“[Hepner] demonstrates his capabilities as a composer, player and
leader…Overall the album [11 West 84] features a fair share of bright moments”
Jazz Times Magazine

“[Hepner’s] very controlled and well rehearsed style is cleanly evidenced in all nine pieces which are impeccably performed.”
Jazz Improv Magazine

“Hepner at times resembles Pat Martino playing with a fluidity of ideas and a dexterous touch.”
The Vancouver Sun

Biography

Jeremy Hepner is a professional musician and educator. As a guitarist, his interests run from contemporary pop and rock through jazz and classical. Hepner received his B.Mus as a Classical Guitar major at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Following on this, he also received a B.Ed from UBC and went on to teach music in the public school system in for two decades. During this time, Hepner took time out to complete his Masters in Jazz Studies from New York University. Along the way, he has studied with such luminaries as Jim Hall and John Abercrombie among others. He is currently an instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University where he is also completing his doctorate in music education.