Jeff Coffin Joins Great Basin Jazz Camp

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist Jeff Coffin has been added to the roster of outstanding Artists performing at the final concert, concluding the 2nd Annual Great Basin Jazz Camp at Northwest Nazarene University July 14 through July 18 2008. the concert will be held in Swayne Auditorium on July 18th beginning at 6:30PM, and is open to the public. Mr. Coffin will join the instructors and clinicians on July 17th and 18th, where he will work with both large and small ensembles with hands-on instruction. His demonstrations and presentations have been met with rave reviews by University, high school and middle school teachers across the country.

Mike Allen, Executive Director of the Great Basin Jazz Camp, remarked “ Words cannot describe how excited we are to have Jeff Coffin join us. His presence at the Great Basin Jazz Camp is not only a tribute to what we do each year, but is a testament to Jeff's continued commitment to teaching young musicians the essentials of jazz performance."

“...Jeff Coffin is best known as a saxophonist but also plays clarinet and flute. After attending the University of New Hampshire and the University of North Texas at Denton, Coffin entered the Nashville music scene in 1991. He studied under Joe Lovano, under a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has been a member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones since 1997 and has performed on every Flecktones album since and including 'Left of Cool.' Coffin has released several albums independent from the Flecktones, most notably the February 2005 release 'Bloom', recorded during the Flecktones year-long hiatus. He is well known for playing two saxophones (alto and tenor) at the same time, a technique popularized by Roland Kirk.." (From Wikipedia).

Jeff Coffin has also played on hundreds of studio recordings, and has performed around the world including a 2007 performance at the esteemed Carnegie Hall with the Flecktones. As a highly in demand clinician, Jeff has presented clinics from Farmington, Maine to Perth, Australia and is also an internationally acclaimed Yamaha and Vandoren Performing Artist and clinician since 2000.