Jackson can be found at his happiest in the mountains with a guitar in his hand. Hailing from a musical family in Truckee, CA, he is a true lover of the American outdoors and the types of music that come from it. Jackson picked up the guitar in college at the age of 19 and quickly surpassed his teachers’ ex…

Catherine Sall is a local musician and songwriter in the Denver area. Although she was born and raised in Miami, FL, she has been in Denver ever since 2017 when she enrolled in CU Denver’s Music Program. She then graduated in May of 2021. She has been teaching guitar, piano, and voice for the past 5 years. He…

Ross Sandlin is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and music instructor from Denver, CO. His love of music is rooted in the musical influences of his family, and soundtracks to video games. A passionate and eclectic interest in music led him to study at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. This…

Duel Shape is a recent graduate from South Dakota State University. He is primarily a vocalist, guitar player, bass guitar player, piano player, and percussionist. Duel is an active performer in the Denver Metro area and performs as a front man for a band called Dirty Side Down. He is very active with his pe…

Ryan M. Smith is a Colorado musician, composer, teacher, and
producer. He received his Bachelor of Music degree with a
Concentration in Composition from Metropolitan State University
of Denver in May of 2013 and graduated with Honors. Ryan
plays in local music groups, teaches privately and with loca…

Inspired by alternative and punk music of the earlly 90s, Dean Snyder began playing guitar at age 14. His interest in, and passion for music has continued for nearly 30 years. Throughout these years, Dean has become a fan and student of music in general and has an extensive knowledge of guitar theory and tech…

Alex discovered the joy of music at an early age, having been born into a family of musicians. After receiving classical instruction by Dallas Symphony First Chair Cellist, Alex Djinov, he began to delve into genres other than classical, and picked up numerous instruments along the way, taking guitar lessons …

Ike Spivak is a Downbeat award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and producer from Denver, Colorado. While pursuing an undergraduate degree from the University of Denver, he was honored with first place in the college big band division of the Next Generation Jazz Festival. DU also awarded him…

First picking up the guitar in 1998, Ryan developed a love for all genres of music throughout the course of his career. Starting with rock, punk, and metal, he was eventually drawn to bluegrass, jazz, and more progressive music as well. Ryan has now been teaching professionally for over 10 years specializing …

Music is a beautiful means of self expression and has so much to teach you about the world and yourself.

Alex Trainor is a multi instrumentalist from Chicago, Illinois. He has studied Jazz Theory, Composition, and Performance with Henry Sherman. He started playing guitar in 2003 and has been leading bands …