| PATRICK JONES SAXOPHONE D.M.A. Professor of Music Edinboro University of Pennsylvania |
Patrick Jones, an active soloist and clinician, has performed throughout
the United States as well as internationally throughout Europe and
Canada. Jones was awarded the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in
Saxophone with high honor by the University of Minnesota, where he
studied under the renowned saxophonist Eugene Rousseau. He initiated
his degree at Indiana University for two years and completed the
requirements for a jazz minor under the direction of renowned jazz
educator David Baker. Jones also holds degrees from the Eastman
School of Music under the direction of Dr. Ramon Ricker and the Lionel
Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho under the tutelage of
Dr. Robert Miller.
In addition to many performances, Jones has been broadcast on the
nationally syndicated NPR Program “Saint Paul Sunday” and
Performance Today” while playing with the Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra under the baton of Andreas Delfs. He has also been
broadcast as a soloist with the internationally known wind quintet, Imani
Winds, on WCLV, home of the Cleveland Orchestra. Jones is actively
presenting new and traditional repertoire at many regional and national
North American Saxophone Alliance conferences. He has presented new
music at World Saxophone Congresses, XII in Montreal and XIII in
Minnesota, where he commissioned as well as gave the world premiere of
a piece by David Gompper, Professor of Composition at the University of
Iowa. During this performance, he was joined by Leslie Shank, the
assistant Concertmaster of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Dr.
Laura Loewen, Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba. He
presented the composition Deep Blue Spiral for the composer David
Heuser at the SEAMUS convention for alto saxophone and tape. Jones
has presented lectures nationally and served as an assistant/guest
lecturer at various Eugene Rousseau master classes. Recently, he was
invited to give a world premiere of a commissioned piece by Dr. William
Alexander in Ljubljana, Slovenia during the summer, 2006 for the World
Saxophone Congress. In addition, Jones was a guest soloist with the
Erie Philharmonic Orchestra in April, 2006.
Patrick Jones has received many honors and awards throughout his
career including advancing or placing in national as well as
international competitions. Jones was one of ten contestants chosen to
advance in the ARD International Competition in Munich, Germany. Other
competitions include the National North American Saxophone Alliance
Convention (2000), the IWASH Young Artist Concerto Competition (1994),
the Heida Hermann’s Young Artist’s Competition (2000) and the University
of Minnesota Concerto Competition (2003).
Jones has performed in many bands and chamber groups throughout his
career both as a soloist and a member. Some of his solo performances
with chamber ensembles include guest appearances with the Zagreb
Saxophone Quartet, Imani Winds, and many others. He has also
performed with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Ted Mann Saxophone
Quartet and other various groups. His broad experience ranges from
clarinet quintets to blues bands. An active doubler, Jones has extensive
experience in performing and teaching the clarinet. He has performed in
various professional and collegiate settings including solo, large and
chamber ensembles.
His jazz background is also extensive and includes many years of
performance and study. He has appeared in bands that have premiered
artists such as Joe Lavano, Lionel Hampton, Claudio Roditi as well as
many others. Recently, he has performed with Marshall Griffith, a jazz
pianist at the Cleveland Institute of Music. At Eastman, he participated in
the New Jazz Ensemble and was a participant in a recording project. He
was awarded Best Collegiate Jazz Saxophonist at the Lionel Hampton
Jazz Festival and given performances for live stage show on Holland
America cruise ships.
Some of his professional memberships include the following: North
American Saxophone Alliance (NASA), Phi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi and
the Music Educators National Conference (PMEA.)
Jones has recently joined the music faculty of Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor of Music. In addition, he has been
a faculty member at the University of Iowa, the International Allegheny
Summer Music Festival, the International Youth Music Festival and various
music camps hosted by Eugene Rousseau. Also, in 2006, he will finish a
new CD with Dr. Kristine West Denton and it is expected to come out
sometime during the fall of 2007.
the United States as well as internationally throughout Europe and
Canada. Jones was awarded the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in
Saxophone with high honor by the University of Minnesota, where he
studied under the renowned saxophonist Eugene Rousseau. He initiated
his degree at Indiana University for two years and completed the
requirements for a jazz minor under the direction of renowned jazz
educator David Baker. Jones also holds degrees from the Eastman
School of Music under the direction of Dr. Ramon Ricker and the Lionel
Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho under the tutelage of
Dr. Robert Miller.
In addition to many performances, Jones has been broadcast on the
nationally syndicated NPR Program “Saint Paul Sunday” and
Performance Today” while playing with the Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra under the baton of Andreas Delfs. He has also been
broadcast as a soloist with the internationally known wind quintet, Imani
Winds, on WCLV, home of the Cleveland Orchestra. Jones is actively
presenting new and traditional repertoire at many regional and national
North American Saxophone Alliance conferences. He has presented new
music at World Saxophone Congresses, XII in Montreal and XIII in
Minnesota, where he commissioned as well as gave the world premiere of
a piece by David Gompper, Professor of Composition at the University of
Iowa. During this performance, he was joined by Leslie Shank, the
assistant Concertmaster of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Dr.
Laura Loewen, Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba. He
presented the composition Deep Blue Spiral for the composer David
Heuser at the SEAMUS convention for alto saxophone and tape. Jones
has presented lectures nationally and served as an assistant/guest
lecturer at various Eugene Rousseau master classes. Recently, he was
invited to give a world premiere of a commissioned piece by Dr. William
Alexander in Ljubljana, Slovenia during the summer, 2006 for the World
Saxophone Congress. In addition, Jones was a guest soloist with the
Erie Philharmonic Orchestra in April, 2006.
Patrick Jones has received many honors and awards throughout his
career including advancing or placing in national as well as
international competitions. Jones was one of ten contestants chosen to
advance in the ARD International Competition in Munich, Germany. Other
competitions include the National North American Saxophone Alliance
Convention (2000), the IWASH Young Artist Concerto Competition (1994),
the Heida Hermann’s Young Artist’s Competition (2000) and the University
of Minnesota Concerto Competition (2003).
Jones has performed in many bands and chamber groups throughout his
career both as a soloist and a member. Some of his solo performances
with chamber ensembles include guest appearances with the Zagreb
Saxophone Quartet, Imani Winds, and many others. He has also
performed with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Ted Mann Saxophone
Quartet and other various groups. His broad experience ranges from
clarinet quintets to blues bands. An active doubler, Jones has extensive
experience in performing and teaching the clarinet. He has performed in
various professional and collegiate settings including solo, large and
chamber ensembles.
His jazz background is also extensive and includes many years of
performance and study. He has appeared in bands that have premiered
artists such as Joe Lavano, Lionel Hampton, Claudio Roditi as well as
many others. Recently, he has performed with Marshall Griffith, a jazz
pianist at the Cleveland Institute of Music. At Eastman, he participated in
the New Jazz Ensemble and was a participant in a recording project. He
was awarded Best Collegiate Jazz Saxophonist at the Lionel Hampton
Jazz Festival and given performances for live stage show on Holland
America cruise ships.
Some of his professional memberships include the following: North
American Saxophone Alliance (NASA), Phi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi and
the Music Educators National Conference (PMEA.)
Jones has recently joined the music faculty of Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor of Music. In addition, he has been
a faculty member at the University of Iowa, the International Allegheny
Summer Music Festival, the International Youth Music Festival and various
music camps hosted by Eugene Rousseau. Also, in 2006, he will finish a
new CD with Dr. Kristine West Denton and it is expected to come out
sometime during the fall of 2007.
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