Michael Brockman

                                                                  
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Saxophonist/Musician based in Seattle, Washington

 

• Composer, Arranger, Band Leader

• UW School of Music Faculty - Saxophone and Jazz Studies

• Artistic Co-Director of the award winning Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra

• Tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone soloist with the Clarence Acox Sextet

• Classical saxophone soloist/recitalist with Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and many other Seattle ensembles.

 

Listen:

• Click HERE download MP3 file of Michael Brockman playing his composition "They Never Said." (3 MB file)

• Click HERE to download MP3 file of Michael Brockman playing his composition "The KPLU Shuffle." (3 MB file)

• Click HERE to download an MP3 file from a recent interview of Michael Brockman by Dave Beck on KUOW-FM, including recorded excerpts from Seattle Symphony's new Shostakovich CD (with Brockman as soloist), as well as discussion of Brockman's musical training and background, plus demonstrations of jazz and classical interpretation (total time 18 minutes)

 

Calendar/Performances/Announcements:

• Saturday November 1, 2008 Jazz4Kids Concert with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.srjo.org) 4:00 PM

• Saturday November 1 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with Special Guest James Moody at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.srjo.org) 7:30 PM

• Sunday November 2, 2008 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with Special Guest James Moody at Kirkland Performance Center (www.srjo.org) 3:00 PM

• Saturday December 27, 2008 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra 20th Annual Duke Ellington Sacred Concert at First Presbyterian Church, Bellevue (www.srjo.org) 7:30 PM

• Saturday MArch 7, 2009 Jazz4Kids Concert with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.srjo.org) 4:00 PM

• Saturday March 7, 2009 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with Special Guest Toshiko Akiyoshi at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.srjo.org) 7:30 PM

• Sunday March 8, 2009 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with Special Guest Toshiko Akiyoshi at Kirkland Performance Center (www.srjo.org) 3:00 PM

• Friday April 3, 2009 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra plays Benny Carter's epic "Kansas City Suite" at Edmonds Art Center, Edmonds (www.srjo.org) 8:00 PM

• Sunday May 24, 2009 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra plays Benny Carter's epic "Kansas City Suite" at Bellevue Jazz Festival (www.bellevuejazz.com) 7:00 PM Meydenbauer Center

• Thur-Sat-Sun May 28 & 30-31, 2009 Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov "Symphonic Dances" at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.seatllesymphony.org) various times

• Thur & Sat June 4 & 6, 2009 Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Prokofiev's "Romeo & Juliet" at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.seatllesymphony.org) various times

• Sun June 7, 2009 Pacific NW Ballet: Bernstein's "West Side Story" at McCaw Hall, Seattle (www.pnb.org)

• Sat & Sun June 13-14, 2009 Northwest Chamber Chorus: "The American Spirit" including Swedish composer Anders Paulsson's Deep River arranged for choir and soprano saxophone - Sat. 7:30 PM Green Lake United Methodist Church; Sun. 3:00 PM Plymouth Congregational (www.northwestchamberchorus.org)

• Sunday June 14, 2009 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra benefit brunch and concert for KPLU FM88.5 aboard the Holland-America cruise ship anchored at the Elliot Bay Pier, Seattle (www.kplu.org) 10:00 AM  

• Saturday June 20, 2009 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Tribute to Stan Kenton at Benaroya Hall, Seattle (www.srjo.org) 7:30 PM

• Saturday June 21, 2009 Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Tribute to Stan Kenton at Kirkland Performance Center (www.srjo.org) 3:00 PM

 

 

More info at:

UW Faculty bio page:

http://faculty.washington.edu/brockman/

 

Web Page for the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra:

www.srjo.org

 

UW Saxophone Studio Web Site:

http://faculty.washington.edu/brockman/UWSaxStudioHomePage.html

 

UW Saxophone Flyer:

http://faculty.washington.edu/brockman/UWSaxophoneFlyer03.html

 

Page of links to magazine articles and interviews:

https://faculty.washington.edu/brockman/brockmanarticlespage.html

 

Contact me by email: brockmanjazz@verizon.net