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Tim Fischer is a Los Angeles based guitarist, composer, and educator. He received his Master's degree in jazz guitar at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA in 2010 under the guidance of jazz guitarist Larry Koonse. At CalArts, he taught private lessons, led ensembles, and was a teaching assistant for jazz improvisation and arranging. He received his Bachelor's of Music from the University of Southern California in 2008, where he graduated magna cum laude in Studio/Jazz Guitar. At USC, Tim received the Studio/Jazz Guitar Departmental award while studying with jazz guitarist Bruce Forman. During the summers of 2007 and 2008, Bruce asked Tim to assist in teaching junior high and high school students at the Monterey Jazz Festival summer camp, where he worked with big bands, lead small ensembles, and aided with studies in both the class room and live performance.
Tim has performed in a wide variety of situations. In addition to leading his own jazz quartet and trio, he has worked in various pop and experimental settings; examples of which include performing in a large guitar ensemble arrangement of 20th century classical composer Steve Reich's "Electric Counterpoint", featured electric guitar soloist at the 2008 Guitar Foundation of America performance of Ben Verdery's "Scenes from Ellis Island," and featured soloist in a concert with legendary South African jazz divas Thandi and Lorraine Klaasen.