James Wengrow

I’m a guitarist, composer, and music educator based in New York City, specializing in modern jazz, improvisation, and experimental composition. Alongside 20+ years of performance and teaching experience, I work in music-AI research and data annotation, applying my advanced musical ear to projects involving sound classification, tonal analysis, and dataset curation. My background bridges artistic creativity and analytical precision from leading ensembles and releasing albums to collaborating on AI-driven music initiatives such as Handshake’s Project Canary.