ROBERT FERRIER

rferrier@hcc.mass.edu
149L Fine Arts Center
(413) 545-2227

JAZZ GUITAR; ADJUNCT FACULTY

Robert Ferrier holds a B.M. in Performance from Berklee College of Music and an M.M. in Jazz Composition/Arranging from UMass Amherst. A freelance guitarist and teacher, Ferrier has performed with Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Eddie Bert, John Fedchock, Claudio Roditi, Yusef Lateef and Peter Erskine. His teachers include John Laporta, William Leavitt, Herb Pomeroy, Bill Pierce and George Garzone. He is also an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Holyoke Community College.