Abe Ovadia: Jazz Guitarist, Educator, and Visionary Entrepreneur

  • Jazz Guitarist – Performs at jazz clubs, restaurants, festivals, venues, private events, and corporate events.

  • Owner, Monmouth Music Academy – Founder and director of a premier music school offering private lessons in multiple instruments.

  • Private Music Teacher – Provides instruction in guitar, piano, bass, drums, and ukulele.

  • Professor of Guitar, Fairleigh Dickinson University – Teaches guitar courses at the collegiate level.

  • Jazz Educator – Conducts library programs, school assemblies, and educational workshops for children.

  • Founder, Master Strap – Creator of a guitar strap company, providing high-quality straps for musicians.

  • Author – Writes books on jazz, guitar, and music education.

  • Podcast Host – Hosts Rabbit Hole Sessions with Abe Ovadia, a podcast exploring jazz and music.


Vintage Guitar Magazine / Abe Ovadia: Rising East-Coast Jazzer / Vol. 33 No. 4

Vintage Guitar Magazine / Abe Ovadia: Rising East-Coast Jazzer / Vol. 33 No. 4

“Modern Jazz Guitar Genius! Abe Ovadia has reawakened the New York City jazz scene” - Musicvox Guitars

“You can always count on him to happily claim the responsibility of playing some world class jazz.” - Times Square New York

Wide-stepping energy & freedom into the bustling blues.” - All About Jazz

“Rising East-Coast Jazzer drawing fans to his beguiling chops.” - Vintage Guitar Magazine


The first show at The Jazz Cafe at Abe’s studio, Monmouth Music Academy is scheduled for April 25th, 2025.

An intimate 15-seat concert experience inspired by NYC jazz clubs and legendary late-night performances.