Rick Peckham is a jazz guitarist, clinician, composer and writer. His recent release entitled Left End features drummer Jim Black and bassist Tony Scherr, and has been winning critical acclaim worldwide, including a four-star review from Downbeat magazine. ESC Records has released Left End in the EU and Japan. Rick has toured and recorded as a member of Irish bassist-composer Ronan Guilfoye’s cross-cultural Lingua Franca band, and is featured on recordings by Human Feel, Hal Crook, Bob Gullotti, The George Garzone Quartet, and others. In addition to extensive work in the US, he has led or played on tours of Ireland, Canada, Spain and Germany.
Peckham has been a faculty member at Berklee College of Music since 1986, at that point, integral to the development of Berklee's ear training and musicianship curricula. He organized the college’s honorary doctoral tributes to Roy Haynes, Joe Zawinul, Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield, featuring then-Berklee students Kurt Rosenwinkel, Matthew Garrison, Antonio Hart, Abe Laboriel Jr., Melvin Butler and Seamus Blake. Peckham attended North Texas University and is currently Assistant Chair of the Guitar Department at Berklee. His Berklee Media works include the DVD Modal Voicing Techniques and the 12-week online course Berklee Guitar Chords 101 for www.berkleemusic.com, which recently received Best Online Course from the UCEA.
Thanks for accepting my friend request. The music was awesome, and I've seen some of your lessons on the berkleemusic YouTube channel, and they helped a lot. Can't wait to go to Berklee.
hi rick!! I suppose you don't remember me , I 've done a master class with you , bob guillotti , dave zino ... in toulon , france , about ten years ago , when I was 18 !! It was a great expérience for me . I love YOUr new trio , great!!
Hi, Rick! Great playing and energy. I love these tracks. Great record u guys made. I miss studying with you. All the best to you and your family. Have Bruno bring you to Norway.
Hi Rick! I'm very happy to have found you on myspace. You can't remember me, I'm one of the hundreds of the students you had in Perugia (1990, seventhy years ago!). I still have the notes of your lessons! Ciao from Italy and thanks for the add, Gaetano Valli
Hey, Rick Long time no see. Love the Tele! I'm playing several decidedly non-tele guitars these days but I still use my tele every day. Also playing with the Angel Foss Band. Angel was the "little red haired girl" in that Monkey band that was playing at the July 4th gig when I last saw you a few years ago. If you have a minute you can check her out at angelfoss.com.
hey rp, the slogan for amazon.com is: "amazon.com...and you're done". Your slogan could be "Rick Peckham's class at Berklee College...and you can play guitar". You can use that one. Talk to you soon...Cissie
