Kareem Kandi
HistoryI have been teaching private lessons since 1996 at Ted Brown music in Tacoma.. I also have been teaching at The Tacoma School of the Arts as an artist in residence since 2001, and have been directing the Jazz Ensemble at Pierce College since 2003. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest studying both classical and jazz music, and have studied with several of the great performers and teachers in the area including: Tracy Knoop, Don Lanphere, Jay Thomas, Hadley Caliman, Dave Peck, Chuck Deardorf, Jovino Santos Neto, Randy Halberstadt, and Julian Priester. I have a Bachelors Degree Of Music from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle Washington. When not teaching, I tour and perform regularly both with my own group, The Kareem Kandi Band, and The Paperboys from Vancouver BC.SpecialtiesI offer private lessons on saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, and have been teaching privately since 1996. I also teach lessons on composition and jazz improvisation which can be applied to any instrument. Throughout my years of teaching I have worked with people of all ages and abilities, from the beginner just getting started to the advanced player who simply wants some new ideas. You can read reviews here or by scrolling to the bottom left of this box and clicking
