Seattle Jazz Academy

On the bright side, if you hear me play piano, you're in luck - that may be ONE exception to my statement that there is no one more encouraging to your capabilities other than the teachers at Seattle Jazz Academy.

Additionally, all of the SJA staff is very accommodating and they present me with so many new unique learning opportunities every month, between jam sessions, concerts, masterclasses, and other resources.

He gives you bite-sized building blocks of technique and theory, and great advice for how to practice to integrate those elements into your playing in an organic way.

He is such a good player, and knows his stuff, so I can ask him for help with anything and he can always show me something I haven't tried before.

I'm a gigging keyboardist that came to Seattle Jazz Academy looking to take my range to the next level and Mack has absolutely done that.

5 years of lessons we've done so far, I have become much more comfortable playing my own arrangements and improvising on jazz tunes, and also have a much better understanding of jazz music theory.

Been taking lessons here for a bit over two years, and I went from having almost no piano ability to knowing tons of jazz standards and being able to read chords and improvise with no issues.

Mack has created a thoughtfully organized curriculum and does an impressive job at conveying practical knowledge and application while covering a lot of ground in just 12 weeks.

Its fun to throw abstract ideas at him and watch him run with it immediately and play something crazy.

He has an amazing way of breaking down the fundamentals of jazz into bite sized pieces that you can work on to build a strong foundation of theory, ear training and technique.