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Clarence H Ward III

Born: July 18, 1981

Clarence H. Ward III is an American saxophonist and Trumpeter. Clarence began studying flute than saxophone at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School the age of 15 under the guidance of one of Baltimore's greatest educators and trombonist Charles Funn. Under Charles Funn tutelage Clarence Ward III won best soloist awards at 3 jazz festivals throughout his time in high school as well as received a music scholarship to University of Maryland Eastern Shore. After a couple years of college Clarence decided to join the ARMY as a full time saxophonist. Since leaving the army in 2001 Clarence has been a freelance Reedman and Trumpeter

Chris Johansen

Born: October 14, 1880

New York saxophonist Chris Johansen has immersed himself in the jazz tradition. He has gained experience on the New York scene, as well as such far away places as The Netherlands and his hometown of Seattle, WA. Focusing on the music of the bebop era as well as the Great American Songbook, Johansen has worked with such greats as Dutch piano legend Frans Elsen and Seattle’s trumpet master Jay Thomas, among many others. During his years spent in The Netherlands, Johansen toured Ireland and mainland Europe with the group Equinox. Since moving to New York in 2014, he has collaborated with many of the jazz capital’s top straight-ahead players.

Robert Burke

Born: August 31, 1962

Biography Associate Professor Robert Burke Co-ordinator of Jazz and Popular Studies @ Monash University - Australia Jazzhead recording artist: http://www.jazzhead.com/cms-artists/rob-burke.phps PhD (perf), MMus (perf), BMus, AmusA, Cert in Tertiary Edu Robert Burke has enjoyed a diverse and wide-ranging career as a performer, composer and educator in music. Although classically trained on the clarinet and saxophones, his main focus as a performer has been in jazz and popular music, including eight years performing and composing with Kate Ceberano (including a top-ten Australian hit) and fifteen years with ARIA award-winning band The Black Sorrows

Shoko Igarashi

Born: October 25, 1991

Shoko Igarashi is an international musician. She was born in Yamagata, Japan 1991. She is an accomplished Woodwinds specialist on Alto, Soprano, and Tenor Saxophones and Flute. She is also an arranger and Composer. Currently living and working in New York City. Shoko began studying tenor saxophone in elementary school. She attended the music high school, Senzoku Gakuin High School, and received classical and basic Jazz training. In 2012, Shoko was accepted as a scholar student for Berklee College of Music. At the same time, she began establishing herself locally as one of the top Jazz musicians

Pia Boda

Born: July 9

Pia Boda is a Tenor/Soprano Saxophone player and Composer. Was born in Los Angeles, came to Denmark 6 years old and grew up and studied in Copenhagen. Pia´s biological family were not connected to music at all, but her stepfather, a professional piano player, “stepped into her life”, when she was 12 years old and introduced her to Brazilian music. The local music school introduced her to the woodwinds and the recorder became her very first instrument. She graduated as a Saxophone Player and Music Teacher from The Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen in 1992, where she met the Italian guitar player Marco Spallanzani

Jeffrey Curtis Shriner

Born: March 31, 1945

Lead tenor Nightsession Big Band as well as vocals and flute. Combo lead .....comfortable and accomplished with duo or quartet. Excellent backing vocalist and soloing to fit the gig. Can read your charts or play from vast mental playbook of 50 years experience. Toledo or Detroit gigs welcome.

Sal Crocker

Born: October 29

Seleno “Sal” Crocker manages TWO very successful careers during one lifetime. Along with being an award-winning Saxophonist, this artist also serves as a successful major airline pilot for the last 27 years. Yes, Sal has managed to equally master his Mark VI and the Airbus at the same time. Growing up, Sal always had a desire to fly but, once he picked up the saxophone at age 10, he defined his two passions: Flying and the Saxophone. So, instead of choosing one career over the other, he decided to tackle them both, simultaneously. After many years of light musical endeavors, Sal is able to embark on a musical journey as a “full time” professional jazz musician thanks to the support of his beautiful wife, Eurydice, and her kaleidoscopic vision for her husband’s future. Born in New York City October 29, 1965, Sal moved to Memphis at the early age of four

Anders Lønne Grønseth

Born: February 21, 1979

Saxophonist, reed doubler (clarinet, flute) and composer born in 1979, resident in Oslo, Norway. Anders studied to a master degree in performing arts at Göteborg University (Academy of music and drama) after completing his bachelor at the Norwegian academy of music in Oslo. With roots in the jazz tradition, Anders seeks out a broad span of influences which come to display both in his playing and writing. Studies of classical composition of the 20th century, Indian classical music and Maqam tradition of the Middle-East continue to make way for explorations in playing techniques, composing and theoretical development.

Eddie Rich

Born: June 9, 1980

Eddie Rich is a Las Vegas based saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He currently plays with recording artists Boyz II Men and Matt Goss. He has also performed and/or recorded with artists including Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Brandon Flowers, Michael Cain, and Alan Parsons.

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