Brandon
Bernstein

"A guitarist's guitarist — the kind of player who makes a standard feel like it was written yesterday."

Arturo Sandoval ✦Wynton Marsalis ✦Delfeayo Marsalis ✦Ambrose Akinmusire ✦Gary Foster ✦Larry Koonse ✦Ben Monder ✦Putter Smith ✦Howard Alden ✦Joe LaBarbera ✦Eric Reed ✦Terrell Stafford ✦Greg Leisz ✦Vic Juris ✦Arturo Sandoval ✦Wynton Marsalis ✦Delfeayo Marsalis ✦Ambrose Akinmusire ✦Gary Foster ✦Larry Koonse ✦Ben Monder ✦Putter Smith ✦Howard Alden ✦Joe LaBarbera ✦Eric Reed ✦Terrell Stafford ✦Greg Leisz ✦Vic Juris ✦Arturo Sandoval ✦Wynton Marsalis ✦Delfeayo Marsalis ✦Ambrose Akinmusire ✦Gary Foster ✦Larry Koonse ✦Ben Monder ✦Putter Smith ✦Howard Alden ✦Joe LaBarbera ✦Eric Reed ✦Terrell Stafford ✦Greg Leisz ✦Vic Juris ✦

Dr. Bernstein is

“A sensitive
and serious
guitarist.”

Putter Smith, bassist

Dr. Brandon Bernstein is a musician, educator, entrepreneur, and social activist. His debut record, But Beautiful, reached #7 on the national jazz radio charts.

He has performed extensively across Southern California, Montreal, New York, and Kentucky — sharing stages with Arturo Sandoval, Wynton & Delfeayo Marsalis, Ambrose Akinmusire, Larry Koonse, and Ben Monder — and holds a Doctorate of Music from USC.

In 2003 he co-authored a book of Kurt Rosenwinkel transcriptions for Mel Bay Publishing. In 2015 he founded the social enterprise Music Lifeboat to bring high-quality music education to underserved communities.