21. BCLS - Music concert works and bios of composers, lyricists and book writers. jazz ONLINE artist bios, reviews, music clips and jazz related events. http://www.baycountylibrary.org/TeenPage/music.htm

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22. ICE ARTIST BIOS PAGE 2 Saxophonist Sherri Kalm has inspired and performed works by composers Frank Little has toured to major jazz venues and festivals throughout the United http://www.icemusic.org/bios2.htm

Erik Griswold Percussionist Joe Holmquist is a musician whose career encompasses performance, composition, and music education. He was the founder of the internationally regarded new music ensemble Zeitgiest and performed with the group for 16 years. Recently, he has architected the ensemble Helios which draws repertoire from both classical and jazz disciplines. The group has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio and released its debut recording in December of 1998. Joe performs regularly with the Minnesota Opera, Plymouth Music Series, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Dale Warland Singers, and Minneapolis Pops. He has received two McKnight Fellowships in the area of composition and is currently a faculty member at Macalester College. Cellist James Jacobson has performed with NuClassix, Extension Works, Enchanted Circle, and The Maine New Music Network. After graduating form the New England Conservatory, James Jacobson became a member of Michael Tilson Thomas' New World Symphony and performed with the Boston Symphony. Since moving to Minneapolis in 1992, he has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Opera, Plymouth Music Series, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Pianist John Jensen is a founding member of the new music quartet Helios and was an Artist-in-Residence at Iowa's Grinnell College as a member of the Mirecourt Trio until 1991. He has appeared in concert with Judith Raskin, Sidney Harth and the Gregg Smith Singers and has also accompanied violinist Endre Balogh and baritone Bruce Yarnell through the auspices of Columbia Artist Management. John Jensen has recorded the first and second piano sonatas of Charles Ives for the Music and Arts CD label and made his New York recital debut performing Ives' second sonata, the Concord. The New York Times said of this performance, "Jensen handled the enormous technical demands with aplomb...a first rate performance of a great work."

23. ICE ARTIST BIOS PAGE 1 Well versed in both jazz and classical idioms, Tony Baker has worked with Wynton He enthusiastically works with composers exploring a wide variety of http://www.icemusic.org/bios.htm

ICE Artistic Director Duane Schulthess, according to the Duluth News Tribune, ''is to ensemble conducting what Evel Knievel was to motorcycles''. He is the founder of ICE, and was both its Artistic and Executive Director for over a decade, leading the group in performances at such venues as London's South Bank Centre, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Dallas Museum of Art. Duane made his New York debut conducting ICE in a performance of Eight Songs for a Mad King at Columbia University's Miller Theatre. The New York Times said, ''the ensemble, conducted by Mr. Schulthess, was energetic and attentive to dramatic detail. . . a thrilling performance both vocally and dramatically''. Mr. Schulthess was a French horn student at London's Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in the studio of Michael Thompson. He was the winner of numerous performance competitions including the Sidney Langston Brass Prize, the Dennis Brain Prize, and the Leverhume Trust. As a member of the horn ensemble Cortet, he was featured as a soloist on Schumann's Concertpiece with the RAM Symphony Orchestra and the Hounslow Symphony. He was also a founding member of the Regent Wind Quintet and toured extensively with the group for several years.

24. Orquesta La Moderna Tradición - Bios the Hieroglyphics Ensemble, Bay Area jazz composers Orchestra, He hasgreat appreciation of jazz, blues, and latin music from various http://www.danzon.com/eng/bios/bios.htm

document.write('') Home Schedule History Bios ... Contact Bios Roberto Borrell Dance Classes Danzón Forum Join E-Mail List Listen to CD's ... Michael Spiro Tregar Otton (Violin, Musical Director/Manager, Composer, Arranger), born in the Marshall Islands and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. Otton began his classical music training at the age of four. At 16 he was the youngest member to join the Berkeley Symphony under Maestro Kent Nagano. At the age of 15 he composed a Symphonic Suite performed by the Oakland Youth Symphony, with Kent Nagano conducting. E-Mail no_spam('tregaro', 'danzon.com', 'small', '', 'Tregar'); top Jesus "Chus" Alonso (Flute), born in Zamora, Spain, performs flamenco music as well as Cuban music in Spain and the United States. He is founder and director of Potaje, a musical ensemble that crosses boundaries between flamenco and latin music. You can read more about him on his website E-Mail no_spam('chusa', 'danzon.com', 'small', '', 'Chus'); top Sage Baggott E-Mail no_spam('sageb', 'danzon.com', 'small', '', 'Sage');

