GEORGE BROOKS Saxophonist Composer Educator
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING EXPERIENCE Indian Artists: Zakir Hussain, Hariprasad Chaurasia, L Subramanium, U. Srinivas, Aashish Kahn, Sultan Khan, Trilok Gurtu, Jazz: Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin, Talvin Singh, Anthony Braxton, Jaki Byard, Steve Smith, Robben Ford, Henry Kaiser, Wadada Leo Smith, Gunther Schuller, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Giuffre Contemporary Classical: Terry Riley, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Liverpool Philharmonic, Yo Yo Ma and Mark Morris Dance Company (Silk Road Project), Oakland Symphony, Kronos Quartet, Blues and popular: Etta James, Juan Gabriel , Maria Muldaur, Albert Collins, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Otis Clay, Roy Rogers, Ray Manzarek,
AWARDS and COMMISSIONS InterMusicSF – 2018 Musical Grant Program, San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music - 2014 Musical Grant, Mid Atlantic Arts – USArtists Touring Grant - 2013 New Music USA – 2012 – Composers Assistance Program MetLife Creative Connections 2012– Jazz and Spoken Word Workshops, SFMOMA, 2009 –“ – Commissioned Artist Response: American Composers Forum: 2008 N. California Commissioning Grant American Composers Forum: 2007 Continental Harmony Prize Arts International: 2004 Artists Exploration Grant Arts International: 2002 The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibition
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY George Brooks, Gwyneth Wentink, Kala Ramnath – The Alchemy (Earth Brother Music) Kala Ramnath and Bickram Gosh – Paper Boats (Kalashree) George Brooks, Gwyneth Wentink, Kala Ramnath - Elements - (Earth Brother Music) George Brooks, Spirit and Spice w/ Fareed Haque, Kai Eckhardt (Earth Brother Music) Larry Coryell, Heavy Feel (Wide Hive) George Brooks, Steve Smith and Prasanna - Raga Bop Trio (Abstract Logix) George Brooks Summit w/ Zakir Hussain, Steve Smith, Fareed Haque (Earth Brother Music) George Brooks Night Spinner, w/ Zakir Hussain, Aashish Khan, Sultan Khan (Moment Records) George Brooks Lasting Impression, w/ Krishna Bhatt, Zakir Hussain (Moment Records) John McLaughlin Floating Point, (Media Starz) (2008 Grammy Nominee) Roy Rogers and Ray Manzarek, Translucent Blues (Blind Pig)
EDUCATION 1979 B. Mus. New England Conservatory: Jazz/Saxophone. Joe Allard, George Russell, Jaki Byard, Jimmy Guiffre, Gunther Schuller. Private: Pandit Pran Nath, N. Indian vocal, Frank Foster, saxophone
TEACHING EXPERIENCE UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Lecturer: Jazz History and Jazz Improvisation Mills College, Oakland, CA Instructor California Jazz Conservatory, Berkeley, CA; Berkeley High School, Berkeley CA; Jazz Ensemble Coach