Today, we are speaking with Jared Sims, who does not settle for just combining all saxes, clarinet, and flute with teaching but has performed throughout the world and recorded dozens of recordings, in addition to video games and television, among others. Currently, he is Director of Jazz Studies at West Virginia University, USA.
Jared Sims: “In a Concert You Have One Chance to Play Things Right” Open »
Today we are speaking with Jeffrey Wilson, who has dedicated the best part of his career teaching the Saxophone and Composition at important British schools such as the Royal Military School of Music, the Guildhall School, and the Trinity College London.
Jeffery Wilson: “Nothing Focuses the Practice Better Than Performance” Open »
Today we have Chris Madsen, one of the most in-demand figures in the jazz world throughout Chicago. His labor as a player and composer would be incomplete without the facet of teaching, which he does at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Wisconsin—Parkside, after many years at Northwestern University. Here, he speaks to us about learning jazz from his particular focus.
Jim Gailloreto is Artist Faculty Jazz Saxophone at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois (USA). To add from being a saxophonist, he is also an arranger, orchestrator, and composer, which becomes obvious in his manner of teaching, with a more complete and interesting perspective.
Jim Gailloreto: “You Have to Get Really Great at Practicing to Become a Great Player” Open »
