Nashville, Tennessee

Adam Davis

Guitarist • Performer • Educator

A contemporary guitarist with more than three decades of professional experience as a performing, touring, recording, and teaching musician.

Adam Davis playing guitar

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About

Performer and educator

Adam Davis began performing professionally in the Chicago area at the age of fifteen and has spent more than three decades as a performing, touring, and recording guitarist. He studied jazz guitar at Indiana University and Middle Tennessee State University and has collaborated with artists across a wide range of musical styles, including jazz, country, and popular music.

Alongside his performance career, Davis has maintained an active teaching practice since his teenage years. In 2025, he earned a Master of Arts in Teaching in Music from the University of Memphis and obtained Tennessee licensure in instrumental music education. His approach to teaching combines decades of professional performance experience with formal training in contemporary music pedagogy.

Adam Davis holding a Telecaster guitar
Adam Davis performing live on guitar

Performance

Live performance, recording, and collaboration

Adam is available for performance, recording, ensemble work, and select private events. His background includes jazz, popular music, country, and improvised music, with an emphasis on responsive musicianship and strong ensemble playing.

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Teaching

Private guitar instruction rooted in real-world musicianship

Lessons are shaped by Adam’s experience as both a professional guitarist and trained music educator. Instruction may include technique, improvisation, fretboard knowledge, reading, theory, repertoire, practice strategies, and musical independence.

Jazz guitar Improvisation Technique Theory Fretboard fluency Beginning to advanced students

Contact

Performance and lesson inquiries

For booking, recording, collaboration, or private instruction, send a message below.