Biography

Ross Whitaker is a guitarist, steel guitarist, and music educator based in Lexington, Kentucky.

At home in a variety of styles, Ross has toured with Tyler Childers, recorded with Wycliffe Gordon, shared the stage with Bob Mintzer and Lorrie Morgan, and opened for artists such as Karl Denson, Brian Auger, Billy Joe Shaver, and Snarky Puppy. An educator since the early 2000s, he teaches guitar lessons at his private studio and at the nonprofit Central Music Academy. He is currently the jazz guitar instructor at the University of Kentucky.