Staff Bios
Brandon Whitehurst
Piano, Bassoon
Biography
Brandon is our Jazz Piano/ Classical Piano Bassoon and Music Production teacher. He has studied Jazz Piano for several years under George Makinto, Andrew Langham, and David Benoit, and has graduated with honors from Cal State Long Beach with a bachelor's in music performance and a Masters in Jazz Piano. He is a recipient of the John Prince Award and is 3 time winner of the California Jazz Championship in the Big Band and Vocal Jazz divisions. He has performed alongside Ernie Watts, Christine Guter, Jeff Jarvis, Tom Kubis, Sal Lazano, Jay Mason, and other illustrious California performers, and is one of the rising stars on the Los Angeles Jazz scene.
Hometown: Palos Verdes, CA
Musical Background: I have been playing Piano with an emphasis on Jazz and World Music for 9 years, and classical Bassoon for 9 years as well.
School: Bob Cole Conservatory at Cal State University, Long Beach
Message To You: Music is such a big part of my life. And I hope I can share this part of myself with you so you can grow to not just be a better musician, but grow to love music as a whole!