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Patrick Langham

Patrick Langham joined the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music (Stockton, CA) as associate professor and Director of Jazz Studies in the Fall of 2003. He holds both the Bachelor of Music with a concentration in jazz studies and the Master of Music with a concentration in jazz studies from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He has taught at the University of South Carolina - Upstate and Tusculum College in Knoxville, TN.

As a saxophonist and director Professor Langham has performed with distinguished jazz artists and on numerous jazz festivals throughout the United States. He has developed and taught courses in jazz history, theory, improvisation, and performance, and has created and operated a highly successful jazz camp at USC Upstate.

At Pacific Professor Langham directs the Pacific Jazz Ensemble, the jazz combos, teaches courses in improvisation, jazz history and theory, and works closely with and teaches in the Brubeck Institute Fellows program, the Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony, the Brubeck Institute Jazz Camp, and the Pacific Music Camps.

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Selmer Mark VI


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Album Review

Patrick Langham: Grown Up Listening

Read "Grown Up Listening" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Artists' early works generally channels the various influences and styles they have been exposed to during their development. What makes a debut unique is the way the different influences fuse and what the musicians can add to the mix themselves. Alto saxophonist Patrick Langham's Grown Up Listening is a perfect example. Langham is an associate professor of jazz studies at the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music and a distinguished educator. He has taught various workshops ...

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Patrick Langham's CD Debut Features Final Studio Appearance by Jazz Master Frank Morgan

Patrick Langham's CD Debut Features Final Studio Appearance by Jazz Master Frank Morgan

Source: All About Jazz

University of the Pacific jazz professor Patrick Langham recently recorded a debut CD that marks historical significance as the final studio appearance by legend Frank Morgan. After spending over 30 years within the California prison system, saxophonist Frank Morgan began a new chapter in life. His release in 1985 signaled a comeback to the jazz scene and a strong desire to warn young jazz musicians about the hazards of drug use. During his participation in the 2007 Brubeck Institute Summer ...

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Saxophone, alto

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Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

Associate Professor & Director of Jazz Studies-University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music, Stockton, CA For rates, hours, & availability, please email: [email protected]

Clinic/Workshop Information

Workshops provided to assist with ensemble phrasing and style. Focus on the development of improvisation through listening and imitation. Advanced student exercises involve thematic development and greater ensemble communication.

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