Ryan Ferreira

Ryan Ferreira joined the School of Music faculty in Fall 2015.  An in-demand New York City-based session guitarist now making Seattle his part-time home base, Ferreira is well-regarded in forward-thinking jazz and improvised music circles, having collaborated and performed with renowned jazz and creative improvisers Tim Berne, Colin Stetson, Chris Dingman, and others. In his work with ambient sound, Ferreira seeks to create “soundscapes that provide a comfortable open environment for the listener." At the University of Washington he teaches electric guitar and works with students in the Jazz and Improvised Music program.