Grant Ossendryver

Mr. Ossendryver is an accomplished guitarist who has mastered the stylistic techniques and concepts associated with a wide range of music. He plays all styles of jazz guitar, blues guitar, classic rock, progressive rock and contemporary rock. He studied jazz performance at the University of Bridgeport and jazz guitar from the legendary jazz guitarist Sal Salvador. Grant has performed extensively over the past 20+ years. He’s played shows at several historic clubs in New York City, as well as Borders Book and Music tours across Connecticut. Additionally, he has taught Mark Rothbaum, Willie Nelson’s personal manager. During the course of those two years, he transcribed Mr. Nelson’s guitar compositions and has taught the instrument arrangements of many of the legend’s compositions. In addition to teaching at Creative Music Center, Grant is also a guitar instructor at Trinity College. He has released four CD’s over the course of his career. Mr. Ossendryver coaches Creative Music’s house band, as well as our Rock Band Performance Se-ries and summer Rock Band Camps.