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2026.9.01 Roxy Coss Mini-Lesson

Date

September 1, 2026

Event Type

Mini-Lesson

Daniel Jamieson

Event Type Description

Each week we upload a free Mini-Lesson to our YouTube channel featuring one of our Presenting Artists.

Topic

Writing Complete Compositions For Small Jazz Ensemble

Description

Grammy-winning saxophonist & composer Roxy Coss discusses the importance of writing strong, cohesive, & balanced compositions for small band using her piece “Part I: The Body.”

About the Presenting Artists(s)

GRAMMY award-winning Saxophonist Roxy Coss has been on the New York scene for twenty years. She is the recipient of a Jazz Road Tour Grant, Downbeat Critics’ Poll "Rising Star", ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award, Local 802’s “Emerging Artist” grant, Jazziz Magazine’s “Artist to Watch", and Hothouse Magazine’s “Tenor Saxophonist”. Coss is a prolific composer and established bandleader, releasing her 7th record, Never Meet Your Heroes, in November 2025. She has headlined around the world at major festivals and venues; and performed with Clark Terry, Louis Hayes, Rufus Reid, Billy Kaye, Bill Charlap, Claudio Roditi, Helen Sung, Elio Villafranca, Mike Pope, Jeremy Pelt, Geoffrey Keezer, Maurice Hines, Gillian Margot, Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Bryan Carter, Christian Wiggs, Darcy James Argue, Mingus Big Band, DIVA, and Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra. Roxy is Director of Jazz at Stony Brook University, President of Women In Jazz Organization, and Co-Artistic Director of Brubeck Jazz Summit.

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