ABOUT
What do you love about music?
It moves people. It gives voice to a wide range of feelings.
Who is your favorite artist?
Dream Theater
What are your top five desert-island albums?
Fear — Toad the Wet Sprocket
Abbey Road — the Beatles
Images and Words — Dream Theater
Surfing With the Alien — Joe Satriani
Couldn’t Stand the Weather — Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Do you play in a band or currently perform?
Ken currently is the full-time music director at St. Joseph Church off Brooklyn Avenue. He performs weekly with the tradition choir, Spanish group, and contemporary ensemble.
PHOTOS
BIOGRAPHY
Ken Jehle is a classical guitarist and guitar instructor with over 30 years of teaching experience. He earned a bachelor‘s degree in music at IPFW. While in college, Ken played for a local, all-original band named Angel X, which recorded in Nashville and opened for 38 Special, Blue Öyster Cult, Quiet Riot, Zakk Wylde, and Foghat. In the ’90s, Ken performed with the alternative-rock band Rhino, playing shows throughout Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky. Since 1985, Ken has specialized in rock guitar of the ’70s and ’80s and later expanded into guitar of the ’90s. Recently, Ken began specializing in classical guitar and solo guitar. He plays at weddings and private events, and he has performed with Fort Wayne vocalist Addison Agen. When he’s not teaching at the Academy, he enjoys spending time with his family, exercising, and leading the music department at St. Joseph Church. Ken is passionate about helping you achieve your goals while making lessons fun and inspiring.