Jon Gudmundson

Office: FA 212
Phone: 797-3003
Email: gudmundson@hass.usu.edu

 

Jon Gudmundson is Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Utah State University. He holds degrees from Western Washington University, Indiana University and the University of Northern Colorado. He studied jazz with David Baker, Jerry Coker, and Chuck Israels, and saxophone with William Wicker, Julia Nolan and Roger Greenberg. Gudmundson has performed with Donald Harrison, the Harry James Band, David Young, Aaron Neville, Roberta Flack, Connie Haines, and many others. His performing credits also include appearances with The National Repertory Orchestra, The Cheyenne Symphony, The Bloomington (Indiana) Chamber Orchestra, and the Brevard Chamber Orchestra.

Jon has served as clinician, adjudicator, featured soloist, and lecturer at conferences and festivals across North America, including World Saxophone Congresses in Montreal and Minneapolis, North American Saxophone Alliance Regional Conferences, International Association of Jazz Educators National Conferences in Toronto and Chicago, and the UNC/Greeley, Indiana State University, Bloomington (Indiana), Holyoke (Massachusetts), Head of the Lakes (University of Minnesota), Maine State, South Carolina All State, Florida Space Coast, and JazzBrevard Jazz Festivals.

He currently plays with Way Way East Bay and Four.