2 Instructors for Clarinet, Saxophone, & Flute
Brian Kent: Both in-person & online lessons available
Brian Kent has studied saxophone since he was eight. He grew up in a musical family and was heavily influenced by his father, an exceptional jazz drummer in his own right, who exposed him to such musical greats as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stan Getz and Bill Evans. These early influences instilled a deep and permanent love for jazz that shaped Mr. Kent's musical career and personality. Mr. Kent attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating Magnum cum Laude with a degree in Jazz Performance. He gigged locally in Boston and led his own quartet before moving to Seattle in 1988, where he began performing and recording with local talent. Since then he has gained a reputation as one of Seattle's premiere saxophone players and instructors.
Brian Kent has played with Jay Clayton, Stuart Depster, Buddy Catlett, Denny Goodhew, Joe McPhee and Floyd Sandifer and has recorded with Wayne Horvitz, Chuck Metcalf, Little Bill and the Blue Notes, Barney McClure, Larry Jones and Hans Teuber to name a few.
Brian has taught saxophone, flute, and clarinet lessons to students throughout the Seattle-East side metropolitan area since 1990. Two of the main schools in which he has taught are Pacific Music in Redmond for 21 years and Roberts Music Institute in Bellevue. Mr. Kent offers individualized instruction in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere where students can enjoy learning to play songs while exploring their musical potential. Emphasis is on having fun!
In his free time, Brian can often be found hiking in the Cascades with his four-legged canine pal, Darla.
Brian Kent has played with Jay Clayton, Stuart Depster, Buddy Catlett, Denny Goodhew, Joe McPhee and Floyd Sandifer and has recorded with Wayne Horvitz, Chuck Metcalf, Little Bill and the Blue Notes, Barney McClure, Larry Jones and Hans Teuber to name a few.
Brian has taught saxophone, flute, and clarinet lessons to students throughout the Seattle-East side metropolitan area since 1990. Two of the main schools in which he has taught are Pacific Music in Redmond for 21 years and Roberts Music Institute in Bellevue. Mr. Kent offers individualized instruction in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere where students can enjoy learning to play songs while exploring their musical potential. Emphasis is on having fun!
In his free time, Brian can often be found hiking in the Cascades with his four-legged canine pal, Darla.
Tyler Rogers: Both in-person & online lessons available
Tyler Rogers is a saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist based out of Seattle Washington. Tyler has dedicated his life to music and has been playing for over 14 years. In 2016 Tyler graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in music and a minor in audio recording. During his time at Western, Tyler was heavily involved in the jazz ensembles, making his way into the top groups as the first alto in the top big band, the top tenor saxophonist in the top jazz combo, and lead tenor in the wind symphony.
Upon graduating, Tyler joined a couple of professional bands both of which recorded their debut studio albums with Tyler as lead saxophone/horn. Tyler made sure he was studying privately with some of the best professionals in the area including the late Greg Metcalf, Fred Winkler, Mike Allen, and Mark Taylor. Tyler has also studied with Chad Lefkowitz-Brown and Steve Kortyka.
Tyler currently teaches privately out of his own studio and works at Skyview Middle School where he teaches beginning woodwinds to incoming fifth-grade students, as well as coaches the saxophones and clarinets in the sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade concert bands. Tyler also helps coach the jazz band alongside band director Dan Carlson.
Tyler is an endorsing artist for Claude Lakey Mouthpieces and currently plays with Brian James and The Great Unknown.
Upon graduating, Tyler joined a couple of professional bands both of which recorded their debut studio albums with Tyler as lead saxophone/horn. Tyler made sure he was studying privately with some of the best professionals in the area including the late Greg Metcalf, Fred Winkler, Mike Allen, and Mark Taylor. Tyler has also studied with Chad Lefkowitz-Brown and Steve Kortyka.
Tyler currently teaches privately out of his own studio and works at Skyview Middle School where he teaches beginning woodwinds to incoming fifth-grade students, as well as coaches the saxophones and clarinets in the sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade concert bands. Tyler also helps coach the jazz band alongside band director Dan Carlson.
Tyler is an endorsing artist for Claude Lakey Mouthpieces and currently plays with Brian James and The Great Unknown.