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Robin Roberts: With over 25 years experience playing guitar Robin Roberts will show you how to play the guitar step by step. His years of experience and unique approach will help you reach your goals quickly while expanding your musical ability. Come learn with one of the best instructors the area. Robin is a solo artist and can be seen at various locations in the East Bay. He also plays for Amber Haze an up and coming band out of Brentwood. Michael Sasaki: Michael Sasaki is a gifted guitarist and composer. Michael's guitar playing is distinguished by his ability to bring a vibrant creative energy to the wide array of musical styles. Michael brings an artist's sensibilities to his playing. Be it a sensitive rhythmic feel or the ability to crank it up a notch, Michael's guitar playing weaves a magic spell. He emerged on to the music scene in 1971 as the guitarist for the San Francisco-based band, Cold Blood. A solid member of the vibrant San Francisco music scene of the 70's, Cold Blood's signature sound featured the powerful lead vocals of Lydia Pense backed by a tight group of musicians blending jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. Trained as a jazz musician, Michael was selected by the band for his ability to play the jazz-funk rhythm guitar role the band needed as well as his soaring rock influenced lead guitar solos. Michael's tasty guitar work can be heard on Cold Blood classics like the funky Down To The Bone, Baby I Love You and the up-tempo Donny Hathaway instrumental Valdez In The Country. As a member of Cold Blood, Michael recorded with the legendary Memphis guitarist and Stax Records producer, Steve Cropper, and jammed at San Francisco's Winterland with Carlos Santana, and Elvin Bishop just to name a few. Michael's passion for music has led him to explore a wide range of musical styles. Over the course of his career, Michael has been a member of such diverse groups as the rhythm and blues/pop Bill Summers and Summers Heat, The blues/country/rock Norton Buffalo and the Knockouts, and the jazz/fusion Hiroshima. Michael continues to pursue his eclectic musical tastes. He was a member of a big band jazz band, played juju-style Nigerian pop music and reggae. Michael further stretched his talents and creativity when he composed scores for theatre groups. He wrote additional music for an award winning independent film, Rabbit in the Moon. It is with his Noh Escape Music Lessons that he shares his experience through teaching guitar lessons to beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Michael has established affordable music lessons for kids and adults. Many of his talented students are now performing with bands and friends, using what Michael has taught to them. Luke Thomas: Luke Thomas has played and recorded with a variety of musical projects, including Synapse, Aja, Big Papa Boogie, Finless Brown, Amber Haze, Soul System, Temporary Music Group (leader), Tensegrity Nine, and the Jazz Orgy. Luke currently handles lead guitar duties in the San Francisco Bay Area's Phoenix and AfterBuffalo. He works as a writer, arranger, and producer throughout the Bay Area. Luke has also performed in a number of musical theater productions, including "Fame" and "Footloose".

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