Marcos Benitez is guitarist, songwriter, and music teacher from South Florida. Growing up in the multi cultural city of Miami, Marcos was exposed to latin and jazz music at an early age and by the time he was 12 he had discovered guitar as his passion. Marcos played with several different bands in high school…

Nick Benitez is a trumpeter, educator, and composer from New York City. Having grown up playing bass and classical/electric guitar, music has always been a part of the young jazz musician’s life.

Mr. Benitez grew up mostly playing traditional South American and Caribbean music and picked up the trumpet at…

Stephanie fell in love with playing the piano in middle school! From then on, she seized every opportunity she could to make music including piano lessons, singing in choir, and performing in musical theater productions. Her passion for music transformed into a career when she majored in K-12 Music Education …

Kevin Bittle is a piano and guitar instructor, songwriter, and performer with over 40 years of experience in the music industry. He has spent a lifetime refining his craft and enjoys being able to share the gift of music with absolute beginners to advanced students of all ages. In addition to guitar and pia…

Aaron Blu is a composer and performer. A summer course at the Berklee College of music at the age of fifteen sparked a fascination of performing original compositions. Aaron attended Vancouver School of Arts and Academics (VSAA). A public art school from sixth to twelfth grade. Over six years his vocal instr…

Cj believes that music is freedom. Art forms like music have rules to help people create beauty, but Cj believes each student must be taught according to their needs, not according to where they “should” be in their musical journey. Because of this, he specializes in the fundamentals of guitar and bass playin…

Mitchell began his music studies with piano lessons at 7 years old and guitar at 10. After playing in rock bands throughout high school, he changed course into classical music and college programs going on to earn Bachelors’ in classical guitar performance and music history at the University of Wisconsin Mi…

“I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet” — Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Steven Boone has spent his life being a student and teacher of music. Even though he has reached a high level of success in his craft, he still considers himself — and all musicians at different phases …

Vince Borrelli is a Voice and Guitar instructor based in Bethesda, Md. He is a native of Rochester, NY, where he studied voice at the Eastman School of Music. The desire for a more well-rounded performance background brought him to The University of Maryland at College Park where he majored in Vocal Performa…

After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2008, Michael moved from Boston to New York City and 5 years of performing and touring based out of Brooklyn. Michael toured with various acts performing at festivals and venues such as SXSW, CMJ, the Blue Note, and the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

Moving ba…