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Andrew Beals
Beals was a semifinalist at the 1993 Thelonious Monk Jazz Saxophone Competition; and in 1998 he was awarded the prestigious NYU Jazz Orchestra Scholarship for graduate studies in jazz performance and composition. Andrew is currently an adjunct professor of Jazz Saxophone and Jazz Improvisation at Western Connecticut State University (W.C.S.U) and a woodwind instructor at the Greenwich Music School.
He received his Bachelor of Arts Music degree at Livingston College and Rutgers University, and has a Master of Arts Music Degree from New York University. His teachers were Paul Jeffery, John Stubbelfield, Frank Foster, George Garzone (saxophone), and Jim McNeely (composition).
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Andrew Beals: Gravy Train
by Elliott Simon
Andrew Beals Gravy Train NASMusic 2008
For half a century, saxophonists have gravitated toward Hammond B3-led bands to hone their chops. The demands of the chitlin' circuit" combined with those burnin' B3 lines create the perfect musical training ground. Consequently, some of the sagest advice for an aspiring musician is simply, If you want to really learn your instrument go play with a B3."
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