25. ASCAP JaZcap Showcase 1st Edition bios and photos, can be found below. Sponsored in part by Sibelius, She wasawarded the 2002 ASCAP Young jazz composers Award for her big band piece, http://www.ascap.com/jazz/jazzcap/jazzcap1.html

Jazz Home About Jazz Audio Portraits Featured Members ... RETURN TO JaZzcap MAIN PAGE 1st Edition of The ASCAP Foundation's JaZzcap Showcase The ASCAP Foundation, with support from Sibelius, presented JaZzcap - a jazz showcase featuring young jazz creators whose vision and daring inspire the future. The 1st edition took place on Monday, April 25 at 7:30 pm at The Cutting Room (19 West 24th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue) in Manhattan and was hosted by The creators performed with their own bands: The LeBoeuf Brothers Band The Sherisse Rogers Group , and The Bob Reynolds Quartet . Bios and photos, can be found below. Sponsored in part by Sibelius, the music notation software company, JaZzcap is designed to showcase the work of young jazz composer/perform and is presented by The ASCAP Foundation. View Photos from the First JaZzcap Showcase (slideshow) The Bob Reynolds Quartet Bob Reynolds was born in Morristown, New Jersey, and raised in New York and Florida, Bob began playing the saxophone at age 13. He is an honors graduate of the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Florida and the Berkeley College of Music in Boston. While still in college, he performed at New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, led his quartet in a featured performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival, toured Europe and Japan, and performed at The Kennedy Center. Bob has received many awards including Berkeley's prestigious Billboard Endowed Scholarship for Outstanding Academic and Musical Achievement. In 2000 he graduated summa cum laude from Berkeley and relocated to New York City. Bob has since performed with a variety of notable jazz artists, including Brian Blade, Aaron Goldberg, Gregory Hutchinson, and Bob Brookmeyer. He is currently performing as a leader and sideman in local clubs, and touring as a member of the Jonah Smith Band.

26. West Bank School Of Music: Faculty Bios Jim Ouska won a West Bank School of Music jazz composers Series grant in 1991and has been featured in Twin Cities jazz Society and Twin Cities Guitar http://www.westbankmusic.org/bios.htm

Faculty Bios The dedicated teaching faculty at West Bank School of Music include some of the top professional musicians in the Twin Cities. All of our instructors perform professionally, many of our instructors have been featured on recordings and have music degrees, several have also received major awards and grants, and tour nationally or internationally. All are wonderful teachers. Please click on an instructor's name to find out more. James Allen Mary Bohman Dale Dahlquist Elizabeth Draper ... Wendy Ultan James Allen - Guitar, Ensembles, Classes James Allen grew up in Australia, where he obtained a degree in classical guitar and studied jazz guitar with Ike Isaacs. There he performed regularly in diverse styles including classical, jazz, pop and folk. His experience includes recording; live radio, cable and television broadcasts; and performing with a symphony orchestra. For the past several years, he has played throughout the Twin Cities area in various groups, as a solo artist and a jobbing musician. He also plays with Global Jazz, the Johnny Mojo band, the Nova Big Band, Stir Fry, and with David Roos in a guitar duo. James teaches guitar and jazz ensemble at West Bank School of Music and at the Perpich Center Arts High School.

27. Michelle LeBlanc Quintet Biographies Ed is also an active member of the BMI jazz composers Workshop. Guitar. PHIL FORBES,7 string guitar, received formal jazz training from Western Connecticut http://www.michelleleblanc.com/bios.html

Michelle LeBlanc Vocals Saxophone ED XIQUES , saxophone, flutes and clarinets, has toured with Liza Minnelli since 1983. When not on tour, he freelances in the New York City area most recently with Maria Schneider Orchestra and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He has performed with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Tony Bennett, Woody Herman, and McCoy Tyner to name a few. In the past few years, Ed has released two CD’s titled "Little Bear" and "Spacewalk". Ed is also an active member of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop. Guitar PHIL FORBES , 7 string guitar, received formal jazz training from Western Connecticut State University. He has become a very popular guitar teacher to students of all ages in the Danbury area. He has studied with Sal Salvador and Richie Hart and is also a jazz composer. Phil performs regularly in area jazz combos, big bands and blues bands. He is an endorsing musician for several specialty guitar makers in the Northeast. Phil has released several CD's. Visit his website at www.philforbes.com

