Being the only Jazz Guitar Student hasn’t Prevented Jared Ferrin from Finding his Place in the Local Music Scene

Jared Ferrin has a unique BYU experience in the School of Music—he is the only student with a jazz guitar emphasis in the string performance major. While this could be isolating, Ferrin has created his own community and found his niche at BYU.
Ferrin views jazz music as a wonderful avenue to create connection. “What’s cool about being a jazz musician is the community is strong although there are multiple different instruments. There are opportunities to be in different music groups so I don’t feel isolated,” he said.
One of Ferrin’s most recent endeavors was playing the banjo on BYU Jazz Legacy Band
Ferrin has worked to create a musical community outside of BYU as well. He is a member of the Samuel Charles band

Ferrin’s goal after BYU is to continue to write and record music. He produced his own demo album
Ferrin feels very grateful to the BYU music program for all the opportunities it has afforded him. “I feel like the valuable thing [the program] has given me is the connections to a good group of friends who are also dedicated musicians. It’s been a shortcut to meeting all these cool people.”