Robin Henkel has been teaching at the Blue Guitar since 1980, giving instruction in guitar, bass, slide guitar, lap steel, open tunings, blues, jazz, theory, and rhythm. Robin performs with his own group and others in the San Diego area and has also performed with John Hammond, Eddie Kirkland, Sha Na Na, Lowell Fusion, Johnny Almond, Jimmy Witherspoon, Big Jay McNealy, Papa John Creach, and Buddy Miles .

"Robin Henkel is a futurist and a historian" - Los Angeles Times
"Robin's live shows are nothing short of inspirational" - 360 Degrees
"You can almost hear the scratches on the 78" - San Diego Reader

Steve Nichols has been playing for over 25 years, drawing from musical sources as diverse as rock, classical, jazz, latin-jazz, blues, and country. Steve has performed professionally on stage and worked as a studio musician in the recording industry in Los Angeles, and throughout the western states. Currently Steve plays, records and teaches private guitar lessons in San Diego.

In 1990-91 Steve produced his own project called "Transitions", performed and recorded by his group Crosswinds.

Artists and bands Steve has shared the stage with include Billy Cobham, Barney Kessel, B.B. King, Lou Rawls, Frankie Lane, The Bill Green Orchestra, Henry Cuesta, Carl Fontana, Palomar Jazz Ensemble, Pacific Brass and Electric, Grossmont College Jazz Ensemble, O.J. Ekemode and the Nigerian All-Stars, Billy Hawkins, Ron Ellington Shy, Lester Abrams, Charlie Daniels, Eddie Raven, and John Anderson.

Lessons with Steve Nichols cover Seven-Note Diatonic Scale Theory. The student learns fret board familiarization, and is taught scale and chord relationships used in improvisation and reading. Ear training and chord substitution are emphasized. Each student learns various techniques for the different musical styles studied---rock, country, blues, jazz, and popular music. The basis of this training is to learn to play the guitar with ease, developing the student’s total musicality.

For more information, call Steve Nichols at 619/606-1115.

Zack Coffman has been teaching at The Blue Guitar since 2005 giving instruction in Classical, Latin styles, Rock and Funk. He has studied with Celino Romero and currently performs at various locations in San Diego