James G  

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Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Funk, Salsa, Showtunes, Reggae, Merengue, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Avant-garde

Performance Major Clarinet-Saxophone-Flute and in Jazz Composition, Arranging, and Performance, Berklee College of Music.

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Clarinet

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Arranging

Ear Traning

I began my Musical career studying Classical Clarinet while attending High School in Indianapolis Indiana with Achille Rossi of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestral. I went on to play principal Clarinet in and around the state of Indiana in many of the fine youth Orchestra’s and Concert Bands. I went on to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where I continued my Clarinet Studies with Andre Lizzott (Principal Clarinet Boston Opera Co). I was a performance major while attending Berklee. I refined my improvisational skills with the likes of Legendary woodwind dept heads Joe Viola and John Laporta. I also studied arranging and jazz composition with Herb Promeroy and James Williams (Art Blakey Jazz Messengers) and Non- Functional Harmonic Techniques with the dean of advanced harmony techniques Paul Schelling (Sarah Vaughan). I also play tenor saxophone and flute and was a part of the many fine recording bands while attending Berklee. I have recorded and played with Bob Summers (Count Basie Band), James Williams (Art Blakey Jazz Messengers), Ken Lesight (Crafton Hills College), and Jerry Rusch (Gerald Wilson Orchestral). I now reside in California where I continues to teach and freelance and lead my own bands in and around the state of California. I continue to record many of my own fine Jazz Compositions that can be found on iTunes.