on the music scene. He can be spotted either backing up R&B singers in the Village or playing free jazz downtown. Piruz shares his experiences with music students as a faculty member at the Brooklyn School of Music and the Music School of Long Island Rates are negotiable.

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Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

All of us are qualified teachers, and ready to teach either through online means (skype, Google video chat) or in person. Here are our bios: Ben Wood Guitarist and arranger. Ben grew up on the outskirts of D.c. in Silver Spring, Maryland. He Attended Barrie Montesorri School during high school, and earned a Music Performance Degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a jazz concentration. After a year he decided to go back to school at Boston's famous Berklee school of music. Music teachers include Mark Mazzatenta, Barry Harris, Charlie Byrd and Stephane Wrembel among others. Eve Seltzer Vocals. Eve Attended University City High School in St. Louis, Missouri— a school which has produced a lot of jazz talent over the years, including Mary Erlich, Peter Martin, Chris Thomas, and Jeremy Davenport. Although Eve played trombone in the school jazz band, her passion was always singing, which she started doing professionally at the age of eight, in the children's choruses of the St. Louis Symphony and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Eve majored in classical voice in the joint program between the New England Conservatory of Music and Tufts University, before transferring to Columbia in New York. After college, Eve worked in audio production for over ten years, recording such luminaries as Linda Thompson and Geoff Muldaur. She was sound editor on the American audio editions of books 5 and 6 of Harry Potter, both of which received Grammy nominations. Eve is overjoyed to be back the performance world, and is studying jazz performance with Barry Harris and Miles Griffith. Justin Lees Lead Guitar. Justin began playing guitar professionally in the late 1970s, studying guitar with several local prominent guitarists in Washington D.C., including Rick Whitehead, Paul Bollenbach, Bill Biesecker, and Danny Gatton, and guitarists not so local, Herb Ellis and Emily Remler among them. Although stylistically diverse, Justin's main focus is on a straight ahead approach to jazz steeped in the fifties tradition of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and rooted in the styles of Charlie Christian and T Bone Walker. While in Washington D.C. Justin worked as a freelance musician with a variety of people that has included Ron Holloway, Dick Morgan, Keeter Betts, Cindy Cain and others. Justin is a current student of Howard Alden's and Michele Ramo as well as a past student of Dr. Asher Zlotnik. He has opened for Nina Simone as a member of the Ron Holloway Group at Constitution Hall. Piruz Partow Bass. Born in Philadelphia, Piruz started studying violin from acclaimed Romanian violinist Dolly Koritzer at age 5. While studying at Hobart College, Piruz found his mark on the electric and upright bass through the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize Composer and Dorsey Band bassist, Nicholas V. D’Angelo. Piruz holds a bachelor's degree in Music Theory from Hobart and a Masters in Music from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Piruz has played with such jazz icons as Wynton Kelly, Henry “Red” Allen drummer, George Reed, Ronnie Burrage (Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter), Byron Landam (Pat Martino, Joey DeFrancesco) and Edgar Bateman (John Coltrane). He has also toured Europe several times, both with his own band,and as the principle bassist for the Bruoscella Orchestra in Brussels, Belgium . Now living in New York City, Piruz is a constant figure on the music scene. He can be spotted either backing up R&B singers in the Village or playing free jazz downtown. Piruz shares his experiences with music students as a faculty member at the Brooklyn School of Music and the Music School of Long Island Rates are negotiable.

Clinic/Workshop Information

Swinging, Fun, and great for audiances or classes who want to understand gypsy jazz, swing, and further their guitar, voice or bass playing. It's a fun hands on sort of instruction, ideal for mid level to advanced students

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