Ryan Wurtz, owner and instructor, completed a degree in Jazz Guitar Performance from the UMKC Conservatory of Music where he studied Jazz Guitar with Rod Fleeman and Danny Embrey. Ryan also studied Improvisation with Bobby Watson and Classical Guitar with Douglas Neidt. You can catch Ryan performing regularly, both locally and nationally, with Kansas City's own Grand Marquis in addition to other collaborations, projects and film scoring. Ryan also performs at a variety of theaters in Kansas City, including Starlight Theatre, Musical Theater Heritage, and the Kansas City Rep Theatre. Ryan has been playing the guitar for 26 years and has been teaching for the last 16. His adaptive and engaging teaching style has kept him in high demand for the last decade.
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