Gary Keller (saxophonist)

Introduction

American jazz musician Gary Keller (born October 7, 1953) is a jazz and classical saxophonist, recording artist, a lecturer at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and a Conn Selmer Artist.American jazz musician Gary Keller (born October 7, 1953) is a jazz and classical saxophonist, recording artist, a lecturer at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and a Conn Selmer Artist.

He has played with Woody Herman, Frank Sinatra, and Jaco Pastorius, among many over a career spanning more than four decades.He has played with Woody Herman, Frank Sinatra, and Jaco Pastorius, among many over a career spanning more than four decades.

He appears on numerous recordings.He appears on numerous recordings.

He has performed in the pit of Broadway orchestras and for television shows.He has performed in the pit of Broadway orchestras and for television shows.

Biography

Gary Keller holds a Bachelor of Music (B. M.) degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia He received his Master of Music (M. M.).Gary Keller holds a Bachelor of Music (B. M.) degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia He received his Master of Music (M. M.).

from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.

Keller has studied under Joe Allard, David Liebman, Pat LaBarbera, and Bob Mover among others.Keller has studied under Joe Allard, David Liebman, Pat LaBarbera, and Bob Mover among others.

He has been a professor at Frost since 1982.He has been a professor at Frost since 1982.

He is a member of the South Florida Jazz Orchestra.He is a member of the South Florida Jazz Orchestra.

He has performed at clubs and jazz festivals, and lectured about jazz and music performance at colleges and universities in the United States, Japan, and Europe.He has performed at clubs and jazz festivals, and lectured about jazz and music performance at colleges and universities in the United States, Japan, and Europe.

“Keller’s tunes are an exemplary bunch A thinkers delight extremely well done,” according to The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD.“Keller’s tunes are an exemplary bunch A thinkers delight extremely well done,” according to The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD.

He appeared on the July/August 2002 cover of Saxophone Journal, a trade publication.He appeared on the July/August 2002 cover of Saxophone Journal, a trade publication.

He lectures and teaches at schools around the world, and has been an Artist in Residence at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz and has taught and performed at the Thomas Jefferson Institute, the University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, and the IASJ Summer Workshop at the Souza Lima Conservatory in São Paulo, Brazil, among others.He lectures and teaches at schools around the world, and has been an Artist in Residence at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz and has taught and performed at the Thomas Jefferson Institute, the University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, and the IASJ Summer Workshop at the Souza Lima Conservatory in São Paulo, Brazil, among others.