Jeff Harrington

Saxophonist, composer, author, educator and producer, Jeff Harrington is a Professor at Berklee College of Music (where he teaches saxophones, improvisation and jazz history), a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Affiliated Artis, a Harvard University MLSP Instructor and a Rico-D’Addario Performing Artist.

An active performer, recording artist and clinician, he has performed in Europe, St. Thomas, Martinique, the Philippines, Barbados, China, Los Angeles, Taiwan, the southwest US and throughout New England.

Through his Online Jazz 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, Homecookin'! (Reed Dieffenbach Quintet) and So Tru by Trudy Sandhaus, among others. A new solo album, Emanation, as well as a CD by Reed Dieffenbach are upcoming.

In addition, he's the author of Blues Improvisation Complete (Berklee Press / Hal Leonard), available in Bb, Eb, C and C bass clef, Famous Saxophone Solos from R&B, Pop and Smooth Jazz (Berklee Press / Hal Leonard), 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.

Essential Solos On Standard Progressions (Advance Music) is due out soon.

Performing credits include touring as a featured soloist with the Gene Krupa Orchestra and performances with Milt Hinton, Ricky Ford, Makoto Ozone, Kenwood Denard, Bruce Gertz, Joe Hunt, Bob Gillotti, Bob Kaufman, Oscar Stagnaro, Rachael Z, George Schuller, Jon Damian, Billy Kilson, Ron Savage, Tim Rey, Vinny Golia, Mike Turk, Jackie Beard, Lance Van Lenten, Rick DiMuzio, Lello Molinari, Bruno Raberg, Casey Scheuerell, Marshall Wood, Greg Loughman, Mike Conners, Dave Zox, John Arcaro, Patrice Williamson, Steve Langone, Rusty Scott, April Hall, Mark Poniatowski, Steve Hunt, Thaddeus Hogarth, Joe Mulholland, Dave Frank, Steve Heck, Alan Rowe, Tom Stein, Joe Hunt, Dave Brophy, Curt Shumate, Dan Weiner, Phill Argyris, Dave Clark, Amanda Carr, Steve Kirby, John Lockwood, John Marasco, Baron Browne, Dane Vannatter, Bob Sinecrope, Jim Guttman, Jack Pezanelli, John Baboian, Dave Landoni, Alexei Tsiganov, Steve Skop and Jeff Stout, among others. Locally, he freelances in the Boston area.

Studies in saxophone, improvisation, composition, clarinet, flute, piano and drums with Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Viola, George Garzone, Rick Margitza, Charlie Banocas, Andy Snitzer, John Mehegan, Jack Berky, George Russell, John La Porta, Arnie Lawrence, Jimmy Guiffre, Bob Moses, Bill Dixon, Barry Harris, Leon Russianoff, Ignatius Gennusa, Henry Brant, Matt Marvuglio and Milford Graves.

His degrees include an M.M. from New England Conservatory of Music and a B.M. from Berklee College of Music, as well as, additional undergraduate studies at The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Manhattan School of Music and Bennington College.