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About Brendan Burns

Education:

Brendan has been passionate about music since childhood. He began his studies on trumpet, in elementary school, and then moved to guitar as a teenager. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Berklee College of Music, and has studied with Norm Zocher, Joe Stump, Bret Willmott, Bob Pilkington, Jay Weik, Tim Miller, & Charlie Banacos.

Educator:

While at Berklee, Brendan was a member of the Music Mentoring Program, teaching private lessons to gifted high school students. He currently teaches, and is chair of the guitar department at Brookline Music School, where he directs Guitober (a month-long celebration of guitar). Brendan also teaches guitar for Tune Foolery, JamPlay.com, and privately at his home in Cambridge, MA.

Performer:

Along with educating, Brendan plays out often as a Solo Guitarist, performing standards, pop, and classical repertoire. He is currently the director of Elephant Tango, the house band for Bent Wit Cabaret (shows every 2nd Sunday at Club Oberon). He has recorded and played with the chamber-fusion band Ra Quintent, and as well as Vessela Stoyanova’s Eastern Stories Under Western Skies Project. Brendan also performs as a leader, director and sideman for various Boston art-rock projects, and is former member of MIT’s Gamelan Galak Tika.