Bio:

Geoff Kim is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and teacher who specializes in jazz, pop/rock, Cuban and Brazilian music.  He performs on guitar, clarinet, tres cubano, and cavaquinho and has composed music for orchestra, voice, chamber ensemble, big band, dance, theatre, and latin jazz ensemble.  

Geoff received his Bachelor of Music in Composition from the Hartt School of Music where he studied jazz guitar with Richard Goldstein, clarinet with Jonathan Cohler, and composition with David Macbride, Stephen Gryc, Kenneth Steen, and Robert Carl.

Geoff leads the Cuban/Brazilian ensemble, Guagua, and recorded 3 critically acclaimed albums including “Pan Frito” which was hailed by Seven Days Magazine as “the local jazz album of the year.”

As a teacher, Geoff has taught music in diverse styles including jazz, classical, world/latin, rock/pop, country, latin, and metal.  He is currently on the music faculty of the University of Vermont and spent 13+ years as a teacher at Centerpoint School, a therapeutic-alternative school for youth with social, behavior and academic challenges.

Education:
B.M. (Music Composition), Hartt School of Music

M.S. (School Counseling), University of Vermont

Graduate studies in Music Composition - Ithaca College