Ron Kieper

A native of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, Ron Kieper began playing the alto saxophone at the age of 12. Throughout his 20 years of playing, he has not only performed extensively throughout the Inland Northwest with a variety of musical groups, but he has also written and arranged 4 pieces for jazz ensemble (two of which won the Eastern Washington University Jazz Arranging Competition in 2001 and 2002). In addition to this, he has also written 20 original songs for his active jazz quartet.

Ron has acted as a jazz clinician, adjudicator for the Idaho Solo & Ensemble Festival, and currently maintains a studio of aspiring young saxophonists as a private instructor where his students are continuously ranked among the top high school saxophonists in the state of Idaho while performing at various venues locally several times each month.

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