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Jacob Zimmerman

Saxophonist and composer Jacob Zimmerman (b.1986) studied at the renowned Garfield High School in Seattle, and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Saxophone Performance. Zimmerman recently completed his Masters Degree in Composition from Mills College in Oakland, California. His teachers have included Roscoe Mitchell, Jerry Bergonzi, James Fei, Joe Morris, Anthony Coleman, Allan Chase, and John Mallia. Zimmerman has performed at a variety of prominent venues and festivals including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Jordan Hall in Boston, and Avery Fisher Hall in New York.

Awards

Paul Merritt Henry Prize for excellence in composition for stringed instruments, April 2010 GR Music Alumnae Scholarship, Mills College, 2008-09 Scholarship, New England Conservatory of Music, 2004-2008

Dawn Lambeth: I Get Ideas

Read "I Get Ideas" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
July 16, 2026

Not everyone was fortunate enough--or long lived enough--to have been around for the glory days of Benny Goodman's 1937 band, with a young Martha Tilton singing songs she barely knew, and scared to death of Benny as well. But the Liltin' Miss Tilton was plenty talented, and she made a big impression soon enough. And if a listener just moved the dial a bit, Connee Boswell or Lee Wiley could be found too. They were spectacularly good singers: great phrasing, ...

“An artist, ambitious and thoughtful, attacking some of the major questions surrounding jazz performance, history, and culture today.” - Earshot Jazz, Seattle.