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James Rozzi

James is a professional musician, educator, journalist, and potter.

About Me

James Rozzi is a saxophonist, bandleader, and published jazz journalist. He is a retired public school band director (30 years), currently teaching Jazz History to adults at Emory University. His feature articles, interviews and reviews on jazz have appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, DownBeat, Jazziz, Wired, Coda, Creative Loafing, and Audio. His critically-acclaimed 10-piece Tempest “Little Big Band” has performed throughout the southeast. He is also a professional potter, creating functional pottery on a wheel.