Anthony Tavarez

Anthony Tavarez is a guitarist, producer, and dedicated music educator based in New Jersey. He holds a B.M. in Music Education from New Jersey City University, where he developed a strong foundation in music theory, history, performance, and pedagogy. Classically trained on guitar, Anthony’s musical voice also extends into world music, neo-soul, and R&B. In addition to teaching, he is an active pe

Christopher Minami is one of the finest archtop guitarists of the current generation. Minami has won national competitions, grants, tours and has shared the stage with greats such as Rodney Whitaker, Michael Dease, Geoffrey Keezer, Bobby Floyd, and Camille Thurman. A native of Florida, Minami completed his undergraduate degree in both classical and jazz guitar at Florida State University’s College

Jeremy is a musician, composer and audio engineer based in Queens, NY. Originally from Austin, Texas, he grew up in a musical household, first picking up the guitar at the age of eight years old. Jeremy earned his bachelor’s degree in classical guitar performance and audio engineering at the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Colorado, studying under renowned performers and scholars Dr. Jonat

Anna Leone began playing guitar at age seven in her native Brazil and soon focused her studies on classical music. She has performed as a soloist across Brazil, the USA, and Finland, with TV and radio appearances featuring her repertoire of Latin American and Spanish classical music. A decorated competitor, Anna has won over 12 prizes and earned three honorable mentions in competitions throughout

Austin D’Adamo is a guitarist, bassist and composer from North Carolina. He received his degree in Music Performance at Valencia College in Orlando, FL under the sage tutelage of Orlando jazz guitarist and educator Bob Holtum. Since relocating to NYC in 2017 he has played with a number of local rock and pop acts, pit orchestras, and improvised music groups – and all along the way he has taug

Vicky Alvarez is native to Asunción, Paraguay and moved to the United States in 2012. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in music with a concentration in classical guitar performance from SUNY Purchase College. Vicky’s goal is to share her music with those who need it and broaden her horizons by traveling and meeting people from communities she has never been to before. She is currently completing

Katty Anna Mayorga began her guitar studies in Guatemala at the age of 6, concentrating in Latin American pop music on acoustic guitar. She also studied electric bass, mandolin, ukulele and banjo, but fell in love with the classical guitar. At the age of 18 she decided to concentrate solely on classical guitar and in New York, she began her studies with Peter Press (accomplished classical guitaris

A graduate of Mannes College's classical guitar program, Koby has been studying the guitar for 16 years, thanks to some amazing teachers! He has performed at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and Neue Galerie...

David has 2 degrees in music and has been teaching for decades. His specialty is finger style playing and his focus is Classical, Flamenco, Suzuki, and finger style arrangements of all types of music.

Jaime teaches singing, guitar and bass, and directs the Voice Studio here. Teaching at NYCGS since 2007, he especially loves working with beginners. He has literally written the book on singing for our Vocal Workshop group classes. Jaime studied voice, guitar, and songwriting at Berklee College of Music and toured with rock and R&B bands for years. He writes songs and sings them solo acoustic, and