Jonathan is a Classical guitarist and pianist based in San Francisco originally hailing from the East Coast. He started playing the guitar at 11, studying jazz with Sandy Renda in Belleville, NJ.

He discovered classical guitar at 17 and pursued the study of it at Bloomsburg University with Dr. Matthew Slotkin where he earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree dual-tracking in Music Education and Guitar Performance where he taught piano and guitar to kids of all ages.

Jonathan is currently furthering his education by finishing a Master’s Degree in Guitar Studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Dr. David Tanenbaum. Along the way, he has also taken part in lessons and Master Classes with other notable performers such as Sergio Assad, Thomas Viloteau, and Jason Vieaux.

Jonathan has been teaching guitar for over 5 years and his goal is to cultivate his students’ love for the arts and for life. Jonathan uses observations of what inspires his students to develop lesson plans that encourage enthusiasm for their art form, discipline in their study, and confident freedom of expression in their performance.

Outside of playing and studying the guitar, Jonathan enjoys a Transcendental Meditation practice, hiking, reading, improvising on the piano, and distance running.