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Online lessons over Zoom and remote recording.
I teach guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, and dobro over Zoom. Adult beginners and returning players are welcome, including musicians taking up steel or dobro as another instrument.
Bring a song you want to learn or a part you’re working out for your band. We can spend the lesson on that music.
$65 for 45 minutes · All lessons over Zoom
More about lessonsI record pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, and guitar parts from my home studio on Bainbridge Island. Send me a rough mix and tell me what you have in mind. We’ll work out the part and timing before I record.
I also do in-studio work on Bainbridge Island and around Seattle. There are recording examples below.
Jason played pedal steel as a session sideman.
American Idol finalist known for his powerful vocals, heartfelt storytelling, and blend of modern country, southern rock, and gospel influences.
Jason plays pedal steel and guitar.
The sound of tumbleweeds, pedal steel, yearning, and the Beatles.
Jason leads this group, playing lap steel and guitar.
Jazz standards, Hawaiian classics, and Western swing played with a mid-century sensibility. A 1958 Fender Stringmaster, a vintage Fender Rhodes, archtop guitar, and bass.
Jason plays pedal steel.
Straightforward honky-tonk. Buck, Merle, Cash, Willie, along with a little Neil Young and Emmylou Harris.
Jason played pedal steel and guitar.
Big band, bop, hardcore twang, French café, film noir, and sounds from the space age.
Jason Kuykendall is a pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, and guitar player. Based on Bainbridge Island, Washington, he teaches online over Zoom and records remote parts. His playing spans honky-tonk, Western swing, bluegrass, rock and soul. He started on guitar, got pulled toward the steel, and picked up mandolin and dobro on the way. He has studied pedal steel with Doug Jernigan, of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, and Hawaiian steel with Alan Akaka.
| Date | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Fri May 15 6:00pm |
Wildwood Angels Trio |
Finn River Cidery Port Townsend, WA |
| Sun May 17 1:30pm |
Morgan Smith and Co. |
Viking Fest Poulsbo, WA |
| Fri May 22 6:30pm |
The Grifting Cowboys |
Olalla Winery Olalla, WA |
| Fri May 29 7:00pm |
Cowboy Genius |
Kangaroo and Kiwi Ballard, Seattle |
| Wed Jun 10 6:00pm |
Morgan Smith and Co. |
The Sip Poulsbo, WA |
| Sat Jun 20 6:00–8:00pm |
Eric Auckerman |
Bainbridge Pavilion Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Sun Jun 21 7:00pm |
The Grifting Cowboys |
Oysterhouse Olympia, WA |
| Fri Jul 10 7:00pm |
Casey Freedom |
Haystack Festival North Bend, WA |
| Sat Jul 11 7:00pm |
Western Arrow |
Treehouse Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Thu Jul 16 2:00–4:00pm |
The South Seas |
Golden Gardens Historic Bathhouse Seattle, WA · Private corporate event |
| Sun Jul 19 5–7pm |
Cowboy Genius |
Little Red Hen Seattle, WA |
| Tue Jul 21 1:00pm |
The South Seas |
Private Event Poulsbo, WA |
| Sat Jul 25 7:00pm |
Casey Freedom |
Private Event Seattle, WA |
| Thu Aug 6 4:00pm |
The South Seas |
Private Event Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Fri Aug 7 6:30pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Olalla Winery Olalla, WA |
| Fri Aug 14 1:15–2:15pm |
The South Seas |
Poulsbo Arts Festival Poulsbo Waterfront — Poulsbo, WA |
| Sun Aug 16 2–3pm |
The South Seas |
Art on the Green Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Sat Aug 22 5:00pm |
Wildwood Angels Trio |
Meadowmeer Golf Course Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Fri Sep 18 7–9pm |
The Grifting Cowboys |
Olalla Winery Olalla, WA |
| Sat Sep 19 3:00pm |
Western Arrow |
Punch Firehouse Thorpe, WA |
| Sat Sep 20 2–5pm |
The South Seas |
Eleven Winery Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Sat Oct 10 6–9pm |
Casey Freedom Band |
Edmonds Haystack Festival Edmonds, WA |
| Wed Nov 11 5pm |
The South Seas |
The Triple Door Musiquarium Lounge, Seattle, WA |
| Fri Nov 13 7–9pm |
The South Seas |
Long Shadows Vintners Woodinville, WA |
| Date | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Fri Jan 2, 2026 6:30pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Olalla Winery Olalla, WA |
| Sat Sep 27, 2025 4:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Port Townsend Winery Port Townsend, WA |
| Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Olalla Winery Olalla, WA |
| Sat Aug 9, 2025 5:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Marrowstone Vineyards Nordland, WA |
| Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Sehmel Homestead Park Gig Harbor, WA |
| Sun Jun 8, 2025 11:00am |
Wildwood Angels |
Kingston Public Market Kingston, WA |
| Fri Jun 6, 2025 6:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Winslow Green Summer Concerts Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Thu May 9, 2025 7:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Fraternal Order of Eagles Belfair, WA |
| Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Bainbridge Brewing Alehouse Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Sat Apr 12, 2025 6:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Rainy Daze Brewing Poulsbo, WA |
| Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Alderbrook Golf & Yacht Club Union, WA |
| Sat Mar 8, 2025 7:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
The Spar Tacoma, WA |
| Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Private Event Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Fri Jan 10, 2025 6:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Bainbridge Brewing Alehouse Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Sat Nov 9, 2024 7:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Gobblefest Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Sat Oct 19, 2024 6:00pm |
Wildwood Angels |
The Pavilion Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:30pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Waterfront Farmers Market Gig Harbor, WA |
| Sun Jun 22, 2024 4:30pm |
Wildwood Angels |
Make Music Day Bremerton, WA |
For show bookings, lesson inquiries, session work, or anything else — email is the best way to reach me.
jasonkuykendall@gmail.comBased on Bainbridge Island — available throughout Kitsap County, Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and the greater Puget Sound region.
For show bookings: include date, location, event type, and budget.
For recording: send a rough mix, tempo, key, and a reference track.
For lessons: share your instrument, experience level, and musical goals.