(2023). Javier teaches guitar & bass guitar to various ability levels. He has taught middle/high schoolers in private & classroom settings. He has also taught adults in independent music groups. Javier’s teaching style integrates conventional notation & technique, while also emphasizing the music each student is excited by and drawn toward.

He has played in a variety of groups for over two decades. Symphonic concert bands, wind ensembles, jazz big bands, jazz combos, indie rock bands, punk bands, soul r&b bands, ska bands. He has performed widely, both as a multi- instrumentalist and in production capacities.