28. RYCUN Music Company :: Composers :: Jeremy Levy Publisher of jazz, Educational, Concert and Christian print music by today s Composer, arranger, instrumentalist and educator, JEREMY LEVY originally http://www.rycunmusic.com/composers/bios/levy.htm

Home About Us Catalogue Composers ... Top Composers Composer Bios Ryan Cullen Mark Denis Douglas Fonseca Bumjoon Lee ... Ted Sheibar Featured Score Information Licensing/Technical Privacy Policy Search RMC Google Search Jeremy Levy Composer, arranger, instrumentalist and educator, JEREMY LEVY During this time, Jeremy led a jazz quartet and performed with the Boulevard Big Band, the River City Jazz Orchestra, and the New Vintage Big Band. Most importantly, Jeremy discovered his passion for writing music while studying under jazz saxophonist Bobby Watson. E-mail: jeremy@rycunmusic.com Website: jlevymusic.com Publications by Jeremy Levy: Title Level Genre Price I Wish Advanced Jazz Combo More Changes Advanced Jazz Ensemble Sus It Out Intermediate/Advanced Jazz Ensemble All Rights Reserved.

29. RYCUN Music Company :: Composers :: Ryan Cullen Publisher of jazz, Educational, Concert and Christian print music by today scomposers. PDF, RealAudio and MP3 samples are Composer bios. Ryan Cullen http://www.rycunmusic.com/composers/bios/cullen.htm

Home About Us Catalogue Composers ... Top Composers Composer Bios Ryan Cullen Mark Denis Douglas Fonseca Bumjoon Lee ... Ted Sheibar Featured Score Information Licensing/Technical Privacy Policy Search RMC Google Search Ryan Cullen RYAN CULLEN was born on February 2, 1978 in Metairie, Louisiana, and began his formal musical training at age 5. In his elementary years, he had the opportunity to study numerous instruments (with emphasis in piano) in both the classical and jazz traditions at the Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts (LAAPA) in New Orleans, LA, from which he graduated in 1996. From 1996-2000, Ryan studied jazz piano with Michael Pellera , composition/arranging with John Mahoney and improvisation with Tony Dagradi and John Ellis at the Loyola University of New Orleans College of Music where in August, 2000, he completed a B.M. degree (magna cum laude) in Jazz Studies. From 2003-2005, Ryan attended the University of Miami, FL and earned a M.M. degree in Studio/Jazz Composition. During this time he had the opportunity to study with Gary Lindsay, Ron Miller, Dr. Raul Murciano, Dr. Robert Gower, and Dr. Paul Wilson.

30. Kassaba Bios He was a finalist in ASCAP’s Morton Gould Young composers Competition and won a In 2000, the Dayton jazz Orchestra commissioned Greg’s work Archipelago, http://www.kassaba.com/bios.html

home concept music bios events contact "The musicians are top rate… the music is really fresh… its fusion of jazz with non-Western influences makes it memorable." Pianist and composer Greg Slawson Archipelago, a concerto for piano and jazz orchestra, which he premiered with the ensemble. He also wrote Prelude e Danza Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Candice Lee Bassist Chris Vance , from Buffalo, New York, received his Bachelor of Music in bass performance from SUNY at Buffalo where he studied with Roger Macchiaroli. He also received a Bachelor of Arts in theory from the same institution. Chris worked with Lawrence Angell at the Cleveland Institute of Music where he completed the Master of Music program. He currently studies with Scott Haigh, assistant principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra. Former orchestra positions include the Bermuda Philharmonic and the Buffalo Opera Company Orchestra. The music of Kassaba showcases Chris bowing, plucking and hitting the bass in a percussive manner when he is not playing rhythmic instruments. He also plays jazz, rock and blues engagements with various groups in Northeast Ohio. Mark Boich has played various musical styles from jazz to fusion and rock. In Kassaba, he plays alto, tenor and soprano saxophones along with percussion. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he received his Bachelor of Music in performance and jazz composition. Mark has studied with George Garzone, Kenny Garrett and Joe Lovano. A native of Cleveland, he plays regularly around Northeast Ohio.

