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Rick Peckham
Rick Peckham is an internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist and educator who specializes in a unique
blend of styles including jazz, rock, blues, fusion, and country fingerstyle. His album Left End, with
drummer Jim Black and bassist Tony Scherr, was named one of the best releases of 2005 by DownBeat.
Currently a professor in Berklee's Guitar Department, where he served as assistant chair from 1992-
2013, some of Peckham'’s former students include Lionel Loueke '00, Lage Lund B.M. 00, Frank Mabus
'91, Jeff Parker ‘90, and Matt Stevens B.M. '04. His published works include two Berklee Online courses,
Berklee Guitar Chords 101 (winner of the 2007 UPCEA award for best online class) and Berklee Guitar
Chords 201, the instructional video Modal Voicing Techniques, and the Hal Leonard books Berklee Jazz
Guitar Dictionary and Berklee Rock Chord Dictionary.
Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano B.M. 72 '98H is a Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and arranger. DownBeat
magazine has twice named him Jazz Artist of the Year, and he scored a prestigious trifecta in 1998:
nominations for Musician of the Year, Improviser of the Year, and Best Tenor Saxophonist in the New
York Jazz Awards. He also topped both the DownBeat readers and critics polls as Tenor Player of the
Year in 2000. Lovano attended Berklee in the early 1970s and received an honorary doctorate from the
college in 1998. In the fall of 2001 he began a prestigious teaching residency in the Berklee Ensemble
Department, known as the Gary Burton Chair in Jazz Performance. Since joining the Berklee faculty, the
Blue Note artist has released several albums as a leader and appeared on dozens of other recordings.
He is also a faculty member in the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. Lovano has collaborated with many
legendary musicians, including McCoy Tyner '05H, Hank Jones '05H, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell,
Branford Marsalis ‘80 '06H, Jim Hall, and Paul Motian.
Joey Baron
Joey Baron, born in Richmond, Virginia, started playing drums at age 9. By the time he was 12, he was
playing with local bands on weekends. After studying at Berklee College of Music he moved to Los
Angeles to work with his idol, Carmen McRae. During this period, Baron also worked regularly with Chet
Baker, Blue Mitchell, Al Jarreau, and others. Relocating to New York City in 1983, he quickly established
himself as a vital contributor to the local creative music scene, working with artists including John Zom,
David Bowie '99H, Laurie Anderson, Dr. John, Allen Ginsburg, and Lou Reed. Over the years, he has
developed a unique approach to making music with the drum set, evident in his extended tenures with
jazzicons Jim Hall, Steve Kuhn, and John Abercrombie. His 2013 album, Just Listen, documents his
long-term collaboration with Bill Frisell. Baron's recent projects includes performances with the Jakob
Bro Trio, a new record with percussionist Robyn Schulkowsky (Now You Hear Me for Intakt Records),
ongoing work with Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas in the Sound Prints quintet, and festival appearances
with John Zorn.
Lage Lund
Born and raised in Skien, Norway, Lage Lund B.M. ‘00 relocated to Boston after high school to attend
Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York in 2002 and became the first guitarist to enroll at the
Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies. After winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz
Competition in 2005, he became a sought-after sideman, performing with the David Sanchez Quartet,
Maria Schneider Orchestra, Mingus Orchestra, and more. He has also worked with Ron Carter, Mulgrew
Miller, Gretchen Parlato, and Marcus Strickland, among others.
Rick Peckham is an internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist and educator who specializes in a unique
blend of styles including jazz, rock, blues, fusion, and country fingerstyle. His album Left End, with
drummer Jim Black and bassist Tony Scherr, was named one of the best releases of 2005 by DownBeat.
Currently a professor in Berklee's Guitar Department, where he served as assistant chair from 1992-
2013, some of Peckham'’s former students include Lionel Loueke '00, Lage Lund B.M. 00, Frank Mabus
'91, Jeff Parker ‘90, and Matt Stevens B.M. '04. His published works include two Berklee Online courses,
Berklee Guitar Chords 101 (winner of the 2007 UPCEA award for best online class) and Berklee Guitar
Chords 201, the instructional video Modal Voicing Techniques, and the Hal Leonard books Berklee Jazz
Guitar Dictionary and Berklee Rock Chord Dictionary.
Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano B.M. 72 '98H is a Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and arranger. DownBeat
magazine has twice named him Jazz Artist of the Year, and he scored a prestigious trifecta in 1998:
nominations for Musician of the Year, Improviser of the Year, and Best Tenor Saxophonist in the New
York Jazz Awards. He also topped both the DownBeat readers and critics polls as Tenor Player of the
Year in 2000. Lovano attended Berklee in the early 1970s and received an honorary doctorate from the
college in 1998. In the fall of 2001 he began a prestigious teaching residency in the Berklee Ensemble
Department, known as the Gary Burton Chair in Jazz Performance. Since joining the Berklee faculty, the
Blue Note artist has released several albums as a leader and appeared on dozens of other recordings.
He is also a faculty member in the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. Lovano has collaborated with many
legendary musicians, including McCoy Tyner '05H, Hank Jones '05H, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell,
Branford Marsalis ‘80 '06H, Jim Hall, and Paul Motian.
Joey Baron
Joey Baron, born in Richmond, Virginia, started playing drums at age 9. By the time he was 12, he was
playing with local bands on weekends. After studying at Berklee College of Music he moved to Los
Angeles to work with his idol, Carmen McRae. During this period, Baron also worked regularly with Chet
Baker, Blue Mitchell, Al Jarreau, and others. Relocating to New York City in 1983, he quickly established
himself as a vital contributor to the local creative music scene, working with artists including John Zom,
David Bowie '99H, Laurie Anderson, Dr. John, Allen Ginsburg, and Lou Reed. Over the years, he has
developed a unique approach to making music with the drum set, evident in his extended tenures with
jazzicons Jim Hall, Steve Kuhn, and John Abercrombie. His 2013 album, Just Listen, documents his
long-term collaboration with Bill Frisell. Baron's recent projects includes performances with the Jakob
Bro Trio, a new record with percussionist Robyn Schulkowsky (Now You Hear Me for Intakt Records),
ongoing work with Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas in the Sound Prints quintet, and festival appearances
with John Zorn.
Lage Lund
Born and raised in Skien, Norway, Lage Lund B.M. ‘00 relocated to Boston after high school to attend
Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York in 2002 and became the first guitarist to enroll at the
Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies. After winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz
Competition in 2005, he became a sought-after sideman, performing with the David Sanchez Quartet,
Maria Schneider Orchestra, Mingus Orchestra, and more. He has also worked with Ron Carter, Mulgrew
Miller, Gretchen Parlato, and Marcus Strickland, among others.
