Faculty Bios
Brad Bietry - Director/Piano Instructor/Jazz Ensemble/Rock Band Coach
Brad Bietry is a professional jazz pianist/jazz educator. He has been playing for 24 years. He is the co-founder of Broadmoor Academy Of Music. B.AM. offers instruction in small group jazz combo, big band, jazz harmony, and improvisation, as well as private instruction for all instruments. He was the former pianist in the USAF Academy Falconiers Jazz Ensemble. He moved to Colorado Springs in March 2003 after 6 long weeks of basic training in San Antonio, TX. He has performed with several well known artist like Joe Walsh, Ira Sullivan, Norm Leyden, The New York Voices, Giacomo Gates, Mike Vax, Carol Lawrence, Scotty Barnhart (Count Basie Orchestra), Kim Parks (Concord Recording Artist), Mike Davis (Rolling Stones), Howie Smith. He toured internationally with Black Gospel Artist Ron Kenoly as his musical director/keyboardist/arranger. Brad has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Since he’s been in Colorado, Brad has performed with John Wise, Delta 88’s, Lila Mori, The Jukes, Brenda Miles, Henrique De Almieda‘s Brazillian Jazz Project. The Brad Bietry Jazz Group is currently performing jazz, blues, and originals Saturday nights at Antlers Hilton every Saturday night from 6-10pm.
Brad is a 1997 graduate of Berklee College Of Music in Boston. He received the 1997 Berklee Jazz Pianist Award. He is currently going to school for a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance from University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music.
Ryan Janus - Sax/Clarinet/Flute/Oboe/AP Music Theory Prep
Ryan Janus has been teaching music almost as long as he has been involved in it. Formally, his teaching experience began in his college years with a couple private students and coaching of marching band percussion sections. While still an undergraduate student, Mr. Janus was teaching Aural Skills in a formal classroom situation. He continued teaching privately through his undergraduate years at Hope College and his graduate years at the University of South Florida. He earned a Bachelor of Music in performance degree from Hope and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from USF, graduating both institutions Magna Cum Laude. Mr. Janus earned a perfect 4.0 GPA at the latter institution.
These days, Mr. Janus's job in the Air Force Academy Band takes much of his time away from teaching, which he sorely misses. However, he still finds time to teach saxophone, theory and jazz flute at the Broadmoor Academy of Music. Mr. Janus is available to teach saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, and beginning oboe and bassoon. He also coaches an Advanced Placement Music Theory prep course on demand.
John Flores - Electric and Acoustic Bass Instructor
Coming Soon
Tim Baird - Trumpet Instructor
Tim Baird is a freelance trumpet player who just moved to the Colorado Springs area. He graduated from Texas Tech University with his Bachelors of Music Education and the University of Wyoming with his Master's of Music Performance degree. Tim Baird is a versatile player who has played in a myriad of genres from rock/jazz to classical to theatre to experimental. He has peformed in lots of musical groups like pit orchestras for musicals, jazz big bands and combos, string orchestras, wind ensembles, chamber groups, brass quar/quintets, and even trumpet choirs. He has had the priviledge to play with artists such as The Temptations, Brad Leali, Marvin Stamm, Ingrid Jensen, and Arlington Jones among others.