Michael Wynar is a professional Bay Area musician and educator.

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Michael Wynar

Michael Wynar is a bay area professional musician and guitar instructor. After discovering the guitar at age 12, Michael began his path of musical obsession and delved completely into his musical curiosity. As time flowed Michael's continued love and commitment to his musical calling led him to study classical guitar as an undergrad. and Jazz studies as a graduate student at Northern Illinois University. In 2006 Michael moved to the bay area which proved to be a great new home, offering a vast network of musical connections within teaching and performing.

During the last several years, Michael has managed to balance a busy schedule of teaching private lessons, creating an after school program called GrooveLab, and performing within the local music scene. Michael has had the pleasure of performing on stage with his favorite musician's at historic venues such as, The Great American Music Hall, Fox Theater, The Independent, The New Parish, The Chapel, Elbo Room, Slim's, Boom Boom Room, Fillmore Jazz festival, The UC Theatre, Sweetwater Music Hall, Ashkenaz, and the Rickshaw Stop.

As a performer, Michael has toured with grammy winning artist Jody Watley and has opened for such legends as Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, and Leo Nocentelli. Michael is a long time member of 12 piece Oakland based band Strike Iron that features high-energy grooves, hypnotic percussion, and heavy horns wrapped into socially charged dance music of the 21st century.

Michael is extremely pleased to announce that he has joined Bay Area original funk band Sal’s Greenhouse which will be releasing an E.P. of original music in 2020 under the Color Red Label with many exciting dates to be announced in 2020!

Michael's commitment to musical versatility has allowed for diverse musical opportunities in a variety of styles from gospel music in churches, to funk and jazz at local clubs, summer festivals throughout California, and corporate/wedding gigs throughout the greater bay area.

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