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  • Ed MacEachen

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    Ed MacEachen

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    Ed MacEachen is a jazz guitarist who got his professional start in 1977 in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio where he studied with Bill D’Arrango (sideman with Ben Webster and Dizzy Gillespie).  Ed moved to New York in 1984  where he worked in the bands of Jack McDuff, Chico Hamilton and Erestine Anderson to name a few. He currently lives and performs in the New York City area and can be heard on Eliot Zigmund’s  “Starlight”, Bill Mobley’s  “Singularity” and Liz Child's "Take Flight" among others.  Ed teaches both in the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music  program (since 1989) and at the 92nd Street Y (since 1996).

    Future Courses

    Improv Ens: Guitar
    JPER 4501, Fall 2026, Spring 2027

    Improvisation Ensemble
    JPER 4500, Fall 2026, Spring 2027

    JCM Fundamentals: Comp 2
    JCTH 1127, Spring 2027

    Lessons 1000
    JLES 1000, Fall 2026

    Lessons 2000/3000: 12
    JLES 3012, Fall 2026, Spring 2027

    Lessons 2000/3000: 4
    JLES 3004, Fall 2026

    Past Courses

    Improv Ens: Guitar
    JPER 4501, Fall 2025, Spring 2026

    Improvisation Ensemble
    JPER 4500, Fall 2025, Spring 2026

    JCM Fundamentals: Comp 2
    JCTH 1127, Spring 2026

    Lessons 1000
    JLES 1000, Spring 2026

    Lessons 2000/3000: 12
    JLES 3012, Fall 2025, Spring 2026

    Lessons 2000/3000: 4
    JLES 3004, Fall 2025

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