31. Barcelona In 48 Hours: Bios edward ratliff is a New York Citybased composer, bandleader and and receivedan Honorable Mention in the jazz composers Alliance/Julius Hemphill http://www.barcelonain48hours.com/film/bios.html

HOME THE FILM IMAGES LISTEN ... SEARCH [ bios ] ANJA HITZENBERGER EDWARD RATLIFF DAVID ZAMBRANO STRUDELMEDIA anja hitzenberger is a photographer whose work focuses on the body in motion. She has been photographing and collaborating with many of the major performers and choreographers in New York and Europe since 1993. Her work has been exhibited in both one-person and group shows in New York, Vienna, Salzburg and Rome. In 2000 she was commissioned to create "Movement Studies," an exhibition of new work shown at the SommerSzene Salzburg dance festival (Austria). Originally from Salzburg, she moved to New York City in 1990 and worked for several years for the Austrian artist Kiki Kogelnik. Hitzenberger studied at the International Center of Photography in New York and was a correspondent for tanz Affiche , the Austrian dance magazine. She has received numerous grants from the Austrian government, the city of Vienna, and the state of Salzburg. Her work has been published internationally, including in The New York Times , the Village Voice Time Out New York Ballet International/Tanz Aktuell Dance Magazine Surface Nouvelle de Danse Terrain: Danser Danspace Project: 25 Years Movement Research's Performance Journal , the Oxford University Press Dictionary of Dance tanz Affiche , Deborah Hay's book My Body: The Buddhist , and was commissioned by Dance Ink [ TOP OF PAGE ] edward ratliff is a New York City-based composer, bandleader and multi-instrumentalist

32. African-American Women Composers Like many of her other works, it incorporates jazz idioms. Lettie BeckonAlston (b.1953), composer/pianist, was one of four finalists in the Detroit http://www.leonarda.com/composers-LE/comp339.html

African-American women composers CD #LE 339 Composers Kaleidoscope: Music by African-American Women Irene Britton Smith (1907-1999), a Chicago native, earned a bachelor's degree in composition from the American Conservatory, where she was a student of Leo Sowerby and Stella Roberts, and a master's degree from DePaul University, where she studied with Leon Stein. She also attended The Juilliard School during 1946-47, studying with Vittorio Giannini. In summers, she studied at the Eastman School of Music, the Berkshire Music Center with Irving Fine, and at the Conservatory in Fontainebleau with Nadia Boulanger. Smith's works include a Sinfonietta for orchestra, chamber music, piano works, anthems, and songs. Now retired, Smith taught elementary school in Chicago for more than 40 years while continuing to compose. Sonata for violin and piano was written while she was a student at Juilliard. Dorothy Rudd Moore (b.1940) was born in New Castle, Delaware. She graduated magna cum laude from Howard University, where she earned a B.A. in music theory and composition, studying with Mark Fax. She was the recipient of a Lucy Moten Fellowship for study with Nadia Boulanger at the American Conservatory in France in 1963, and continued composition studies with Chou Wen-Chung in New York in 1965. She taught at the Harlem School of the Arts, New York University, and Bronx Community College, and and was one of the founders of the Society of Black Composers. Her opera

33. JAZZ MEETS HIP HOP BAND BIOS Joan Cartwright is an explosive jazz and blues singer, composer and lecturer.She s performed with her band jazz Hotline, in the US for 25 years and in http://www.causticdames.com/jazzmeetshiphopbandbios.htm

BAND PHOTO This configuration of singers, composers and musicians formalized in July 2004. John James Willekes is the founder of the Curacao Jazz Festival. Joan Cartwright founded Gaiafest, A Celebration of Mother Earth with Women in Jazz. Willie Hill has played blues guitar with everyone from B.B. King to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin! and Bland writes music for television. The Caustic Dames, comprised of Mimi Johnson aka Puss n Boots (Cartwright's Daughter) and Cinceria Rainer aka Baby Spliph have taken the City of Atlanta by storm with their hard work and determination to keep the Hip Hop music and rhymes of Johnson's late husband Glenn Johnson aka Trubble Phunk. Walter Bland writes for television. His music can be heard on OZ. John James Willekes is the w inner of Best Song and Best Group at Curacao's National "Garaladon Vitrola" Awards. He was nominated for Best Musical Arranger and Best Artist at Curacao's National "Garaladon Vitrola" Awards. He is the founder and Director of Curacao Annual Jazz Festival. He is a National Music Award Recipient, Curacao National Department of Culture. He is a commissioned Composer, Arranger, and Producer. He is the Founder, Director, and Teacher, Curacao's "Creative Sound School of Music," which regularly has works of its 200 students showcased on National Public Television of Curacao. He was voted Best Jazz Artist of the Year, "Revista Carmen", music publication of the Netherlands. He is a Commissioned Performer, Dutch Embassy of Suriname. Willekes is a co-leader, with Walter Bland, of the jazz group

