Steve Herberman
American jazz musician
Steve Herberman (born September 10, 1966) is an American jazz guitarist and educator.
Career
Herberman is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. In 1993, he adopted playing the seven-string guitar. He has performed across the United States and Europe. In the U.S., he has performed at venues such as Birdland and the Bar Next Door in New York City, Spazio in Los Angeles, and the NAMM shows in Anaheim and Nashville. Closer to his home, near Washington, D.C., he has performed at Blues Alley, the Smithsonian Jazz Cafe, and the Kennedy Center. He has performed with Keter Betts, Buster Williams, Gary Bartz, Drew Gress, Chuck Berghofer, Jim Snidero, Chuck Redd, Ali Ryerson, Steve Williams, Steve LaSpina, Jeff Hirshfield, and John Pisano.
As educator
Herberman taught at Towson University in Baltimore for fourteen years as an adjunct faculty member. He has presented masterclasses in Italy, the UK, and at universities across the U.S. He has written instructional material for DownBeat magazine, Mel Bay's Guitar Sessions, Just Jazz Guitar, the National Guitar Workshop newsletter, and columns for Modern Guitars and Fingerstyle Guitar Journal webzines. He is an online instructor and producer of jazz instructional videos.
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