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- Piano
- Musical keyboard
Specialize in jazz, blues, rock and improvised piano! Zoom lessons! 50 years teaching experience. Former faculty at ETSU and Rhodes College! First lesson free! Also teach composition and improvisation
- Piano
- Musical keyboard
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About Michael
Michael Jefry Stevens
Pianist Michael Jefry Stevens has been active on the international jazz scene for the past four decades. Michael has released over 100 CD recordings featuring his own music, and has performed and recorded extensively with many of the top names in Jazz, including Dave Liebman, Oliver Lake, Dave Douglas, Leo Smith, Matt Wilson, Han Bennink, Steve Wilson, Jeanne Lee, Dakota Staton, Charles Moffett Sr., George Schuller, Dame Evelyn Glennie, and many others.
Stevens’ residencies include the “Margaret Lee Crofts Fellow” for 2000-2001 at the MacDowell Colony. He was a Centrum Arts composer fellow in 2004. He was artist in residence at EMU Conservatory in La Plata, Argentina, between 2005-2010. He has taught master classes at the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark, Sibelius Academy in Finland, University of Michigan, Indiana University, and many other educational institutions in Europe, Latin America, and North America. He received his M.A. in Jazz from Queens College (CUNY) and was on the music faculties of Five Towns College (NY), Rhodes College (TN) and most recently Eastern Tennessee State University. His latest recording “Reunion” was released in 2026 on the Artist Recording Collective label.
As a composer Stevens has written over 400 compositions in a variety of styles including music for string quartet, music for big band, music for voice, music for solo instruments and music for small ensembles. Over 150 of these pieces have been recorded and are available at his website “michaeljefrystevens.org.”
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- All Levels
- English
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English
Teaching philosophy
I have been teaching for the past four decades. I have taught private lessons at home and as a faculty member of several different institutions including Five Towns College (Dix Hills, NY), Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) and Eastern Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN). I was a visiting professor at the EMU Educacion Musicale in La Plata, Argentina for several summers between 2006 and 2012.
My personal teaching philosophy is based upon my ability to understand and respond to the specific needs of each individual student. I am concerned with the student first and foremost as a human being living on this planet in these difficult times. Practicing and learning music is a very demanding and often isolating experience. I believe it is my job to create a bridge for the student to communicate through music and to find his/her own unique voice.
While in the past I have taught students of all ages, at this point in my career I no longer teach young children up to the age of 12.
I would not characterize my teaching as entirely “academic”. I am by nature and temperament an iconoclast who has created his own musical vision and language over my professional career as a jazz pianist and composer. My goal is to create a teaching environment that allows each student to self-actualize. I believe in the power of great art and the universal truth that is inherent in all great Art.
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Rate
- $178
Pack prices
- 5h: $891
- 10h: $1781
free lessons
The first lesson with Michael will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
online
- $178/h
Details
First lesson is always free. Student can purchase 5 lessons for $400.
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