Phil Neighbors
Drums - Percussion - Piano - Vibraphone - Jazz Ensemble Instructor
Phil Neighbors has been teaching jazz ensembles at the JPMC since 2002. He's been playing music since his teens where he gained experience playing in shows, Dixieland groups, and German bands. Phil studied Percussion, Jazz, and Composition at Morehead State University in Kentucky. Since college, Phil has played with a host of different bands in many genres both in Cincinnati and in Boston. Since moving to Boston in 1995, he has performed and/or recorded with groups as diverse as: The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Dave Birkin's Hot Shots, the Sam Davis group, The Coots, the Jeff Robinson Trio, and the Funky White Honkies, to name a few.
Phil favors a relaxed approach to teaching his four jazz ensembles. In his words: "I want the members of my ensembles to have fun and at the same time I try to convey as much useful information as I can."