Jay Easton

Easton with ten members of the saxophone family. From largest to smallest: contrabass, bass, baritone, tenor, C melody, alto, F mezzo-soprano, soprano, C soprano, sopranino.

Dr. Jay C. Easton (b. Fullerton, California, June 9, 1975) is an American multi-instrumentalist who plays all sizes of saxophone as well as a variety of other woodwind instruments from around the world. He is known as a specialist in very large (low pitched) saxophones. He is based in Seattle, Washington.

Education

Easton studied with Michael Brockman, Kelley Hart-Jenkins, Dennis Michel, Marian Liebowitz, Lewis Peterman, F. Dane Teter, and Ernie DelFante. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance from the University of Washington and Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in Woodwinds Performance from San Diego State University.

Teaching career

Easton has served on the music faculty at San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, and the Bishops' School in La Jolla, California. He has taught students of all ages and has given many educational outreach concerts.

Performing career

Easton performs and records on more than thirty woodwind instruments. His solo performances feature unusual reed instruments, with emphasis on larger (lower) instruments, especially the saxophone family.

He has performed with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera San Diego, the Spectrum Saxophone Quartet, and numerous professional musical theater productions.

He founded the Brass Dragon Saxophone Band, Northstar Saxophone Quartet, and Crosswinds Duo, and co-founded the San Diego Saxophone Orchestra.

Recordings

Easton's CD So Low was the first album ever dedicated solely to the largest saxophones.

On June 13^{[year needed]} Easton released an instructional book with CD called Writing for Saxophones. The book features extended techniques and writing tips as well as sound samples of various saxophone ensembles.

See also

• Bass saxophone
• Contrabass saxophone
• Subcontrabass saxophone
• Contrabass clarinet
• Contrabass
• Tubax

External links

• Jay Easton official site
• List of tracks on "So Low" album
• MP3 sound recording of the first movement of "Duet for Basses" by Walter Hartley, played as a B♭ Tubax duet (one instrument, overdubbed), performed by Jay Easton

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