Andy is currently teaching at Appalachian State University as an adjunct instructor primarily in the jazz guitar area. A recent graduate of the University of Tennessee's Master of Jazz Studies program, he has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and Japan's Muroran Jazz Cruise. After completing a Music Performance degree in classical guitar at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, he spent time working on cruise ships in the Mediterranean and South Pacific as well as touring the US in national theatrical productions. Recordings include Musette Guitars’ Souvenir de Django (www.musetteguitars.com) He was recently featured artist at the Jazz Composers Forum in Asheville, NC.  In addition to maintaining a busy performance schedule, he is currently co-writing a book for Mel Bay Publications with UT jazz professor Mark Boling on jazz guitar comping styles.

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