#TBT: Eddie Van Halen Performs At Musicians Institute

Oct 8, 2020 | In The Know, TBT

On October 6, 2020, news spread that Eddie Van Halen passed away from cancer at the age of 65. The music world was shocked and almost immediately, fans, musicians and publications around the world paid tribute to Van Halen, the iconic guitarist whose guitar playing...

#TBT: Johnny Hiland At Musicians Institute

Dec 7, 2018 | TBT

The Nashville based guitarist Johnny Hiland is often cited as one of the best (and fastest) modern guitarists in our time. Musicians Institute is lucky to have hosted Hiland and his band a few times throughout the years, so we thought it might be time for a new...

#TBT: Jeff Porcaro of Toto

Sep 20, 2018 | TBT

For this weeks #TBT post, we bright back this gem from the Musicians Institute vault, a special clinic from Jeff Porcaro, one of the most revered drummers in modern music. MI is lucky to have this footage, as his life was tragically cut short when he was only 38 years...

#TBT Michael Ruff Visits MI ( With Sheryl Crow as Back-up Singer)

Aug 16, 2018 | TBT

A while back, we shared this pretty sweet find from the MI vault: a performance by Michael Ruff, with a very young Sheryl Crow singing backup! Ruff is a multiple Grammy Award nominated songwriter and producer, who has released many solo albums. He has written, toured...

#TBT Jaco Pastorius

Jul 26, 2018 | In The Know, TBT

Jaco Pastorius is widely considered one of the most influential bassists of all time, so to celebrate our first #TBT post, here are some Jaco performances that’ll inspire you to get you back into the practice room real quick! Opening for Joni Mitchell. Weather Report...

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