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Jim EllisPlaying electric, acoustic, 7-string guitar and double bass, as well as ukulele, guitarist Jim Ellis’ focus is improvisational music. He has played in notable big bands, combos, and performed extensively as a solo guitarist. Jim earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music/Arts from the University of Maine, Famington and a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern Maine. His teachers have included Walter Namuth, Gary Wittner, Butch Warren, Steve Novosel, and Joe Cohn. An enthusiastic teacher with more than ten years of experience, Jim conveys a variety of picking style methods: fingerstyle, flat pick, and hybrid picking techniques while promoting a thorough understanding of the fingerboard and music theory concepts. Music Works NW is proud to offer pre-teen, teen and adult group guitar, group ukulele as well as individual guitar and ukulele with Jim Ellis. |