“Zakk Jones is a Columbus, OH based guitarist, bandleader, and educator with a B.M. in Jazz Studies from Capital University. Since his emergence in the Midwest scene he has played and toured all over the country and world at such venues as the Amsterdam Blue Note, Bar Next Door (NYC), Bop Stop (CLE), Cliff Bell’s (Detroit), the Troubadour (LA), Bluebird Theatre (Denver) and many more. He has played with artists/bands like Tony Monaco, Doc Robinson, the Coasters, the Midtown Men, and prominent Columbus-local groups. In 2019 he released his debut trio record “Mise-en-scène”, produced and mixed by Grammy-winning professionals Jeff Ciampa and Rob Griffin, known for their long standing work with Wayne Shorter. Recently he was an artist at the 1st annual “Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival”, alongside guitar legends Corey Christiansen, Bobby Broom and many more. In the past few years he has studied with Julian Lage, Ben Monder, Jonathan Kreisberg, and Peter Mazza among others. Besides performing, Zakk Jones is pursuing his M.M. in Jazz Performance at Bowling Green State University, writes for JazzGuitarToday.com and was recently a 2020 “Escape2Create” artist-in-residence.”
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Teaching info:
“Zakk offers lessons online to students of all ages, levels and musical interests. From learning your first notes to mastering advanced styles and techniques, you’ll get a personal approach suited to your needs. With flexible scheduling you’re free to take just one lesson, a few, or stay on for years. Contact Zakk below to take your guitar playing to the next level!”
Zakkjonesguitar@gmail.com
https://zakkjones.com/lessons
-Zakk Jones, Guitarist // Educator // Composer // Eastman Guitars ArtistGraduate Teaching Assistant at Bowling Green State University Coeditor in Chief for JazzColumbus.comZakkjones.com
(510)-710-6709