Jamey Simmons
Arranger, composer, trumpeter, and educator Jamey Simmons grew up in Wisconsin, and earned his Bachelor of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and his Master of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music. He was a student of trumpeter Robert Baca and jazz composer and arranger Fred Sturm. Simmons is currently Director of Jazz Studies at Middle Tennessee State University where he teaches courses in jazz and directs Jazz Ensemble I.
As a trumpet player, Simmons toured internationally with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He is active on the Nashville professional music scene and has made appearances with artists as diversified as the Temptations, Dave Weckl, Buddy DeFranco, Lee Konitz, Duffy Jackson, Vince Gill, Debby Boone, and the Nashville Jazz Orchestra. He has written arrange ments and compositions that have been performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Buffalo Symphony Pops, the Nashville Jazz Orchestra, Brussels Jazz Orchestra and numerous university ensembles. His latest CD Push and Pull features the Duo/Trio Project of pianist Matt Endahl and guitarist Rory Hoffman. Active as a commissioned composer and arranger, Simmons’ published compositions and arrangements are available through ijazzmusic, Sierra Music, Increase Music, Cimmaron Music Press, and Kjos Music Publishing.