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A Bay Area native, ab received a B.M. in Jazz Studies and Applied Music from Sonoma State University in 2015 and has been working as a freelance guitarist/keyboardist and music teacher ever since. ab has worked with groups performing styles such as New Orleans jazz, progressive rock, R&B, and many others. ab brings a collaborative, proficient, and enthusiastic presence to all his endeavors.

  

ab’s approach to teaching utilizes material that students are excited about as a vehicle for learning about different elements of music. He’s affectionately dubbed this method “following the stoke” and has utilized it with a diverse range of guitar and keyboard students over his eight years of teaching experience. Currently he is pursuing a Masters of Music in Jazz Studies at University of the Arts in Philadelphia. You can find more information about ab’s teaching philosophy here.