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Jon Stubbs is a versatile and experienced teacher, multi-instrumental-performer, and composer living in Colorado.

Through over 25 years of teaching instrumental music in schools and in private lessons, Jon has empowered hundreds of students to achieve their unique goals, explore creativity, and reach new artistic levels with their instruments. Jon offers both in-home lessons in Lafayette, Boulder and surrounding areas, as well as remote lessons.

Jon performs and composes music for instrumental groups, theater/dance productions and other media. He is a founding member of the instrumental ensemble, Hamster Theatre. He performs Zimbabwean Afro-Fusion with Zimbira, featuring Zivanai Masango. In Rubber Souls, Jon helps the band perform faithful recreations of Beatles songs. Jon was also house guitarist and later was house bassist for the BDT Stage pit orchestra.

In his home studio, Jon explores new sounds, and enjoys composing satisfying melodies, compelling chord structures, and innovative rhythmic ideas.

Digital line drawing of Jon Stubbs playing the trombone, on digital watercolor paper, by Salomé Starbuck