Performing and Teaching Jazz Around the World

David Engelhard performs and teaches around the world. He is on faculty at the New York Jazz Academy, where he teaches jazz improvisation, and offers private instruction in saxophone, piano, and jazz fundamentals to students in New York City.

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He gives masterclasses at universities, conservatories, and festivals as part of his touring work. Recent engagements include New York University and the Panama Jazz Festival via the New York Jazz Academy. His teaching draws from a deep background in performance — tours with the Zac Brown Band, accompaniment work with Julia Roome of The Voice and Miss Bettie Rouge, and over a decade of bandleading from intimate jazz clubs to major theaters.

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Past students range from beginning saxophonists to professionals preparing for auditions and graduate study. David's approach combines classical fundamentals with the improvisational language of jazz, with attention to whatever each student needs most — sound, time, theory, transcription, or repertoire.

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To inquire about a masterclass for your school or program, please use the contact page. For online lessons, courses, and async video analysis, visit davidknows.co