Catherine “BB” Bowness

WES CORBETT

adam larrabee

Jayme Stone

jake schepps

Director of the Banjo Summit

An uncommon musician, banjoist, and composer, Jake Schepps creates music for the traditional American string band that is anything but traditional. In 2015, Jake launched Round Window Radio, an innovative online music subscription series covering territory from bluegrass to Brazilian choro, jazz, classical and more - each revealed through the prism of the 5-string banjo. As a bandleader with the Jake Schepps Quintet, the Expedition Quartet, and now Round Window, he performs around the world, and has been featured at NPR’s Tiny Desk, Colorado Public Radio, eTown, and WNYC. 

Jake founded Round Window Institute (501(c)(3) in 2019 to run the Banjo Summit (and other upcoming camps including the Modern Mandolin Workshop and Choro Summit). Our mission is to build community by helping bluegrass and string band musicians advance their musical and professional development.

Jake also has a love for teaching music, bringing a skilled and conscientious style to NimbleFingers, Berklee College of Music, Steve Kaufman Acoustic Kamp, British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop, University of Northern Colorado, and producing an instructional DVD Modern Banjo Ideas & Techniques. After many years of interviewing some of the world's greatest banjo players for Banjo Newsletter, and attending workshops in a spectrum of musical styles (the Banff Centre’s Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music, Valley of the Moon Fiddling Camp, the Centrum’s Choro Workshop, and Silk Road Ensemble’s Global Musician Workshop), this breadth of musical experiences have worked their way into Jake’s teaching curriculum and his open-minded approach to music.