Bryan teaches “The History of Jazz” at the University of New England and is the music teacher at Eliot Elementary School. As a guitarist and performer Bryan has been an integral part of the New England music scene for the past 20 years. He is a founding member of the alternative rock band GrooveChild and the award-wining gypsy jazz group The Hot Club of Portland. Bryan performs frequently as a solo artist, with jazz and rock bands, and with the Seacoast Big Band. Bryan is the happy father of five, Naomi, Rose, Toby, Timbre Grace, and Augustin.