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Looking for a teacher in greater Portland, OR area.

If you are in P-town you should swing by the Rhythm Traders.
They have workshops all the time and I'm sure they know a few
teachers.

3904 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97212

http://www.rhythmtraders.com/

I visit RT all the time. The teachers who are more latin based (Derek Rieth and Brian Davis) are part of Pink Martini and have very erratic schedules due to touring and recording. I have contacted both of them but I prefer to find someone who is really a steady teacher than a musician who teaches on the side.

sonorlite wrote:The teachers who are more latin based (Derek Rieth and Brian Davis) are part of Pink Martini.

One of my favorite bands, I'd love to meet those guys.

I had one lesson with Derek. Very knowledgeable and great player but did not seem to have a good sense of lesson organization. Right after the lesson he left the country for a month on tour and I haven't been back.

Hello sonorlite I can help you if you want to attend my Conga Camp Intensive here in my home in S. Seattle(basically 3 hours north of u)...i offer room and food as well as 6 hours a day of instruction...if interested please email me privately at johnnyconga2@hotmail.com Let's do it!...."JC" Johnny Conga here i am at the World Rhythm Festival during my conga Intensive..."JC" Johnny Conga