Jeff Lauffer is a guitarist based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He specializes in live performance and guitar instruction.
Jeff was Born in Rochester, NY in 1971. He began playing the guitar at age 10 and hasn’t stopped since. Jeff was around lots of music as a child. His mother is a musician and served as leader of the church group at Chorpus Christi Catholic Church in Albany, NY for many years. She is still very active today playing and performing on both piano, voice and guitar in FLorida and NY.
In 1992 Jeff attended Schenectady County Community College where he studied classical guitar and music education. It is here that he first developed his deep love for Jazz. After a brief period of time as co-owner of EJ’s Pizzeria, Jeff moved to Phoenix, AZ to study Jazz formally at ASU with Chuck Marohnic. In 2005 he graduated Summa Cum Laude from ASU with both a BA in Music and Italian.
Since that time Jeff has made his living in the Valley performing and teaching many different styles of music. In 2006 he tied the knot with his beautiful wife Raji in Sedona, AZ and in 2008 was the arrival of his first child Veena. Jeff is an avid gardener and spends a good portion of his free time turning his home into an organic urban farm. When he isn’t teaching or performing his is favorite things to do are gardening, cooking and spending time with family and friends.