JEFF HARRINGTON
Saxophonist, composer, author, educator and producer, Jeff Harrington is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music (where he teaches saxophone, improvisation and jazz history), a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Affiliated Artist and a Harvard University MLSP Instructor.
An active performer, recording artist and clinician, he has performed in Europe, the Caribbean, Los Angeles, the southwest US and throughout New England.
Through his International Jazz Correspondence Lessons®, he distance-teaches improvisation and saxophone world-wide.
His recordings include Cosmic Motion Picture with his own quartet, One by the Reed Dieffenbach Quartet and So Tru by Trudy Sandhaus, among others. A new solo album, Emanation, is due out in 2008.
In addition, he's the author of Blues Improvisation Complete (Berklee Press), available in Bb, Eb, C and C bass clef versions, Great Tenor Saxophone Solos, Vol. 1 & 2, Great Smooth Jazz, R&B, and Pop Tenor Saxophone Solos, and Written Solos On Standard Tunes, Vol. 1 & 2.
Performing credits include touring as a featured soloist with the Gene Krupa Orchestra and performances with Milt Hinton, Ricky Ford and Makoto Ozone. Locally he freelances in the Boston area and is a member of the Harry Fix Quartet.
Studies in saxophone, improvisation, composition, clarinet and flute with Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Viola, George Garzone, Rick Margitza, Charlie Banocas, John Mehegan, George Russell, John La Porta, Arnie Lawrence, Jimmy Guiffre, Bob Moses, Bill Dixon, Barry Harris, Leon Russianoff, Ignatius Gennusa, Henry Brandt, Matt Marvuglio and Milford Graves.