Jesse Myers, Pianist

Jesse Myers is an adventurous explorer of music that expands the possibilities of the piano. Always striving to push his performances into new realms, Myers frequently performs music for prepared piano, new music for piano and electronics, as well as traditional classical literature in nontraditional settings. His recent work with the prepared piano and electroacoustic music has led to tours across the country including artist residencies and solo guest performances at universities, conservatories, and music festivals. Locally, his solo concerts have been featured in many outlets such as King FM, Seattle Magazine, City Arts Magazine, and Second Inversion, while frequently appearing in The Stranger’s curated best concerts.

Mr. Myers has chosen the vocation of being a lifetime student of the piano and tireless teacher of its techniques and repertoire. He prides his pedagogy on the ability to be adaptive to the artistic inclination and individuality of the student. With students ranging from concert pianists to internationally touring pop artists, Myers strives to achieve high levels of artistic expression through whole-body awareness techniques, regardless of musical style.

Jesse Myers is on the faculty at Cornish College of the Arts teaching classical piano and new music. He has a Master of Music degree from the University of Washington in piano performance.  He also attended Bowling Green State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Music in piano performance. His important teachers have been Robin McCabe, Virginia Marks, Valrie Kantorski, and Marylin Shrude.