Gabriel Dansereau
Advanced Guitar
Faculty
Gabriel Dansereau is a guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter, and educator. He grew up in eastern Kentucky as a part of the rich Appalachian old time music tradition. As a kid he learned how to play the fiddle and attended Cowan Creek Mountain Music School for many years learning tunes from great Kentucky musicians such as Paul David Smith, Roger Cooper and Ray Slone. He developed an interest in jazz guitar as a teenager and went on to receive a B.A. in jazz guitar performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Gabriel currently lives in New York City and continues to teach and perform many styles of music.