34. Tango Lorca Bios As a composer of chamber music, pianist and composer for Tango Lorca, and cofounder composer for the avantgarde heavy metal/comedy act jazz Discharge, http://www.tangolorca.com/biostango.html

HOME CALENDAR BIOS CONTACT ... PRESS Merge old world tango aesthetics with a sinuous texture of jazz, flamenco and classical music and you have the immediately distinctive sound of Tango Lorca. Formed in 1999, this fiery quintet has created a fresh and continually growing body of original compositions and arrangements equally suited for the dance hall or the concert stage. While evoking an undoubtedly Argentine sentiment with classics from the "Golden Age", they also create new, innovative works with a timeless sense of beauty. Tango Lorca plays their music with a deep understanding of tradition as well as an obsessive desire to evolve the art form to new plateaus. photo: Larry Thompson CORE MEMBERS Tiffany Thompson - violin Tiffany began playing the violin at the age of five. Though classically trained, she is also an experienced player of country, blues, jazz and rock. Prior to joining Tango Lorca, Tiffany was a member of the rock band Whet , in which she sang lead vocal and played a self-made electric steel violin. This summer, she will travel to Buenos Aires and attend the orchestral progam at the

35. UNLV Music: Jazz Adjunct Faculty Bios Walter Blanton was named Nevada Composer of the Year by the Music Teachers jazz great Bill Evans summed it up best when he said that Joe is very http://www.unlv.edu/Colleges/Fine_Arts/Music/jzfacbio.html

UNLV Adjunct Jazz Faculty Biographies Walt Blanton, trumpet Walter Blanton, cornet, trumpet, flugelhorn, and composer, was born in Kent, Washington on September 4, 1944. In 1953, shortly after his 9th birthday, he had the remarkable experience of hearing Louis Armstrong and immediately decided that he wanted to play the trumpet. By his early teens, he formed a jazz combo using arrangements copied from records. His desire for further study in arranging and composition led to an undergraduate degree at the Western washington University. In 1966, he continued his composition studies at Indiana University with noted Panamanian composer Roque Codero. During this same time he studied trumpet with Herbert Mueller and William Adam, was awarded a perofrmer's certificate,a nd earned his Master's Degree in Music. Walter Blanton and Dharma: Voyage From the Past Troppe Note/ Cambria Records, 1999 The Body of a House Troppe Note/ Cambria Records, 1997 Caravan: Stay Tuned Russ Blevins Russ Blevins was born in Chesterfield, Virginia. He attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia where he began studying classical and jazz saxophone with Gunnar Mossbald. In 1994, Russ was selected to participate in the Disneyland All-American College band in Anaheim, California. In 1995, Russ performed at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch Resort in Nagasaki, japan. For three years he performed as a member of the HTB Jazz Orchestra, Brass Ensemble, Saxophone Quartet, Woodwind Ensemble, and Salsa Band. In 1998, Russ had the opportunity to study with David Liebman in his annual saxophone masterclass at East Stroudsburg University in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Later in 1998, Russ cam to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to pursue his graduate degree in jazz, which he completed in May of 2000. Russ is now private instructor of saxophone and director of Jazz Ensemble III at UNLV where he is also currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in saxophone performance.

