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(an experimental 12 octave-vent saxophone)
Michael Brockman
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HERE to learn about The Frankensax
(an experimental 12 octave-vent saxophone)
Saxophonist/Musician based in Seattle, Washington
• Composer, Arranger, Band Leader
• UW School of Music Faculty - Saxophone and Jazz Studies
• Artistic Co-Director of the award winning Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
• Tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone soloist with the Clarence Acox Sextet
• Classical saxophone soloist/recitalist with Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and many other Seattle ensembles.
• Director of UW Jazz in Paris Program
Listen:
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HERE to listen to Michael Brockman playing his composition "Passage Noir" along with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra on their CD recording The Endless Search published on Origin Records)• Click
HERE to listen to Michael Brockman playing his composition "They Never Said" in a quartet with Clarence Acox (drums), Randy Halberstadt (piano) and Phil Sparks (bass).• Click
HERE to listen to Michael Brockman playing his composition "The KPLU Shuffle" in a quintet with Julian Priester (trombone), Clarence Acox (drums), Randy Halberstadt (piano) and Phil Sparks (bass)• Click
HERE to listen to Michael Brockman playing Gordon Goodwin's "There's The Rub" along with the Shorewood High School Jazz Ensemble directed by Paul Harshman (part of the KPLU School of Jazz CD).• Click
HERE to listen to a recent interview of Michael Brockman by Dave Beck on KUOW-FM, including recorded excerpts from Seattle Symphony's new Shostakovich CD (with Brockman as soloist), as well as discussion of Brockman's musical training and background, plus demonstrations of jazz and classical interpretation (total time 18 minutes)
Calendar/Performances/Announcements:
• Saturday Sept 17, 2011
Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Ravel's "Bolero" (soprano sax solo) and Gershwin's "Amercian in Paris" at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.seatllesymphony.org) 7:30 PM• Sunday Sept 18, 2011
"Birth of the Cool" with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.seatllesymphony.org) 2 PM (special performance for Benaroya's "Day of Music" celebration)• Sunday Sept 18, 2011
Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Ravel's "Bolero" (soprano sax solo) and Gershwin's "Amercian in Paris" at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.seatllesymphony.org) 4 PM (special performance for Benaroya's "Day of Music" celebration)• Thursday Sept 29 & Saturday Oct 1, 2011
Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin's "Amercian in Paris" at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.seatllesymphony.org) Various times• Thur-Fri-Sat Oct 6-7-8, 2011
Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances" (tenor saxophone solos) at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.seatllesymphony.org) Various times• Saturday Oct 29, 2011
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: Jazz4Kids Concert at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.srjo.org/kids.htm) 4:30 PM• Saturday Oct 29, 2011
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: An Evening with Ol' Blue Eyes - The Music of Frank Sinatra at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.srjo.org) 7:30 PM• Saturday Nov 6, 2011
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: An Evening with Ol' Blue Eyes - The Music of Frank Sinatra at Kirkland Performance Center (www.srjo.org) 3 PM• Monday Dec 26, 2011
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: 23rd Annual Duke Ellington Sacred Music Concert at Town Hall Seattle (www.srjo.org) 3 PM The 2011-12 SRJO SEASON BROCHURE is available now at: www.srjo.org/seasonbrochure.htm
More info at:
UW Faculty bio page:
http://faculty.washington.edu/brockman/
Web Page for the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra:
UW Saxophone Studio Web Site:
http://faculty.washington.edu/brockman/UWSaxStudioHomePage.html
UW Saxophone Flyer:
http://faculty.washington.edu/brockman/UWSaxophoneFlyer03.html
Page of links to magazine articles and interviews:
https://faculty.washington.edu/brockman/brockmanarticlespage.html
Contact me by email:
brockmanjazz@frontier.com
