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Alex Nordine Bass, Guitar

Alex Nordine graduated from Friends University in 2007 with Bachelor’s degrees in Music Performance and Spanish. He has spent many years performing in the Wichita area as a guitarist and bassist in a variety of genres, including: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Christian, Bluegrass, R&B, and Reggae. From 2003-2009 he taught approximately 40 weekly guitar & bass lessons, before moving to Puerto Rico in 2009 to pursue a Master’s degree in Translation. As a group leader, his Maple Street Trio performed all over the Wichita area. He has also performed with The Calyptones, The Project H, Matt Maholland, Lisa Hittle, David Lord, and Lisa Blake, among others. Teaching has long been an inspiration for Alex. He prides himself on being able to relate to students and adapt to all styles of music.

Christopher Shaw Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele

Chris has been teaching and performing music professionally for over 20 years. He
has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Kansas, and is currently pursuing
a Master’s Degree in Music Performance at Wichita State University.
Over the past two-plus decades, Shaw has performed with multiple groups in a
multitude of venues playing various styles of music including rock, jazz, funk, blues,
bluegrass, country, zydeco, reggae, and avant garde. He has shared the stage with the
likes of Freda Payne, John Abercrombie, Seun Kuti, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and
George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars.
Chris strives to create a fun and positive learning experience for every student.
Lessons are based first and foremost on the student’s interests and supplemented with
instruction on necessary technique and music theory. Chris is an enthusiastic teacher
who enjoys helping students on their musical journey.

Eric Shumaker Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele

Eric Shumaker has been an active, local working musician in Wichita and the surrounding area for the last 15 years. His experience ranges from working in the local jazz circuit, to cover/rock/pop/country bands, playing in pit orchestras in musicals, being a church musician, etc. He has also been teaching private lessons for 17 years. He holds a bachelors degree in Guitar Performance/Jazz Studies from Friends University and currently pursuing a Masters in Jazz Studies at Wichita State University.

Kurt Aiken Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Ukulele

Kurt teaches guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin, ukulele, and piano lessons. Coming from a family of talented musicians, he grew up with a love for music and especially music performance. He wrote his first tune on the piano at eight years old and that sparked a creative drive that never left. Although piano was his first love, the guitar seemed to be calling him and he dedicated himself to the instrument. Practicing for hours each day in his dorm room as a Kansas University engineering student and track and field athlete, Kurt began learning all the styles of American music. Engineering wasn’t his future. He knew that his true calling was to be a musician, so he began playing gigs around Lawrence, Kansas. In those days he played mostly for little or no money, but the early gigs were the beginning of his career as a professional musician that has lasted over two decades and counting.

Kurt had always known that his passion in music was to express himself through improvisation but mostly in the rock and blues tradition up to that point. Then one fateful day he walked into a little pizza joint in Lawrence, Kansas not expecting his life to change. The music playing on the sound system was unlike anything he’d ever heard. That was the very first time he heard John McLaughhelin, Al DiMeola, and Paco de Lucia. They were playing some sort of flamenco jazz guitar fusion and Kurt was mesmerized with the sound. The album was “A Friday Night in San Fransisco”, which he promptly purchased and set out to learn every note the three masters had played. This was the start of his love affair with jazz music. The complex harmonies and rhythms and the freedom to be creative were a perfect fit for his musical capabilities. Kurt went on to study jazz guitar performance at Wichita State University under the guidance of the great Craig Owens who would become his mentor and a major influence on Kurt’s music. To this day the two guitarists can be seen playing in Craig’s avant-garde jazz group, Bodo Ensemble, along with other heavy hitters in the jazz arena. Dale Black, one of the nation’s premier bass players, is the arguably the most famous band member, but there are so many others. Brian Mueller, Andrew Bishop, Jeff Stidham, and many other accomplished musicians trace their roots back to Bodo Ensemble. The band is a breeding ground for great jazz players. Kurt has also performed with funk legend Rudy Love, Steve McClure of Garth Brooks fame, and the well known actress/singer Cindy Summers to name a few. Showing his versatility, Kurt can also be heard playing some nice keyboard in the R&B, soul group Blue Eyed Soul, and regularly works as a session guitarist in Wichita Kansas.

Even though performing and recording music for a living is a dream come true for Kurt, he wouldn’t be complete without sharing the joy with others. He is experienced teaching piano, guitar, bass, and ukulele lessons. He seems to get more joy helping his students attain their musical goals than even working on his own, and it shows. Kurt has been at it so long that these days he is teaching many of his former student’s children, and he keeps himself busy teaching a studio of about 50 students per week. He is very excited about getting the students up in front of an audience, when they are ready, and he frequently organizes recitals for them to get their feet wet. In fact, many of Kurt’s students have gone on to become pro musicians themselves. A true musician’s musician, Kurt Aiken loves to share his talents with the world through both performance and education.

To schedule lessons with Kurt, contact us!

Miguel Santana Morales Bass, Guitar, Piano

Miguel has performed, toured and recorded bass, percussion, and piano for many artists from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the USA, including Okan, Evan Mcintosh, Rudy Love & the Encore, Charlie Cruz, Frankie Negron, etc. He has
also played/directed in local Wichita churches like Saint Mark UMC, Heart of Christ UMC and Newspring Church. Miguel plays a diverse range of music from Jazz, Blues, Rock, Hip & Hop, R&B, and Gospel, to Contemporary Jazz,Fusion, Afro-Latin Music, Salsa, and many other styles of Latin Music.

Miguel has his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance in Jazz Studies from Friends University and his Master’s Degree in Music Performance in Bass Studies from Wichita State University. He is currently teaching bass, guitar, piano and percussion at Air House Music, in addition to his career as a professional performing musician.

Robert White Bass, Guitar, Ukulele

Robert is native-born Wichitan. Robert has been teaching since 1989, working with students of all ages and skill levels. As a freelance guitarist he has played and performed with many bands, theater productions and provides guitar/vocals for special occasions around the area. Currently (since 2018) he is the guitarist in the House Band at Mosley Street Melodramas performing on a weekly basis covering a wide range of musical styles from Frank Sinatra to Ozzy Osbourne, From Zac Brown Band to Elton John as well as selections from standard Musical Theater repertoire.

As an instructor he delights in getting students started as well as encouraging them to explore and develop their own musicianship and artistry. An individual approach is taken for each student, with lesson plans designed to put the fun in fundamentals. For more information GuitarRW.com

Seth Carrithers Bass, Guitar, Piano

Seth offers lessons in electric bass, double bass, guitar, ukulele, piano and music theory. He has been an active musician and music educator in Wichita, Kansas for over 20 years. As a double bassist working in various jazz ensembles, Seth has had the pleasure of playing with many notable musicians ranging from well-known locals such as Craig Owens and Sterling Grey, to internationally recognized recording artists such as Benny Golson and Jerry Hahn. Outside of the jazz world, Seth has worked in the studio with Grammy Award winning country music star Lynn Anderson.

While the double bass remains Seth’s primary instrument, he excels at the electric bass as well, and has utilized this skill as a staff musician at the Book of Acts Tabernacle of Praise Church for the past 15 years, and East Heights United Methodist church for the past 4 years. In addition to Seth’s various experiences both playing and teaching music, he holds a Master of Music Degree from Wichita State University.

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