36. ON CLASSICAL. Classical Composers Biographies Kunst der Fuge contains thousands of classical and jazz MIDI files, plus 5000+listed fugues, Our New Fugal composers . New composers jazz composers http://www.kunstderfuge.com/bio.htm

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37. Le Boeuf Jazz [ Bios ] Both Pascal and Remy were winners of ASCAP s Young jazz Composer Awards formusicians under 30 years Individual bios Remy Le Boeuf Pascal Le Boeuf http://www.lbjazz.com/bios/index.shtml

Home Calendar Music Bios ... Links Biographies Remy and Pascal Le Boeuf Individual Bios: Remy Le Boeuf Pascal Le Boeuf

38. Le Boeuf Jazz [ Bios ] Pascal and Remy were winners of ASCAP s Young jazz Composer Awards for musiciansunder 30 in both 2004 2005 and were the two selected to play on the bill http://www.lbjazz.com/bios/pascal.shtml

Home Calendar Music Bios ... Links Pascal's Biography Jazz Pianist, Pascal Le Boeuf is currently a student in jazz performance and composition at the Manhattan School of Music. In the past few years he has earned Pascal has played with several different groups at jazz festivals in Japan, Ottawa and Montreal. He has played with his combo at numerous California Central Coast venues notably the Monterey Jazz Festival, the San Jose Jazz Festival, the Stanford Jazz Festival. Pascal is currently developing his musical skills under the direction of Kenny Barron and Mike Abene in New York. Back to Group Biography

39. UMass Fine Arts Center - Jazz In July Home jazz in July Faculty bios Every jazz musician is a composer whoexpresses him/herself by spontaneously organizing all of their musical http://www.umass.edu/fac/jazz/bios/

Home Jazz in July Faculty Bios The Billy Taylor Trio Dr. Billy Taylor (piano) "Improvisation is spontaneous composition. Every jazz musician is a composer who expresses him/herself by spontaneously organizing all of their musical knowledge and experience in ways that express the feelings and ideas they want to share." Internationally acclaimed performer, composer, recording artist, conductor, author, teacher. Winner, two Peabodys and an Emmy. Founder and President, New York's Jazzmobile. Host, National Public Radio's Jazz Alive. Music editor, "CBS Sunday Morning." Former Music Director, "David Frost Show." Recipient of the National Medal of the Arts, selected by former President George Bush. Professor of Music, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Chip Jackson (bass) "I'll be teaching three ways: 1. Specifics (technique) 2. Concepts (feeling and internalizing rhythm) 3. By example (demonstrating with my own playing)" Writer, arranger, teacher, whose playing is represented on over 60 CD's. Attended Berklee College of Music. Toured with: Elvin Jones Jazz Machine ('83-'91), Roy Haynes Quartet, Red Rodney Quintet, Liza Minelli, Stan Getz Quintet, and the Gary Burton Quintet. Recently released collaborative CD with Contempo Trio on Jazzline label, and recorded a series of 26 National Public Radio Broadcasts with Clark Terry, Jon Hendricks, and Milt Jackson. Currently working on his first solo project, "Is There a Jackson in the House?" Winard Harper

40. Chris Greene - Chicago Saxophonist/composer - BIO Saxophonist and composer Chris Greene was born in Evanston, IL and began his While in Bloomington, he studied saxophone performance, jazz arranging, http://www.chrisgreenejazz.com/bio.html

Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Home Concerts ... Links Want more info? Enter your email address here! Chris Greene Chris Greene Chris Greene: Bio Chris Greene - saxophone, composer Saxophonist and composer Chris Greene was born in Evanston, IL and began his musical journey via his parents? record collection, which included the soul and funk of the 1970s, the Motown and Stax sounds of the 1960s and the forward-thinking jazz of the 1950s. He began playing saxophone at 10, and he eventually spent his formative years in the award-winning Evanston High School Wind and Jazz Ensembles. Around this same time, he began to play professionally with many local pop/rock and jazz bands. In 1991, Greene went to Bloomington, IN to attend the prestigious Indiana University Jazz Studies program, which was created and administered by renowned professor and cellist David Baker. While in Bloomington, he studied saxophone performance, jazz arranging, composition, history and improvisation. Greene quickly made his mark within the ranks of the music departments; he rapidly developed his individual style by studying the recorded works of the masters (Davis, Parker, Ellington, Coltrane, etc.) and becoming lead alto saxophone in the IU concert and lab jazz bands. Greene left the Indiana college town in 1994 and returned to Chicago. He immersed himself in the regional music scene and has since collaborated with some of the nation's most creative and versatile musicians. A musical chameleon, Greene can be seen with soul/deep house musical collective Mr. A. L. I., his own fusion band Chris Greene and New Perspective, as well as other high-profile musical projects. He has also backed up national luminaries such as Otis Williams and the Temptations.

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