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A New Kind of Music Company

Curated BY Buffalo musicians—FOR Buffalo musicians.

Connect with professional Buffalo artists for music lessons, workshops, performances, and pro music services.

Concert Production

Curated Shows for Buffalo Events by Buffalo Musicians.

Buffalo Music Club partners with organizations and individuals throughout Western New York to produce concerts of the highest caliber, working to provide affordable and quality services for everything your event needs—on the stage and behind the scenes.

Whether it’s a wedding, a house party, a corporate event, or anything in between, we will work with you to make the music that makes your moment.

Music Lessons with Buffalo’s Pro Musicians

A new kind of music teacher.

The artists at Buffalo Music Club have dedicated their lives to writing, recording, and performing just about every style of music there is on every instrument imaginable, right here in Buffalo and beyond. And they’re ready to provide instruction and music life mentoring across a wide variety of instruments, pursuits, and styles. All you have to do is pick something to explore.

Find YOUR music lessons and learn what YOU want to learn.

Featured Music Lessons

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    DRUMS & PERCUSSION
    Performance, Improvisation
    Learn music with a pro percussionist & touring performer (SAAKUMU Dance Troupe, Mohamed Diaby and Manding Foli Kan Don, Brian Marsalis, DJ Logic), music educator (founder of Slyboots School of Music), and executive director of Bernard Woma Dagara Music Center USA.
    MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TEACH
    Instruments: Classical Percussion, Drum Kit, Hand Percussion, Traditional African Percussion
    Pursuits: ["Improvisation","Music Life Mentoring","Performance"]
    Styles: Alternative, Blues, Classical, Country, Electronic/Dance, Folk, Hip-Hop/Rap, Indie, Jazz, Metal/Hard Rock, Musical Theatre, Pop, R&B, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/Funk, Traditional, World Music
    Instruments: Classical Percussion, Drum Kit, Hand Percussion, Traditional African Percussion
    Pursuits: ["Improvisation","Music Life Mentoring","Performance"]
    Styles: Alternative, Blues, Classical, Country, Electronic/Dance, Folk, Hip-Hop/Rap, Indie, Jazz, Metal/Hard Rock, Musical Theatre, Pop, R&B, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/Funk, Traditional, World Music
    Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
    From: $25.00
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    COMPUTERS • MUSIC SOFTWARE (DAWs)
    Recording & Audio Production, Beat Production, DJing
    Learn music with a pro mix engineer (Griselda Records, Lana Del Ray, Naughty By Nature, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Jaheim, Dead Prez, Big Pun, Eminem, Notorious B.I.G), multi-platinum record producer (Smashproof, Quiet as Kept Records), DJ, and music educator (UB, BAVPA).
    MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TEACH
    Instruments: Computers
    Pursuits: Beat Production, DJing, Music Life Mentoring, Music Software, Recording & Audio Production
    Styles: Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop, R&B, Rock
    Instruments: Computers
    Pursuits: Beat Production, DJing, Music Life Mentoring, Music Software, Recording & Audio Production
    Styles: Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop, R&B, Rock
    Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
    From: $30.00
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    BANJO
    Composition & Arranging, Recording & Audio Production, Live Sound
    Learn music with a pro audio production engineer, multi-Instrumentalist (Asthmatic Kitty Records), composer, and founder & owner of Lowly Mountain Banjos.
    MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TEACH
    Instruments: Banjo
    Pursuits: Composition & Arranging, Live Sound, Music Life Mentoring, Recording & Audio Production
    Styles: Folk, Traditional
    Instruments: Banjo
    Pursuits: Composition & Arranging, Live Sound, Music Life Mentoring, Recording & Audio Production
    Styles: Folk, Traditional
    Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
    From: $30.00
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    SAXOPHONE • KEYBOARD & SYNTH • VOICE • DRUMS & PERCUSSION
    Performance, Improvisation, Beat Production
    Learn music with an award-winning multi-instrumentalist & entertainer (CRiTT's Juke Joint, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Sinbad the Comedian, Michael Franti, G-Love & Special Sauce, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Dirty Dozen Brass Band), music educator (IMAGE Urban Arts Workshop, BCAT, BPS), CEO of CRiTT Presents, and co-founder of Buffalo Music Club.
    MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TEACH
    Instruments: Keyboard & Synth, Saxophone, Drums & Percussion, Vocals
    Pursuits: Beat Production, Improvisation, Music Life Mentoring, Performance
    Styles: Blues, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock, Soul/Funk
    Instruments: Keyboard & Synth, Saxophone, Drums & Percussion, Vocals
    Pursuits: Beat Production, Improvisation, Music Life Mentoring, Performance
    Styles: Blues, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock, Soul/Funk
    Skill Levels: Intermediate, Advanced
    From: $30.00

Music Workshops with Buffalo’s Pro Musicians

Learn what YOU want to learn.

