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John Perrine Quartet @ BOP STOP
July 6 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Composer and Saxophonist John Perrine returns to the BOP STOP! Perrine has completed 20 years at Cleveland State University where he teaches saxophone and is coordinator of jazz studies. He will be presenting original music with his quartet featuring CSU alums Jimmie Parker on piano, Crystal Burks on drums, and CSU faculty member Chris Vance on bass.
Tickets to this event are $15 each. This event will also be livestreamed on BOP STOP's Facebook page at showtime. Accessing the stream is free but donations are encouraged and directly support the band.
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John Perrine, Professor, is Coordinator of Jazz Studies and Director of Jazz Ensembles at Cleveland State University. He has premiered works by Kari Juusela, Aaron Johnson and William Price. Perrine holds a doctorate from Louisiana State University, a masters from Northwestern University, and a BME from Stetson University. His teachers include James Bishop, Fred Hemke, Jonathon Helton and Griffin Campbell. He has studied jazz with Harold Blanchard, Don Owens, Tony Garcia and Michael Koucour.
Recently, Perrine has performed the Bolcom Concert Suite with the Volga Band (Saratov, Russia). Perrine also gave master classes at the Saratov Conservatory and the Rostov On-Don Conservatory and well as at Moscow State University for Culture and Arts where he has been invited back to perform the Ingolf Dahl Saxophone Concerto.
He is a founding member of the Red Stick Saxophone Quartet. The quartet has won national prizes in the MTNA and Fischoff chamber music competitions. Perrine's composition "Vonnegut: Suite for Saxophone Quartet" was premiered at the North American Saxophone Alliance International Convention in Columbia, South Carolina by the Red Stick Saxophone Quartet.
His recordings “Dance of the Pampanzi” and “Here’s the Thing” are available on most streaming services.