RYAN BURNS
“Burns has a fantastically fertile brain, prodding the music with unexpected voicing and twisted runs; as with the best pianists, his comping is as intriguing as his solos.”
— Seattle Weekly
Burien local, Ryan Burns, founded the school in 2010. Specializing in jazz, blues, rock and pop, the owner/instructor studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston, and has taught at the University of Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle Drum School and Cornish College of the Arts.
Ryan has been actively performing for nearly 30 years. He has performed with: Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin, Yardbirds), Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Rick Nielson (Cheap Trick) and Duff MacKagan (Guns and Roses); as well as with elite jazz artists such as Wayne Horvitz, Skerik, Matt Jorgensen, Thomas Marriott, Bobby Previte, Bobby Watson and others. Burns has played piano with the Tacoma Symphony, wrote music for the Food Network TV show “Food Nation with Bobby Flay,” and played piano with the group Thunderpussy for the soundtrack of the Hollywood movie “Fighting with My Family.”
Visit Ryan’s music website. ryanburnsmusic.com