Many of our artists frequently host music workshops, curated for all age groups and skill levels, and covering a wide range of topics. Come take a look at what’s coming up, including featured guests, group lessons, and recurring workshop series.

Find YOUR music workshops and learn what YOU want to learn.

Featured Music Workshops

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    MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TEACH
    Instruments: Drums & Percussion
    Pursuits: Improvisation, Performance
    Styles: Traditional, World Music
    DRUMS & PERCUSSION • PERFORMANCE • WORLD MUSIC • TRADITIONAL
    Explore the art of African drumming as you learn traditional techniques, expand your rhythmic vocabulary, and develop the strength and endurance needed to play hand drums in a way that is safe, healthy, and fun.
    Griffin Brady is a pro percussionist & touring performer (SAAKUMU Dance Troupe, Mohamed Diaby and Manding Foli Kan Don, Brian Marsalis, DJ Logic), music educator (founder of Slyboots School of Music), and executive director of Bernard Woma Dagara Music Center USA.
    Instruments: Drums & Percussion
    Pursuits: Improvisation, Performance
    Styles: Traditional, World Music
    Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
    Weekly ( Wednesdays)
    5:00pm–6:00pm
    $25.00
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    MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TEACH
    Instruments: Banjo
    Pursuits: Performance
    BANJO • PERFORMANCE • TRADITIONAL • FOLK
    Explore the tradition of oldtime banjo by learning one or two tunes, covering the basics of clawhammer and index lead playing styles, and dipping into the history of the banjo as it relates to this fascinating playing style.
    Fred Brown is a pro audio production engineer, multi-Instrumentalist (Asthmatic Kitty Records), composer, and founder & owner of Lowly Mountain Banjos.
    Instruments: Banjo
    Pursuits: Performance
    Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
    Monthly (First Fridays)
    7:00pm–8:00pm
    $10.00
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    MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TEACH
    Pursuits: Improvisation, Performance
    Styles: Jazz
    IMPROVISATION • JAZZ • PERFORMANCE
    Get started with jazz improvisation, including the basics of form, various levels of jazz standards, and the fundamental "how-tos" of improvisation.
    Jared Tinkham is an award-winning pro guitarist and music educator (Director of Guitar Program, Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts).
    Pursuits: Improvisation, Performance
    Styles: Jazz
    Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
    Monthly (Second Sundays)
    5:00pm–6:00pm
    $10.00
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    MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TEACH
    Instruments: Drums & Percussion
    Pursuits: Improvisation, Performance
    Styles: Traditional, World Music
    DRUMS & PERCUSSION • PERFORMANCE • WORLD MUSIC • TRADITIONAL
    Explore the art of African drumming as you learn traditional techniques, expand your rhythmic vocabulary, and develop the strength and endurance needed to play hand drums in a way that is safe, healthy, and fun.
    Griffin Brady is a pro percussionist & touring performer (SAAKUMU Dance Troupe, Mohamed Diaby and Manding Foli Kan Don, Brian Marsalis, DJ Logic), music educator (founder of Slyboots School of Music), and executive director of Bernard Woma Dagara Music Center USA.
    Instruments: Drums & Percussion
    Pursuits: Improvisation, Performance
    Styles: Traditional, World Music
    Skill Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
    Weekly ( Wednesdays)
    6:00pm–7:00pm
    $25.00

Performances from Buffalo’s Pro Artists

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Due to COVID-19, all Buffalo Music Club activities will be conducted following CDC guidelines.

All of our artists are prepared and willing to work virtually.

Support the Artists of Today. Create the Artists of Tomorrow.

About Buffalo Music Club

Founded in 2020 by David Cloyd and Eric Crittenden, Buffalo Music Club seeks to create and foster a vibrant and sustainable local music scene by providing a reliable and curated touchpoint between professional Buffalo musicians, aspiring musicians of all levels, and the audience—supporting the artists of today while helping to create the artists of the future.

Meet Our Artists

Buffalo Music Club showcases a diverse group of talented local musicians, each of whom draw on their own personal experience as a professional working artist to provide multi-disciplinary instruction and guidance, special music performances, and pro music services to people of all ages in the city of Buffalo and the surrounding area.

Buffalo Music Club Featured in Buffalo Rising

In “Buffalo Music Club: Keeping Music Alive” (November 25, 2020), Judith Frizlen interviews David Cloyd and Eric Crittenden and gets the inside scoop about the origins and aspirations of this new kind of music company.