Jeff Miley
Applied Guitar Instructor
Jeff Miley received his B.M. in classical guitar performance from California State University Northridge in 1988. While immersed in his music studies there, he became a member of the Sun Guitar Quartet, whose hours of dedication to their craft culminated in their being named winners of the Andres Segovia Performance Award. They also traveled to Japan to perform at the Tokyo International Chamber Music Festival in 1989. They were the first guitar ensemble ever to have been invited to this prestigious festival. In addition to his classical studies, Jeff studied jazz arranging and jazz improvisation with Ladd McIntosh, and performed in the jazz ensembles under the direction of Gary Pratt and Ladd McIntosh. Since graduating, Jeff has spent his time working on his original music projects, and working as a sideman on numerous recording sessions, concerts, and club dates. Back in 1995, right as his first album was being released, he became the recipient of the Spotlight Award from Guitar Player Magazine. Since that time, Jeff has been intimately involved in the release of 4 original albums, with more on the way. His guitar playing continues to take him across the U.S. and to Europe to perform.