AL BONHOMME CREDITS: Dwight Yoakum / Pete Anderson / The Bull Durham Band / Mark Collie / Tracy Lawrence / Disney Entertainment. Performed at the Grand Old Opry and TNN’s Crook & Chase. Al Bonhomme, a Musicians Institute Alumni, was voted Guitarist of the Year by...
ERIK CARLSON A Musicians Institute alumnus, Erik Carlson specializes in Jazz and Funk. He has toured with Jeff Hershey and the Heartbeats and also performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival with For the Record: Tarantino in Concert. At MI, Erik teaches Guitar Technique,...
STUART ZIFF Native New Yorker Stuart Ziff has crafted a career as professional guitarist, songwriter and popular music historian. Stuart’s expertise lies in rock & roll, R&B, funk, blues and all points in between. A veteran sideman of 25 years, he has...
LENNY WIDEGREN 1998 Musicians Institute Bachelor’s degree graduate, Lenny Widegren was born and raised in Sweden. After playing the local Los Angeles scene, he recorded two albums with Boulevard (1987), and the Ungrateful (1993). Lenny plays blues, hard rock, metal,...
JINSHI OZAKI Jinshi Ozaki is a specialist in funk, R&B and contemporary jazz styles. He has toured with Kirk Whalum, Paul Taylor, Keiko Matsui and Jody Watley and is also a veteran session guitarist. At MI, he specializes teaches Acid Jazz and Funk Live...