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Kevin
Gatzke
PRIMARY INSTRUMENT(S):
Alto Sax
Arranger
Baritone Saxophone
Bass Clarinet
Clarinet
Composer
Copyist
Flute
Saxophone
Soprano Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Woodwinds
ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENT(S):
TYPE OF WORK DESIRED:
TOURINGRECORDING
CLUB GIGS
PRIVATE PARTIES
TEACHING MUSIC LESSONS
Other
CHART READING/WRITING SKILLS :
Number Charts:
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READ
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Chord Chart:
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HOME STUDIO :
Home Studio:Yes
No
ENGINEER :
Engineer:Yes
No
ADDITIONAL SKILLS :
Additional Skiills:PRODUCER
ARRANGER
BAND LEADER
ROAD MANAGER
Other
Description:
I play saxophone, flute, and clarinet, and I am available for live performance, touring, studio sessions, home recording, and horn arranging.
Web Links :
Resume / Bio:
Nashville based saxophonist Kevin Gatzke is a multifaceted and spirited player
whose equal blend of bebop and soul/funk language, coupled with a dynamic and
distinctive tone, provides him a uniquely versatile voice on the instrument. Born in
Cleveland, Ohio and growing up listening to equal parts Clarence Clemons and Stan
Getz, Kevin brings a lunch pail filled with steak tartare attitude to the saxophone,
sophistication encased in accessibility.
Holding a M.M. in Commercial Music from Belmont University as well as a B.A. in
Jazz Studies from the University of Illinois, Kevin has been able to hone is skills in
jazz and popular music styles under the tutelage of Chip McNeil, Alex Graham, and
many others. He has since furthered the music education idiom, serving as Adjunct
Instructor at both Belmont University and Sewanee: University of the South.
Since moving to Nashville, Kevin has become a permanent member of the Nashville-
based jazz/funk/R&B band Dynamo. He has also toured with, recorded or
performed alongside artists such as Anderson East, Danny Gokey, Carly Pearce,
Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna Judd, Emmy Lou Harris, Charles Esten, Cory Wong, Cody
Fry, Jeff Coffin, Bob Lanzetti, Felix Pastorious, and countless others. His skills as a
horn arranger has also garnered him numerous performing and recording
opportunities. Most recently, he can be heard on Patrick Droney’s State of the Heart
and Devon Gilfillian’s remake of Marvin Gaye’s iconic What’s Going On.