*MR. ADAM TEACHES ONLINE-ONLY

Since arriving in New York City in 2013, Adam Hutcheson has been privileged to share the bandstand with some of the most in demand musicians on the jazz scene including George Colligan, Victor Lewis, Mike Clark, Duane Eubanks, Ed Howard, Glenn Zaleski, Jay Leonhart, and Leon Lee Dorsey. He has performed in some of the city’s staple venues such as the Apollo Theater, 55 Bar, Fat Cat, and most notably at Jazz at Kitano, where he served as the house saxophonist for the club’s Emerging Artist Series. Internationally, Adam has played in jazz festivals and clubs in Ireland, London, Amsterdam, Japan, and South Korea with highlight performances at the Cork Guinness Jazz Festival (Cork, Ireland) and Bulls Head Jazz Club (London, UK). He can be heard on numerous recordings as a sideman and has released two albums as a leader. In September 2020, Adam was awarded 1st place in the jazz category of the Unsigned Only International Music Competition for his original composition entitled “Souperbass,” which can be heard on his latest release (Vol. 1 by AH2).

Adam earned his B.M. and M.M. in Jazz Saxophone Performance from the University of North Texas where he played lead alto in the Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band, taught jazz saxophone lessons, and was the recipient of multiple Downbeat Magazine student awards. His primary teachers were Brad Leali, Jim Riggs, and Eric Nestler. While living in Texas, he was also named a finalist in the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) 2010 and 2012 jazz saxophone competitions. Adam has been actively teaching since 2009 where he has enjoyed maintaining a studio of both in-person and online saxophone students. He is an active clinician having taught at several jazz festivals and camps across the country including the University of North Texas summer jazz camps, as well as having served as a preliminary round judge for the 2021 NASA collegiate jazz competition. He currently serves on faculty at Skidmore College and Ocean County College where he teaches jazz improvisation-based courses. Adam is an artist for Conn-Selmer and D’Addario Woodwinds and plays exclusively on Yanagisawa saxophones and D’Addario Venn reeds.

**Ms. Mina Osako’s schedule is currently full.

Piano, collaborative piano, solfege

14 years of experience in private and group teaching.

For more info, visit her website

www.minaosako.com

Rex Parry is a pianist and music teacher with 6 years of experience teaching students of all ages and skill levels. They started their music education through Yamaha Music School's Young Musicians Course curriculum, and studied jazz piano under Yuki Shibata before attending Berklee College of Music's undergraduate program, and graduating with a degree in Professional Music. Since 2019, they have been teaching piano in both group and private settings, teaching classical, jazz, and contemporary styles. 

In addition to piano, they also have experience teaching trumpet and music production.

Piano, Jazz piano, composition

16 years of experience in private and group teaching.

Voice (Classic, Music Theater, Pop)

** Ms. Beth Sterling’s schedule is currently full. Waitlist request can be sent here.

16 years of experience in teaching voice for all ages and levels.

For more info, visit her website

www.bethsterling.com