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Jim Gailloreto
jazz saxophonist, arranger, composer jazz educator
About Me
Jim Gailloreto is an accomplished jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He has a Bachelors in Music Composition
from De Paul University and a Masters in Music Composition from Northwestern University. Through his group Jazz
String Quintet He is a recipient of the New Works: Creation & Presentation Program Grant from Chamber Music
America. Through this grant he has created an intricate four movement work entitled “American Complex”
He has performed with the Bill Russo's Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Chicago Chamber Musicians and the new music group
Fulcrum Point. He also recorded and performed with Blue Note artist Patricia Barber on “Mythologies”, Origin artist
guitarist John Mc Lean's “Better Angels”, with pianist Jeremy Kahn on “Most of a Nickel”, vocalist Grazyna Auguscik's
”Lulajze”. He also performed at Bargemusic with pianist and composer Fred Hersch.
His string quartet arrangments can be heard on Kurt Elling's CD “Dedicated To You”. He recently performed a Chicago
premier of Marc Anthony Turnage's “Scorched” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and John Scofield.
