Brian Batchelor-Glader enjoys teaching traditional piano lessons to children and adults from beginning to intermediate classical piano and advanced jazz piano. He is a professional gigging musician in the tri-state area and has performed all around the world, including the U.S., Ireland, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. He really loves teaching improvisation to all ages of students. His students range in age from 6 to 83.
Brian Batchelor-Glader
Lessons are tailored to the student’s individual interests. All students are taught basic technique, theory, and sight reading from lesson books. They are also encouraged to choose their own supplementary music, which can be anything from pop songs to jazz. Jazz students are taught advanced harmonic theory and ear training as well as how to read lead sheets (chord charts).
Students perform in two recitals a year and are encouraged to perform in other settings.
Brian received his Bachelor’s degree from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied jazz piano under Philip DeGreg. He has also studied classical music with Cleveland State piano professor Dan Barber. Other jazz mentors have been Dan Wall at Oberlin and Russell Schmidt at Bowling Green. In high school and college Brian performed in OMEA all-state jazz groups and was an award-winning jazz pianist in competitions.
Brian is an active performer as a jazz and pop pianist. He has been a guest musician with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Blue Ash Symphony Orchestra and the Miami Symphony Orchestra. As a full time member of Floyd and the Walkmen, Brian performs rock, pop, and dance music at weddings, corporate events, private parties, and public concerts. He also performs with the Latin jazz group Mambo Combo led by bassist Mike Sharfe, which just released their debut album, Mambo Combo: In Concert. Brian is also a member of Organized Gentlemen, a funky organ trio that performs at Ghost Baby and other venues and festivals. He is involved in numerous bands including The Philip Myers Band, A to Omega, Old Green Eyes, Just Strange Brothers, April Aloisio, and Steve Raszka.
As an active studio musician and producer BBG has recorded and produced over 20 albums. Some highlights are the 4 albums with Eclipse Movement, several releases under BBG and Co. including the Christmas album “Stocking Stuffers”, Mambo Combo: In Concert, Organized Gentlemen, Steve Raszka, Doctor Bionic, Subterrain, Maria Carrelli, and more.
Some of the guest artists that Brian has performed with are Cee Lo Green (Outkast, Gnarles Barkley), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Fran Cosmo (Boston), Alex Ligertwood (Santana), Kevin Chalfant (Journey), John Elefante (Kansas), Jim Keller (Tommy Tutone), Fred Wesley (James Brown), Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band), and Othello Molineaux (Jaco Pastorious)
Brian loves spending time with his family. He enjoys fantasy films and novels such as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. John Williams is his favorite film composer. Favorite jazz pianists include Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, Bill Evans, and Herbie Hancock. Brian has been teaching at Cincinnati Music Academy for nearly 20 years.