Author: Dan Willard

  • Santa Barbara Dixieland Band – 20’s Band

    Dan Willard & His Old School Jazz is a Santa Barbara Dixieland band and 20’s band available for weddings and other events in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas. Their repertoire includes classic Dixieland tunes such as Muskrat Ramble, Bill Bailey, and Back Home in Indiana but they also perform popular music from the 20′ and…

  • Ojai Guitar Teacher – Private Lessons

    Ojai guitar teacher, Dan Willard, offers private guitar lessons for beginning to intermediate levels covering music fundamentals, reading, theory, ear training, chord symbols, and improvisation. Dan has been playing music for over forty five years and has been teaching for more than twenty five years. He is the leader of The Ojai Big Band and…

  • Ojai Trombone Teacher – Private Lessons

    Ojai trombone teacher, Dan Willard, offers private trombone lessons for beginning to intermediate levels covering music fundamentals, reading, theory, ear training, chord symbols, and jazz improvisation. Dan has been playing music for over 45 years and has been teaching for more than 25 years. He is the leader of The Ojai Big Band and also…

  • Ojai Trumpet Teacher – Private Lessons

    Ojai trumpet teacher, Dan Willard, offers private trumpet lessons for beginning to intermediate levels covering music fundamentals, reading, theory, ear training, chord symbols, and jazz improvisation. Dan has been playing music for over 50 years and has been teaching for more than 35 years. He is the leader of The Ojai Big Band and also…

  • Ojai Clarinet Teacher – Private Lessons

    Ojai clarinet teacher, Dan Willard, offers private clarinet lessons for beginning to advanced levels covering music fundamentals, reading, theory, ear training, chord symbols, and jazz improvisation. Dan has been playing music for over 50 years and has been teaching for more than 35 years. He is the leader of The Ojai Big Band and also…

  • Ojai Sax Teacher – Private Lessons

    Ojai sax teacher, Dan Willard, offers private saxophone lessons for beginning to advanced levels covering music fundamentals, reading, theory, ear training, chord symbols, and jazz improvisation. Dan has been playing music for over 50 years and has been teaching for more than 35 years. He is the leader of The Ojai Big Band and also…

  • Ventura Jazz Band for Weddings

    The Dan Willard Jazz Band is a Ventura jazz band available for weddings, parties, and other events in Ventura and surrounding areas. Their repertoire includes selections from the Great American Songbook, jazz standards, pop tunes from all eras, and light rock. Dan plays sax, clarinet, flute, trumpet, and is also a vocalist. The band can…

  • Ojai Piano Teacher – Private Lessons

    Ojai piano teacher, Dan Willard, offers private piano lessons for beginning and intermediate levels covering music fundamentals, reading, theory, ear training, chord symbols, and jazz improvisation. Dan has been playing music for over 50 years and has been teaching for more than 35 years. He currently gives lessons at Thacher and Ojai Valley Schools and…

  • Ojai Pianist for Weddings

    Andy Street is an Ojai pianist available for weddings, parties, and other events in Ojai and surrounding areas. His compositions, arrangements, and musical direction have won many major industry awards in the United States, England, and Europe. Andy studied music at Cambridge University, where he earned his M.A. in musical composition at Emmanuel College. He studied…

  • Ventura Flutist for Weddings

    Dan Willard is a Ventura flutist available for weddings, parties, and other events in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and surrounding areas. He has played for countless weddings and other occasions all over Southern California. Dan studied flute with Jane Powell while a student at El Camino College and has performed in orchestras, Big Bands, jazz bands,…