"Sixteen years (at the Ritz-Carlton) is a glorious run worthy of celebration. Many thanks for all your years of dedication and service, and more importantly your brilliant artistry. Best wishes in the future ... Nick..." - Nicholas Mutton, Exec. Vice Pres. - Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

"As a cabaret artist, I looked for that perfect coach to provide honest feedback in a nurturing way. I sought a musical director having both significant talent and significant heart. Jim Cebastien far exceeds my expectations. Whether it comes to song selection, key settings, transpositions, and even networking, I value how much Jim is on my team. He participates enthusiastically in every project I bring to him. Jim's contributions as musical director for my first CD, 'Don't Bring the Kids' is a meaningful factor in its success. I am delighted to be making music with him again on my second cabaret CD, 'The Voice in Your Heart.'" - Carla Gordon

"Jim Cebastien changed my life. In just 6 months I was sight reading material that I would never have attempted to play prior to his instruction." - Allen Nichols; Maxims, The Nancy Goldberg International Center

"James Cebastien is one of the most creative and gifted people I have known. His pianistic talents and abilities rival the very best of students in my 41 years of university teaching, and his patience and scholarship make him an ideal teacher. The city of Chicago is fortunate to have him among their assemblage of fine musicians." - Robert Hamilton Professor of Music, Arizona State University

"Jim Cebastien is ALWAYS my first recommendation as a piano teacher in Chicago. While his own personal musicianship is impeccable, what makes him a great teacher is his kindness, patience and ability to help you the player you can be. I have seen enormous growth in his adult students and feel that is one of his strengths." - Beckie Menzie

"James' teaching technique is masterful. Under James' instruction my sight reading of music improved exponentially in a very short time. James' technique works so well, is so simple and makes so much sense that I can't believe no other music teacher used it to teach me before. James' smart approach to teaching music gets the most out of busy, adult students like me who cannot devote hours and hours to practicing each week. My progress is amazing considering my time constraints." - Allen Shechtman

"At first, I was skeptical. The advertisement placed was certainly among the most appealing, as it promised piano playing where the focus was the lesson itself, and not the practice time spent alone and away from a teacher. Coming from a more traditional approach to learning music, to say I was intrigued would be an understatement. And now, not even a year into the course, to say I was pleased with the results can't even begin to do any of it justice. James cares about his students, and their development, and this can be seen from day one. What I have taken away, thus far, has been a successful approach to playing the piano, as well as a new friend, infinitely more than just a teacher." - Chris Regnery