Neighborhood: Astoria - Queens

Style: Rock, Jazz, and Classical

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advance

Offers: In-Home and Travel

Bryan was born in Phoenix, Arizona, with his Father being a guitarist and his mother being an artist / dancer. Bryan began formal training on the guitar at the age of four under his father’s tutilige. After nine years of personally directed study, Bryan attended the Los Angeles Music Academy’s annual summer camp held in Pasadena, California. Upon completion of the week-long summer camp, Bryan was awarded a full tuition scholarship to attend the music program, based on his exemplary performance.

Bryan graduated from the Los Angeles Music Academy at the age of fourteen, and spent the next two years performing in various jazz and rock settings in southern California. Bryan auditioned for, and was awarded a full tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of sixteen, where during his studies, he was awarded the Billboard Magazine Endowned Scholarship; an award given to one outstanding student every year.

Bryan has noteably performed with his own rock group at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Next Generation Jazz Festival, and Boston‘s Symphony Hall while continuing to push and challenge the limits of Rock and improvised music.

Recently Bryan has become a member of, and has toured the world with legendary jazz group Steps Ahead, featuring musical icon Mike Maineri, as well as Bill Evans, Anthoney Jackson, and Steve Smith.