I'm a Bay Area based performer and teacher. I spent 2 years playing with Monte Parsons who was a student of Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson and I've been teaching for nearly 20 years. Before teaching I was studying linguistics and working as a computer programmer, tho my real passion was always music. In those days I spent all of my free time recording, studying music theory and transcribing symphonies and jazz solos. I've developed a thorough understanding of how the guitar fretboard works and how to teach what I know.