I am currently developing my jazz playing on piano. I am taking private lessons in the city where I live but enjoy supplementing with courses that offer practice concepts and insights into the music. I have experienced jazz education in a number of settings - academic & otherwise (an uncompleted university level music degree with a jazz studies focus, online studies, summer workshops) - and the teachers/performers in Open Studio are offering authentic, high-quality instruction. There also has been some obvious effort made to delineate levels of instruction so that participants can find the courses/sessions most beneficial to their needs and knowledge level. I like the positive spirit that emanates from the lessons and presentations, and also that many are directed at practical application, demonstrating very specific practice concepts. I am relatively new to Open Studio, so I have sampled only a handful of the course offerings thus far but look forward to enjoying further participation and exploration.