Guitar Teachers.

From an early age Andy always knew the guitar was his future.

Although a largely self taught musician he studied with the renowned jazz guitarist Dave Cliff who put him on the road to a professional playing career. Andy honed his guitar skills playing in bars, hotels, cruise ships including the QE2 and he enjoyed a nine year residency at the Pizza on the Park venue in Knightsbridge, London.

Andy has worked with many of Britain’s finest musicians. These include guitarist Martin Taylor, vocalist Lianne Carroll and saxophonist Alan Barnes. He has performed at many major venues worldwide and can boast performances at the Blue Note jazz club and BB Kings bar in Times Square, New York. At home Andy has played Ronnie Scotts Club, the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and the Rock Garden in London.

Andy has played with and alongside American guitar players Tal Farlow and Barney Kessel and he performs regularly with the legendary bamboo flautist Deepak Ram. He was a founder member of the acclaimed progressive rock group “Three Friends” and more recently has opened shows for Randy Crawford, Courtney Pine and guitar giants Allan Holdsworth and John Jorgenson.

Current projects include the fusion trio “Engine Clutch and Gearbox” the hi-tech dance duo “Hazardous Funk” and the Spike Heatley jazz quartet. Andy is a first call guitarist for studio sessions and has recorded at Abbey Road studios. He has played guitar on numerous television commercials and children's interactive computer games. He is also involved with some of the local theatre shows and is “artist in residence” at Bedes school in East Sussex.

One of Andy’s main influences and inspirations through the years has been the American guitarist/composer Pat Metheny.

Sam Senior. Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, performer and tutor from East Sussex. In various different bands, he has performed at all sorts of music venues such as: The Forum in Tunbridge Wells; The White Rock Theatre; The Brighton Centre; The Cavern Club in Liverpool and many more.

His teaching style focusses on the overall sound of music and learning how to interpret other instruments. This helps to develop in a more creative approach.

Jarrod Elks is an international performer with over 15 years of teaching experience.

A passionate teacher of a variety of instruments including guitar and piano, Jarrod’s seen hundreds of his students gain the skills and confidence to perform live.

Particularly passionate about jazz, acoustic guitar, blues, ragtime and folk, Jarrod has shared stages with legendary session musician Herbie Flowers as well as many of London’s top tier musicians, regularly performing at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club, as well as appearing at jazz festivals (Twinwood, Rye Jazz Festival, Brighton Jazz Festival) in the UK and abroad.

Chris is a freelance musician from brighton, with over 20 years musical experience. Whilst studying at the brighton institute if modern music he was signed to a major talent agency, where he got to work alongside many talented artists as well as working on X factor and Britain's got talent.

Chris beleives strongly in having a strong mastery of the fundamentals and how to get a good sound from how you play.