Electric Guitar/Slide

James Dumm has been involved in the Colorado music scene for almost 12 years. He studied guitar privately for seven years (one of his private instructors was Denver's very own guitarist extraordinaire, Chris Broderick) before auditioning for the classical performance program at the University of Colorado at Boulder.At CU Boulder, he studied classical performance under the supervision of professor Charles Wolzein, world-renown classical guitarist. After two years of classical studies, James transferred to the University of Colorado at Denver to study jazz and music business. At CU Denver, James studied with both Dave Devine and Paul Musso, both well-respected jazz guitarists and educators. In the spring of 2007, James will graduate from the University of Colorado with a degree in music industry and business studies.

In addition to his own ongoing studies, James has been teaching guitar, bass, and music theory for the last four years; first through CU Boulder's Continuing Education program, then privately. James plays and teaches a variety of styles including rock, blues, heavy metal, jazz, country, classical, and specializes in bottleneck slide guitar.