Jackie Beard - saxophone
Jackie Beard is a saxophonist and recording artist who has toured nationally and internationally with a variety of groups. Jackie is also a clinician for the International Youth Activities Program.

Walter Beasley - saxophone
B.M., Berklee College of Music - Performances with Gerald Albright, Rachelle Ferrell, Everette Harp, George Howard, Brian McKnight, Stephanie Mills, Art Porter, Gary Taylor, Bobby Watson, and others - Saxophonist, recording artist, writer, and producer for Shanachie Records - Recipient of Boston Jazz Society award. For more info please visit Walter's website, www.walterbeasley.com.

Fernando Brandao - flute
Fernando is a flutist with extensive orchestra, solo and chamber music experience in Brazil and New England. He leads his own quintet and is a member of Manga Rosa and Bambule. Fernando is also music director, composer and arranger for Brasilrinho, and has recorded on Narada and Gilder records. He has previously taught at Longy School of Music and New England Conservatory.

Peter Cokkinias - clarinet
A professional clarinetist and woodwind doubler, Peter has performed with a number of top ensembles, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra and POPS, the Boston Ballet, and the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. He is also featured as the principal clarinetist on the soundtrack to the Luciano Pavarotti's film "Yes, Giorgio". Presently, he performs multiple woodwinds including double reeds at Boston's Colonial Theater and at Beverly's North Shore Music Theater.

George Garzone - saxophone
An active soloist, performer, and recording artist, George has performed with George Russell, Buddy Rich and Tom Jones. He also leads his own group, The Fringe. In private lessons, George emphasizes expanding your harmonic vocabulary and instrumental technique. He teaches saxophone, clarinet, and flute. For more info please visit George's website. www.georgegarzone.com.

Dino Govoni - saxophone
Dino, a specialist in bebop and modern jazz, is an active freelance saxophonist and a member of the John Allmark Jazz Orchestra and the Boston based Argentinian/Brazilian Jazz Group El Eco. He has performed with the Four Tops, the Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Randy Brecker, Larry Goldings and the Boston Pops (with Anita Baker) to name a few. His recordings include "Breakin' Out" and "In the Library" along with Terence Trent D'Arby's "Symphony or Damn". Dino's private lessons emphasize expanding your harmonic approach and instrumental technique (including the altissimo register). For more info please visit Dino's website, www.dinogovoni.com.

Jeff Harrington - saxophone
An active performer and clinician, Jeff has performed with Milt Hinton, Ricky Ford, Billy Hart and Makoto Ozone and toured as a featured soloist with the Gene Krupa Orchestra. His recordings include “Cosmic Motion Picture,” “One” and the upcoming “Emanation.” In 2002, Berklee Press published his book series “Blues Improvisation Complete.” He’s also a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Affiliated Artist and a Harvard University MLSP instructor and has an M.M. from New England Conservatory. He specializes in all styles of contemporary improvisation and instrumental technique. For more info go to: www.jeffharrington.com

Shannon LeClaire - saxophone
After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Cornish College of the Arts, and her master’s from Western Washington University, Shannon LeClaire has gone on to maintain an accomplished career as a saxophonist and clarinetist. An experienced jazz and classical performer, she is a member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, led by David Baker. In 1993, she was awarded a full fellowship to the esteemed Aspen Music School Jazz Program, directed by Paul Jeffrey.

Before joining the Berklee Woodwind Department, she taught at Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Music, where she also played lead alto in David Baker’s Jazz Ensemble. She teaches saxophones, flute, piccolo, and clarinet.

Barbara LaFitte - oboe
Oboist Barbara LaFitte is a familiar face on the Boston music scene. She is principal oboist of the Boston Ballet Orchestra and the Boston Classical Orchestra, and plays english horn in the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. She is also a member of Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and is a regular in Emmanuel Music's Bach Cantata series. In addition, she has played in the backup orchestras for Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Yianni, and the Moody Blues. Ms. LaFitte is on the faculty of Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she is developing an innovative oboe studio and coaching chamber ensembles. She was appointed to the faculty of Wellesley College as the new oboe instructor in September, 2003.

Fred Lipsius - saxophone
Fred was the original saxophonist and arranger for Blood, Sweat and Tears (1967 to 1971) and won a Grammy award for his arrangement of "Spinning Wheel." He currently fronts his own jazz group. Fred's most recent album, Distant Lover(s), showcases him as a solo performer of his own jazz compositions. For more info please visit Fred's website, www.fredlipsius.com.

Matt Marvuglio - flute (Dean, Performance Division)
An active concert performer, soloist, studio musician, and composer, Matt teaches private lessons on flute. He is proficient in all styles. Matt has recorded many jingles and soundtracks for radio and television.

Andy McGhee - saxophone
Saxophonist Andy McGhee, author of Modal Approach in Improvisation, is a soloist and performer with an international reputation. He has performed with Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, and Sammy Davis, Jr. At Berklee, he teaches private lessons on saxophone, clarinet, and flute.

