Studied with Andres Segovia,Pepe Romero for Classic guitar. Joe Pass, Barney Kessel Howard Roberts for jazz. Music degree from SFSU.

I have come a long way as guitar player over the past four months with Ken. He has a way of adjusting the lessons to what you need and meeting you at your level. In my case I was very interested in learning enough music theory to better understand what I was playing and even listening to. In a very short time Ken had me improvising music. At the same time he has been working on how to improve my left and right hand techniques —- trying to correct fundamental mistakes and habits I had picked up over the years.

Ken has a way of figuring out how to push you to your limit so that you continue to advance as player without pushing you too hard. It’s a stark difference between taking a lesson from him as compared to a neighborhood amateur, or trying put together a guitar curriculum from YouTube videos (which is what I trying to do). Ken has seriously studied jazz and classical guitar for decades, and has a way of knowing what is important and what will have the biggest impact on your playing.

My home practice sessions have become very enjoyable since taking lessons with Ken. I highly recommend him, especially to intermediate players looking to get to another level, those interested in jazz and anyone wanting a guitar toolset that they can apply to any genre. His lessons are worth it as an investment in yourself.