Ryan Kerwin is a music educator and trumpeter from Morgantown, West Virginia. Ryan received a B.A. in Music from Ohio University, an M.M. in Jazz Performance from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in music education from West Virginia University. At Frost, he studied jazz composition and arranging with keyboardist Martin Bejerano and Dr. Steven Guerra. Ryan’s primary mentors on trumpet include John Schlabach, Dr. Robert Sears, and multi-Grammy winner Brian Lynch. As a teacher, Ryan is passionate about making music education approachable and accessible to students with musical interests outside of the traditional band, orchestra, or choir classrooms. In his free time, Ryan enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with his friends.
