Dean Sorenson

Dean Sorenson Dean Sorenson is Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Minnesota, as well as a prolific and highly sought-after composer, arranger, trombonist, educator, and clinician. Mr. Sorenson is the author of Total Jazz Theory, a flexible workbook approach to the fundamentals of jazz, and First Place for Jazz, a new and innovative method for beginning jazz players. He is also the author of Excellence in Jazz Pedagogy, a series of instructional texts covering focused topics in jazz pedagogy, and Ears-Chops-Music!, a creative approach to warm-ups for band. All are published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company. His latest recording is Colors of the Soul, the debut release of the Dean Sorenson Sextet.

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