Bloom School of Jazz Courses with Guitarist Pat Fleming

Utilize Pat's decades of experience performing and recording in diverse, innovative music groups. Work one-on-one to master guitar techniques and approaches that serve your personal music goals.

Course Options (1 hour per week) include:

Pat Fleming's skill and versatility have made for a career of notable forits diversity and breadth, from contributing to Chicago’s most innovative and avant garde bands: D-Section and The Balkan Rhythm Band, to working alongside harmonica virtuoso and musical phenomenon Howard Levy (Kenny Loggins, The Flecktones, Paul Simon, Donald Fagen) with the Balkan Rhythm Band, touring North America.   In collaborations with singer-songwriters, he has performed at Kerrville Festival, Mountain Stage, The Chicago Folk Festival and Fast Folk Festival in NYC. In working with such singer-songwriters, Pat has shared a stage with several other noted musicians: David Amram, Bob Gibson, Bonnie Koloc, Jim Post, Tom Paxton, Paquito de Rivera and Josh White Jr., to name only a few. He toured the nation with the Fareed Haque Quartet, an ensemble which opened for Sting at the Montreaux Jazz Festival. In late 2005 and again in 2007, Pat was asked to participate in the NYC workshops of a musical written by master of mystery Stephen King and rock icon John Mellencamp. He was one of four live musicians performing for the two workshops of “The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County”, and can be heard on the CD release.   Currently, Pat is performing and recording with The Bad Sneakers Orchestra, an amazing Steely Dan tribute band; the New Standard jazz Quintet, an ensemble that features Pat’s original compositions; Howard Levy’s Acoustic Express Quartet, among many others. In 2005 & 2006, attendees of a prestigious harmonica seminar at NC’s Outer Banks were treated to daily workshops and performances by Pat, Howard and members of Trio Globo, including Glen Velez. Pat is also music Director for Tracye Eileen’s PTR Band, who have opened for The Stylistics, and appear regularly at Chicago’s premiere blues venue, Buddy Guy’s Legends.

Call (773) 860-8300 for more details.