PM Artist Gary Campbell - Jazz Saxophonist/ Composer/ Author and Educator will be the special guest of this year edition of Central Florida Saxfest.
Gary, along with his amazing career as a jazz musician, is a sought-after jazz educator both in the U.S. and in Europe. He taught for 12 years at the University of Miami
(where he earned a Master of Music Degree in Jazz Performance), is now Professor of Jazz Studies/Saxophone and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Florida International University, and for many years has been a performer/clinician at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops.
Gary is a Fulbright Scholar, and has been awarded numerous National Endowment for the Arts performance grants, and has published five highly acclaimed books on jazz improvisation: PATTERNS FOR JAZZ (co-authored with Jerry Coker); EXPANSIONS - a method for developing new material for improvisation; HANK MOBLEY TRANSCRIBED SOLOS; CONNECTING JAZZ THEORY; and TRIAD PAIRS FOR JAZZ.
Saxfest activities include clinics and performances by guest artists: above mentioned Gary Campbell as well as Steven Mauk (Professor of Saxophone, Ithaca College).
Interested participants should bring their instruments for a saxophone ensemble reading session. No pre-registration necessary.
For more information please visit: http://www.cah.ucf.edu/
