Perry offers a practical, repertoire-based approach to jazz guitar playing and improvisation. His teaching methods have been developed through years of study with a number of jazz guitar greats, including Sal Salvador, a featured soloist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the 1950s, Remo Palmier, a legendary guitarist who played with Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker, and Bernard Addison, a guitarist for the Mills Brothers in the 1930s. Additionally, Perry has had lessons and workshops with many other jazz luminaries such as Joe Monk, Lennie Tristano, Barry Harris, Tal Farlow, Gene Bertoncini and Jim Hall.

Please feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns you might have about studying with Perry. He’d be delighted to share his passion and experience with you.

Here are some areas that are covered:

-Repertoire
-Improvisation
-Jazz Chords and Comping
-Technique
-Reading Music
-Chord Melody Playing (solo jazz guitar)
-Music Theory
-Ear Training

Here are some details:

-Lessons are one hour long, and are given at Perry’s conveniently located home studio in Woodstock, NY.

-The cost for an individual lesson is $60. A package of four lessons is available for $200, which can be taken within a two month time period.

-In general, lessons are weekly, or every other week. -Depending on where your interests lie, there are some instructional materials that you might need to purchase.