Bass Lessons With Jake Leckie

Specialties

I teach upright and electric bass, jazz theory and classical technique. You will gain a strong foundation in fundamentals, allowing you to learn and play any piece of music you choose. Compose music, improvise effectively, and develop a pocket groove.

I emphasize practice routine, becoming musically literate (reading and writing music), and development of personal style. Who is your favorite bass player? We will transcribe (listen to and learn) from recordings of your favorite musicians, and you will develop a vocabulary to incorporate into your own musical language.

I value the versatility of the bass — in your arsenal of tools, you will become familiar with many styles of music. I play professionally in all styles of music, including but not limited to jazz, classical, salsa, funk, samba, pop, bluegrass, reggae, and folk.

History

Established in 2006.

Teaching private students since 2006

University teaching experience includes:

Peabody Conservatory — Recording Arts Department

Loyola University — Music Program in Fine Arts Department

Maryland Institute College of Art — Sound for Video

Full resume available upon request.

Meet the Business Owner

Jake K. L.

Business Owner

Bassist Jake K. Leckie embraces a wide variety of music from around the world. Born in Boston, he studied with John Lockwood and Ken Cook, and began playing professionally at the age of 15. He attended the Johns Hopkins University under the tutelage of Michael Formanek at the Peabody Conservatory, and earned a BA in Anthropology concentrating in Ethnomusicology, and a MA in Audio Science. He continued his education at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and with the McGill Baroque Orchestra in Montréal where he also studied with tango pianist Victor Simon. Jake has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists, orchestras, and bands around the world. He can be heard on numerous recordings as a sideman, and is in high demand as an audio engineer. He has taught at the University level at Loyola University Maryland, and the Recording Arts faculty of the Peabody Conservatory. He plays in and around New York and tours internationally.