Jeff B -- Saxophonist
Jazz/Blues saxophonist playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes
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Meditation Meditation
If You Could See Me Now If You Could See Me Now
Star Eyes Star Eyes
Come Sunday Come Sunday
Recording of the Gordon College Jazz Ensemble, February 23, 2006. I am on lead alto. Check out our next concert on May 4th at Gordon College in Wenham, MA!
Cheesy Living Cheesy Living
One of my first recordings since acquiring a bari sax in the summer of 2005. Recorded on a cheap PC mike direct to a laptop with Audacity.
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Jeff is originally from Rochester, NY, and has played saxophones since switching from the trumpet in 7th grade. Jeff studied with several teachers in Rochester, including Eastman School of Music faculty and students Jim Doser, Martin Fournier and Mark Tulga.
Attending the College of Wooster in Ohio (as a chemistry major), Jeff played in the college jazz ensemble, led by Professor Jeff Lindberg, co-founder of Chicago's Jazz Members Big Band (now the ). At Wooster Jeff also played with various incarnations of a ska/reggae/blues/you-name-it band known mostly as Tequila Soup. Graduate studies in chemistry brought Jeff to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he played in university jazz ensembles led by Jeff Eckels (formerly the non-talking bassist on the Whad'ya Know Show) and Les Thimmig. While in Madison Jeff also was a regular member of the late Dennis Oliver's and the Madison Area Technical College jazz ensemble led by Jeff Poronto.
After a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Minnesota, Jeff lived in Colorado Springs for eight years, playing with community big bands and subbing regularly for the . Since moving to Boston in 2004, Jeff has joined the Gordon College Jazz Ensemble on lead alto as a 'community friend' of the band. Jeff also regularly attends jam sessions around Boston's North Shore.Your musical influences
Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Pepper Adams, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Stitt, Phil Woods, Wess Anderson, Eric Alexander.
Teachers and mentors: Jim Doser, Mark Tulga, Martin Fournier, Jeff Lindberg, Dean BarkerContact
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how did we find this one? wrong turn, right day.
Alexis - thanks for your kind comments. I left you a message on your board.
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