Bailey Ehrgott

Bailey Ehrgott is a versatile guitarist, composer, and educator specializing in jazz and contemporary popular music. She has headlined at the North Bend Jazz Walk and performed internationally at the Jazz Point Ibiza Festival, New Orleans Jazz Museum, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum, Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar (Spain), and The Low Down Jazz Club(Tulsa, OK). In 2023, she was a Diversity Fellow with the U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note, and in 2024, she was selected for the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy’s Afro-Caribbean Big Band session under Etienne Charles. A Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Guitars Pulse Artist, Bailey is recognized as an emerging voice in the jazz guitar community. In 2026, Bailey will present at the Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conference as a clinic leader, poster presenter, and featured ensemble director with the University of North Texas L-5 Jazz Guitar Ensemble. She was also invited to perform with her Bailey Ehrgott B3 Trio at the DallasLAUNCH Music Conference & Festival and was selected as a grant recipient presenter for theSiena Jazz Symposium in Italy.

Originally from the Tri-Cities, WA, Bailey is a Doctoral Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas, where she directs the award-winning L-5 Jazz Guitar Ensemble. Under her leadership, the L-5 won first place in the Jazz/Pop division at the 2024 and 2025 International Collegiate Guitar Ensemble Festival and was featured at the Texas Music Educators AssociationConference. She has taught collegiate courses in jazz history and music technology, and in 2025, she joined the guitar faculty for Berklee College of Music’s summer Guitar Sessions Week. She has toured with the LSU Women in Jazz Celebration band and judged at the Puget Sound JazzCombo Festival. Her students have gone on to attend programs at Berklee College of Music,University of Northern Colorado, Seattle University, and Brigham Young University.

Bailey holds a Master of Music in Contemporary Performance & Production and a Bachelor ofMusic in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music and an Associates in Arts &Sciences from Columbia Basin College.

Teaching Philosophy

Music has always fascinated me, sonically, melodically, rhythmically, and creatively. While learning the technical and fundamental elements is essential, I place special emphasis on the creative side of teaching, as it is where each student’s unique voice begins to emerge. Creativity allows us to explore, take risks, and ultimately find our own sound in the musical space. One of my professors once told me, “When I listen to someone improvise, I believe it’s their soul speaking. My job is to help you speak musically, and one day, it will be your job to pass that onto your students.” That philosophy continues to guide my teaching. I focus on discovering what inspires each student and integrating that into their learning. While mastering the building blocks of the fretboard is critical, connecting those skills to the music they love transforms practice into passion. By blending strong fundamentals with repertoire that excites them, I aim to make every lesson both challenging and rewarding.

Instruments I teach: Guitar all styles/levels, beginning piano, and intermediate bass.

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