TEAGUE BECHTEL
GUITARIST, COMPOSER, EDUCATOR
HAVE A LISTEN
MUSIC
Some of my most recent songs are inspired by the culmination of all my idols: Wes Montgomery, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Grant Green, to name a few.
Naptown
Back at the Roadhouse (2018)
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
Back at the Roadhouse (2018)
BACK AT THE ROADHOUSE
Back at the Roadhouse (2018)
MY STORY
ABOUT TEAGUE
I’m a jazz and blues guitarist, composer, and music scholar based in Denver, CO. My blues trio, The Teague Stefan Band, toured extensively and recorded two internationally recognized albums of my original compositions: Game of Life (2008) and Hard Eight (2006). More recently, I released Back at the Roadhouse (2018), an album of all original jazz compositions heavily influenced by the hard bop movement of the 1960’s, and appeared with my jazz group and Denver’s Five Points Jazz Festival and Fort Collins’ FoCoMx.
I earned my Doctorate of Arts in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado and am one of the leading scholars on legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green.
EDUCATION
ON THE BLOG
I’ve written on best practices for becoming a better improviser, tips on learning and performing songs, guitar technique, and updates on courses you can take to dive deeper.