Jim Odgren - saxophone
Saxophonist Jim Odgren has performed and recorded with the Gary Burton Quartet, Victor Mendoza, the Michael Gibbs Orchestra, and the Rjinmond Saxophone Quartet. Well-versed in traditional jazz skills, he is equally at home in fusion and R&B styles.

Margaret Phillips - bassoon
Margaret Phillips is a freelance bassoonist and contra-bassoonist in the New England area. She has performed with numerous orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, and is a regular member of the Boston Philharmonic, Portland Symphony, New Hampshire Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. She is also a member of several chamber music groups in Boston and has recorded for the Koch, Pickwick, Titanic, and New Albin labels. Ms. Phillips holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music degree from Boston University.

Bill Pierce - saxophone (Department Chair)
“Woodwind players today have to be skilled in a variety of different styles—from pop and jazz to classical. They also need a solid understanding of how the music business works. Our faculty members approach teaching with the understanding that the more a student knows, the more marketable he or she will be.”

One of the premier saxophonists in jazz, Bill Pierce has performed and recorded with Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Art Farmer, James Williams, and Hank Jones. Bill began his career in Boston in the 1970s while studying at Berklee, playing with such superstars as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. From there, he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, serving as musical director and sharing the front line with Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and Bobby Watson. After several years of recording and touring with Blakey, Bill returned to Berklee, where he became an associate professor in the Woodwind Department. For more info please visit Bill's website.

An internationally renowned educator, Bill Pierce has hosted clinics in Europe, Asia, South America, and throughout the U.S. Since 1986, he has divided his time between academia, performing, and recording under his own name. His releases include William the Conqueror, Give and Take, Equilateral, One for Chuck, Rio, Epistrophy, Froggin’ Around, and Burnin’.

Wendy Rolfe - flute
Flutist Wendy Rolfe is a specialist in traditional and modern repertoire and has recorded on crystal flute for Newport Classic. She directs the Flute Choir at Berklee. She has been awarded a solo recitalist grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and has made concert appearances throughout the United States under the auspices of Columbia Artist Management. For more info please visit Wendy's website, people.berklee.edu/~wrolfe/.

Harry Skoler - clarinet, saxophone
Harry has performed nationally in clubs, festivals and concert halls, as well as for television and radio. As a clarinet teacher, Harry encourages students to develop their own style, take chances and employ thoughtful, analytical practice approaches which hone their musical problem-solving skills. Harry has written on jazz education for Downbeat Magazine. For more info please visit Harry's website, www.changingtones.com/skoler.html.

Frank Tiberi - saxophone
Frank teaches saxophone and clarinet. His professional performances as a featured soloist and section leader include appearances with Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Chester, Urbie Green, Benny Goodman and the Woody Herman Band. Frank has also served as an arranger and music director for the Woody Herman Band. For more info visit Frank's website, www.franktiberi.com.

Paul Wagner - saxophone
Paul is a published composer, author, arranger, and an active saxophone player with an extensive theater and studio background. Paul emphasizes fundamentals and basic technique in his private instruction. He has written several articles for Saxophone Journal.

Daryl Lowery - saxophone
Daryl was born and raised in the Metropolitan New York area were he was exposed to Jazz, Soul, Funk, R&B and fell in love with these and other African American Art forms. Daryl came to Boston to study at New England Conservatory and has since recorded and or performed with such notables as imortals Dizzy Gillespie and Jackie Byard, the eclectic Ran Blake and Boston’s funk legend Ellis Hall. In addition to occasional tours during the past five years with Sony Music artist Al Kooper he performs regularly with the Boston based Soul/R&B Urban Renewal Band, the Greg Hopkins 16 Piece Jazz Orchestra, and Blues After Dark. Daryl has been a Berklee faculty member since 1987. For more info please visit Daryl's website, www.instant-groove.com.

Mia Olson - Flute
Mia is a Professor in the Woodwind Department at Berklee College of Music, teaching private flute lessons, the Jazz Flute Lab, basic keyboard classes, and Yoga For Musicians classes. She performs and teaches various styles of music including jazz, classical, Latin, Indian, rock, and other styles of music from around the world. Highlights of her performance career include numerous concerts, recordings, live radio broadcasts and film soundtracks. She has recorded many CD's with various artists and has produced three of her own CD's entitled Images, for flute and guitar, Sombrio, for flute and piano, consisting of all of her original compositions, and Meditations, a two flute improvisation CD. Mia earned a B.M. degree in classical flute performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Diploma in jazz flute performance from Berklee College of Music, and a M.M. degree in contemporary improvisation from New England Conservatory of Music. In addition to playing and teaching music, Mia is also a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher. Mia teaches Yoga for Musicians classes for Berklee College of Music students and also classes for faculty and staff. She has presented Yoga for Musicians seminars for organizations including the Greater Boston Flute Association and the International Jazz Festival in Mexico.