Coleman Bartels

Teaches at Music Beans

Coleman was born in Hanover, New Hampshire. He began playing the drums at theage of five and by high school was playing professionally around New Hampshire and Vermont. In 2006, he moved to New York to attend the Manhattan School ofMusic as a jazz performance major. While still in School, he played in many musicalsituations, including the neo-soul/hip hop artist Lee, with performances at notablevenues such as the Blue Note and Brooklyn Academy of Music. After graduatingfrom MSM in 2011 with a Bachelors in Music, Coleman brought together a talentedgroup of musicians to create Roof Access, a funk/R&B band. In addition to leading hisband, Bartels plays as a sideman in several other bands including Pete Ayres Band,Grants Tomb, and Woodbine Falls. As a music educator, Bartels has been a standingmember of the faculty at Jazzology, and has extensive experience teaching classes,workshops and private lessons. Bartels is proud to be a faculty member at Music Beans and brings a versatile and open-minded approach to teaching his students.