Michael Brockman
Musician. Saxophone player. Composer. Band leader.
University professor. Jazz and symphonic soloist.
Artistic Director and Co-founder of Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Awards: Three-time winner "Northwest Concert of the Year"
Inductee: "Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame"
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Has performed beside: Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Branford Marsalis, Anat Cohen, Joshua Redman, Maria Schneider, Clark Terry, Wycliffe Gordon, Benny Golson, Tia Fuller, Ella Fitzgerald, and many other luminaries of jazz, plus Seattle Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Seattle Chamber Music, and more.
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• Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and guests.
Sat. Dec 27, 2025
Duke Ellington Sacred music Concert
Michael Brockman, saxophone and director
Town Hall Seattle 7:30
Presented by: www.earshotjazz.org
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• Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Fri & Sat, Jan. 2-3, 2026
Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience
Benaroya Hall
Info: sso.org
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• Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Michael Brockman, founder and artistic director
with guest director
Clark Gibson
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle
Feb 21, 2026 (7:30pm)
Feb 22, 2026 (2pm)
Info: https://www.srjo.org
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• Dmitri Matheny Group
Mon, Feb 23 (6:00PM)
Brother Don's, 4200 Kitsap Way, Bremerton WA
https://www.brotherdons.net/
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Michael Brockman saxophones, Randy Halberstadt piano, Phil Sparks bass, Mark Ivester drums.
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• Dmitri Matheny Group
Mon, March 9 (7:00PM)
Jo Bar & Rotisserie, 715 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland OR
Michael Brockman saxophones, Joe Bagg piano, Eric Gruber bass, Michael Raynor drums http://www.jobarpdx.net
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• Music of Remembrance
Sun. March 15, 2026 (3 PM)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle
Performing Manuel Rosenthal's Marmalade Sonata for saxophone and piano with pianist (and UW colleague) Cristina Valdes; plus a tribute to Josephine Baker with jazz vocalist (and frequent SRJO collaborator) Jacqueline Tabor.
Info: https://musicofremembrance.org/
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• Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Michael Brockman, founder and artistic director
with guest director
Orrin Evans
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle
April 11, 2026 (7:30pm)
April 12, 2026 (2pm)
Info: https://www.srjo.org
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• Seattle Chamber Orchestra
Lorenzo MARASSO conductor
U.S. Premiere of Nimrod BORENSTEIN's Concerto for Alto Saxophone with String Orchestra Op,70a
Michael Brockman, solo alto saxophone
Fri. May 1, 2026 (7 PM / pre-concert talk 7:15 PM)
Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103)
Info: https://www.seattlechamberorchestra.org
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• Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Michael Brockman, saxophone and director
with special guest bassist and composer
Christian McBride
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle
May 30-31, 2026
7:30 pm
Info: https://www.srjo.org
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• Dmitri Matheny Group
Sat, Sept 5 (7:30PM)
Seattle Jazz Fellowship, 109 S Main Street in Pioneer Square, Seattle WA
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Michael Brockman saxophones, Randy Porter piano, Phil Sparks bass, Mark Ivester drums
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Many more performances coming up! Click "SHOWS"
LATEST NEWS
Brockman to publish PDF score & parts of new composition, "The Acox Ramble" at no charge to schools.
Brockman's latest big band composition, "The Acox Ramble" was premiered by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra on Feb 5, 2024 for the "Clarence Acox Gala and Legacy Fundraiser" at the Jazz Alley night club in Seattle. Brockman has decided to make PDFs available to any school band that wants to play the piece, so they too can join in the fun of honoring Clarence with a piece set to a traditional New Orleans street groove. For information, email: brockmansax@gmail.com or click CONTACT.
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