Larry Hoffman

Larry changed my playing for the best, and I honestly couldn't be more thankful that I was lucky enough to find him. His teaching methodology, knowledgeably about jazz/blues/classical music have...

"You can't shortcut the shortcut," he used to tell me. I came to him as a frustrated, self-taught guitar player, tired of the jam scene I grew up in and wanting something deeper and more...

At 18 years old I was a self-taught, play-by ear guitarist. I wanted to take my playing to the next level so I enrolled for classes in Jazz guitar and music theory at the Peabody Preparatory...

I was twelve years old when I started taking lessons with Larry. At that age, I was already fronting my own blues band as a guitarist and singer, and performing weekly at bars in Baltimore City....

I'm 70. Started the guitar late in life and was fortunate to find Larry Hoffman via his City Paper ad. Began studying with him in November, 2003 and have missed few lessons since then. He has...