“Jarrett is by far one of the best private instructors I’ve ever had. He creates a relaxed, yet productive learning environment. Not only that, but he seems well aware that you are taking lessons to improve on your abilities as a musician, not just to reach some mundane goal points, such as a playing a piece of solo repertoire perfectly.  Throughout our lessons, Jarrett has made sure we talk through what I want to achieve, formatting our exercises to enhance those skills, making practice—from even just playing scales—seem fun and worthwhile. ”

“I had the pleasure of a brief piano lesson with Jarrett prior to a collaborative performance between the Wartburg Jazz Knightliters and Wave Cage. I had questions on how to add flavor to the Lutheran congregation I serve in as an accompanist. Jarrett provided insight in how to create color, variance in volume and rhythmic articulation using jazz informed principles. I walked away with more notes on my sheet music and a drive to better myself as a musician than I anticipated. I highly recommend Jarrett for musical studies, eleven out of ten!”

“As a Jazz Combo Coach at the University of Iowa, Jarrett helped give a younger ensemble an extra set of ears for their weekly rehearsals. The students appreciated having Jarrett there for his insightful feedback on their playing skills, including improvisation, style, and arranging. He made a significant difference in the growth of his ensemble.”

“Jarrett Purdy did an absolutely fantastic job working with the West Branch High School Jazz Ensemble rhythm section, especially with helping to build style/articulation and comping patterns. He wrote our piano player 3 different montunos for a latin piece we were playing. Each one of them was playable at a high school level, while still being stylistically accurate and interesting. He was a joy to have in rehearsal and I would be glad to have him back at any point in time.”

“Jarrett makes sure that you are progressing in the direction that you want. Throughout our lessons, everything he has taught me has served a valuable purpose in the improvement of my playing, not only in jazz, but in technique that applies to all areas. His expertise is very clearly reflected in his teaching.”