Jad Azkoul is an international guitarist in every sense of the word, having lived on all five continents! He studied in Europe and South America with the legendary Nadia Boulanger and Abel Carlevaro, as well as jazz at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and also holds a Master’s degree in psychology.

Jad left his Fender Telecaster and the music of the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkle to learn the music of of Stravinsly, Villa-Lobos and Bach, and to study composition and the classical guitar.

Jad has won numerous awards include the prestigious Affiliate Artists award in the US in 1985 and, in 1988, the Lebanese decoration the ‘Order of the Cedar’. He is regularly invited to give concerts and masterclasses all over the world and since 1996 has lived in Geneva, Switzerland.

Jad is one of the world’s foremost experts of the Guitar School founded by Abel Carlevaro. His in-depth understanding of the concepts has permitted him to use––and teach––a healthier approach to playing and to use a larger variety of elements to enrich the interpretation of the music he plays.