Music Education, Jazz Improvisation
 Jamey Aebersold was born July 21, 1939, in New Albany, Indiana. He attended college at Indiana University and graduated in 1962 with a Masters Degree in Saxophone. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by his Alma Mater in 1992. Jamey also plays piano and bass.
In 1989 the International Association of Jazz Educators voted Jamey to their Hall of Fame at the San Diego Convention. With this award Jamey joins other jazz luminaries such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, and others.
Jamey is an internationally-known saxophonist and authority on jazz education and improvisation. Jamey has developed 97 Play-A-Long book and recording sets and various supplemental aids for the development of improvisational skills. These book and recording sets allow a musician the opportunity to practice and improvise with well known jazz personalities at home as well as the classroom. The recordings employ some of the best jazz musicians in the world. This concept has been responsible for changing the practice habits of thousands of musicians around the world.
Jamey was one of first to encourage small group classes which concentrate on jazz improvisation. Jamey is the director of the Summer Jazz Workshops which now have a twenty-five year record of success in this area. He feels that improvisation is something all people can do. His clinics and lectures concentrate on demonstrating how the creative and spontaneous nature of each person can be brought to light. These week-long Summer Jazz Workshops are having a profound effect on musical communities around the world.
The Summer Jazz Workshops have traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Germany, England, Scotland, Denmark, and Canada. Every Summer there are at least two week-long camp sites in the U.S. These camps employ many of the finest player/teachers in jazz and are open to anyone regardless of ability or age. Jamey also offers two-day jazz workshops throughout the U.S each Summer.
On October 4, 1987 CBS "Sunday Morning" with Charles Kuralt and Billie Taylor featured Jamey with the Summer Jazz Workshops in an exciting jazz education segment.
Jamey has taught at three colleges and universities in the Louisville, Kentucky area and has made guest appearances in dozens of cities around the world. He recently conducted a jazz clinic in Brazil and, while there, produced a 100 minute video cassette which has become a best-seller. Jamey currently is on the faculty of the University of Louisville Schol of Music where he teaches jazz improvisation.
Jamey's hobby is listening to jazz, especially new, young players. He is the founder of "Double Time Jazz", dedicate to supplying quality recordings by major artists in jazz. He also enjoys playing basketball and is very interested in Metaphysics and spiritual pursuits as they apply to the growth of the individual.
Jamey has been a driving force in America's native art form, jazz, and continues to kindle the fires of musical imagination in those with whom he comes in contact.
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