INSTRUCTORS

Faculty

Jazz Improvisation Camp Director

Paul Krueger is an Assistant Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Oregon where he teaches jazz trumpet and jazz composition lessons, Jazz History, Advanced Jazz Arranging, Jazz Pedagogy, and the program’s premier small group, JazzArts Oregon. He is also the director of the Oregon Jazz Festival, which takes place each January in Eugene, OR, and the University of Oregon Jazz Improvisation Summer Jazz Camp, which takes place each July.

Krueger’s compositions and arrangements have been programmed by university ensembles around the country, and have been performed by artists such as Kendrick Scott, Dave Pietro, Steve Wilson, and Dan Tepfer. In May 2012, Krueger’s arrangement of Steve Wilson’s “Wish You Were Here” received a Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award for Best Jazz Arrangement, and Krueger was named one of ASCAP’s Young Jazz Composer Award winners for original compositions in 2012, 2013, and 2014. He is published by UNC Jazz Press and Walrus Music Publishing. Also a skilled trumpet player and improviser, Krueger is known for his broad sound, lyrical style, and his musical sensitivity on the bandstand. His first album, The Wayward Traveler , was released independently in December 2011, and features eight of his original compositions performed by his quartet.

A native of Lincoln, NE, Krueger earned his Bachelors Degree in Music Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May 2009, and his Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Oregon in June 2011. Click here for full bio.

Jazz Improvisation Camp Faculty

The Faculty for the Jazz Improvisation Camp include professional instructors and musicians on saxophone, trumpet, trombone, upright bass, piano, guitar and percussion.

Faculty for the 2024 Jazz Improvisation Camp include:
Josh Deutsch, trumpet
Hashem Assadullahi, alto sax
Steve Owen, alto sax
Dave Glenn, trombone
Keith Brown, piano
Ken Mastrogiovanni, drums

and more…

Summer Music Camp Administration

Anna Frazer is the Administrative Coordinator of Athletic Bands. She oversees logistics for Oregon Athletic Bands and arranges lodging, transportation and scheduling. She supervises the band office student staff, maintains bookkeeping records, and coordinates the Summer Music Camps at the University of Oregon. Frazer also oversees the website, social media and historical archiving.

Before working for Athletic Bands, Frazer was a four-year member of the Oregon Marching Band. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at the UO School of Music and Dance in Music Education.

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