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Bio for Scott Zimmer
As a saxophonist and woodwind player, Scott Zimmer has performed and recorded in a variety of musical styles ranging from commercial to jazz to classical. Recent performances include a West Coast tour in April 2001 with the brass and percussion group Proteus 7, and a jazz performance in July 2000 at the World Saxophone Congress in Montreal, Quebec.
As an educator, he currently teaches courses in jazz and rock history at Paradise Valley Community College. Previously, he has served on the faculty at Glendale Community College, Arizona School for the Arts, Eastern New Mexico University, and the University of Oregon. He is also a freelance musician and educator in the Phoenix area.
Dr. Zimmer has appeared on a number of recordings including Jazz with the Marohnic, Pilafian, Hopkins Jazz Nonet (Summit Records DCD-227), and Meltdown with The Pilafian Project (Summit Records DCD-229). Currently, he performs locally with the Phoenix Jazz Workshop, the Azz Izz Band, the Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet, the Prizefighting Kangaroos Saxophone Quartet, and the jazz quartet Jiggle while teaching and performing as a freelance saxophonist and woodwind player.
Dr. Zimmer holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Saxophone Performance from Arizona State University. He also holds a Masters degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of Northern Iowa where he performed with the award-winning UNI Jazz Band.
