When your passion is your life's work.

Music has always been a major part of Keith's life, from making mix tapes in grade one, to starting guitar lessons at nine years old. Obviously, the next step was to become a rock star and tour the world, but life had other plans. Years of teaching guitar, playing in bands, and earning a B.A. and M.A. in musicology, led to a diverse and rewarding career in music.

Keith has taught private and group guitar, bass, and ukulele lessons since 2004. His M.A. thesis, Jamaican Canadian Music in Toronto in the 1970s and 1980: A Preliminary History, was the first major study of Jamaican music in Canada. A teaching professor at the University of Ottawa since 2017, he has taught a dozen music history courses for thousands of students. His work spans the ages, performing weekly at retirement homes since 2014; preschools since 2021; and mentoring teen musicians through Ottawa Bluesfest's Be in the Band program since 2013. As a teacher, musician and a music historian, Keith relishes the opportunity to pass on knowledge, and more importantly, the love of music.

Keith lives in Ottawa, Canada, with his wife and three kids. His house is full of instruments, CDs, records, and music books. When he isn't teaching or playing tunes, Keith likes to spend time with his family, cooking, camping, hiking, and biking. He is an avid traveller, always keen to take on an adventure and learn something new.