I need an advanced jazz/fusion guitar teacher

Portland OR

Description

OK, lockdown is over. I was searching for a teacher last year and then things changed. Let's try this again. I've been searching for a teacher but everyone offers remote lessons. I prefer to have face to face interactions and don't have a computer set up for remote interactions anyway. About me: I have a strong music theory base. I know the entire fretboard. I can spell any chord, given the name. I know all my church modes of the major scale. I can navigate harmonic and melodic minor improvisation. I can locate all my chord inversions in open and closed voicings. Understand shell voicings. Can arpegiate anywhere on the fretboard. I can communicate with musical language. I have decent technique. I practice. This is all to say that I don't need to learn the basics but in NO WAY am I trying to prove I know everything. If I did, I wouldn't need a teacher. My ear training is lacking/poor. My jazz/bebop phrasing, comping, and basic understanding of jazz theory and harmony needs help. I'm not looking to transform into Joe Pass or Alan Holdsworth. I'm looking to gain a better understanding of jazz theory, harmony, melody, and performance so I can play with a group, read charts, accompany and improvise, and not embarrass myself. My main goal is to incorporate my rock and blues background and develop into a decent fusion player while establishing my ability to become a competent musician who can fill a seat when needed. I need lots of work. But I don't need to start from the beginning! I'm in my early 40s Live in NE PDX and have transportation. Looking for an experienced teacher/ performer who can teach me how to get results. I'm the type of person who needs to know how things work to the Nth degree at times. I'm not naturally musically gifted and have worked very hard to develop to the point I'm at. Just learning a song for the sake of playing a song has its purpose and place but learning why and how the song works is how I get better. I can continue to teach myself from books but I know a good teacher can help me develop far faster by teaching me how to look at things and how to relate things and connect the dots instead of me having to wait to have those breakthroughs on my own. Please let me know if you feel you can help and if you are taking on new students. Thank you, Harlan