Kevin Cason

Kevin started playing guitar as a kid. Having lived overseas, in the middle east, he was exposed to many varieties of arabic music. When his family moved back to California, he immediately gravitated towards rock guitar. He started playing in various rock and heavy metal bands. While this was his main interest at the time, he was also beginning to teach himself classical guitar, from some old books he found at a used book store. During college he took formal classical lessons, and broadened his horizons by learning jazz theory, and composition from Ray Brown. Kevin was also reacquainted with world music, by teacher Lou Harrison. After attending Cabrillo College, in Aptos California, Kevin decided to pursue a degree in classical guitar, and moved to San Francisco where he attended SFSU. While completing his degree, he studied with master guitarists such as Manuel Barrueco and Saul Gropeman, both students of Andres Segovia. At the other end of the spectrum, he was playing jazz in ensembles with Kirk Hammett of Metallica. After College, Kevin started learning new styles of guitar such as flamenco and reggae. ‘Before I learned guitar, I played drums in school band. This fueled my interest for more percussive guitar styles like flamenco, metal, and reggae.’ During the mid to late 90’s he started teaching privately. ‘At the end of each lesson, I want the student to feel like he or she got something great out of it, something they can really sink their teeth into.’

Kevin Cason teaches Guitar - Flamenco, Classical and Electric