Terry Schmidt Saxophone Free lance all in one sax player

Professional saxophone performer with a successful record of experience and achievements for leading groups, live performing, studio music, composing, collaboration and computer technical expertise for recording projects and processes. Offering experience and strengths in: Bookings, scheduling, technical knowledge, problem resolution. I also enjoy repairing musical instruments.Love Rock, pop, R&B, Soul, Fusion, basically anything I can add value to.

1985 – Present: 6 live recordings with Pianist/Composer Wendel Werner
o Tennessee Theatre opening performance for Herbie Hancock October 7th 1998.
o University of Tennessee Jazz band, Concert band, Marching band, Studio jazz band.
o Original songs written for piano and saxophone, Werner and Schmidt recorded live.
o Perform annually for the Knoxville Alive after Five concert series.
o Sax and percussion performing on a regular basis with local established groups.
o Ongoing live performances for local jazz clubs and private functions.
o Online recording collaboration for composers and songwriters and DJ’s

I recently moved from Knoxville, Tennessee to the Quad Cities in Iowa. In the last year, I’ve played locally at The Grape Life, Cool Beanz, The Smoking Dog, The Blackhawk Hotel, The Catfish Jazz Society, Bent River Brewery, The RME Red room for 2 Michael Jackson tribute bands, The Knoxville Pub, Cabanas Bar in Rock Island, Breezers Pub in Dubuque, Rollin' on the River Blues Festival in Keokuk, The Bucktown Revue at the Nighswander Theatre, and The Lighthouse restaurant in Cedar Rapids.
Attended 2 weeks of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz camp at the Louisville Kentucky University in 2018 and placed in the top group led by Stanley Turrentines former guitar player Dave Stryker.

o Tenor Saxophone – Selmer Mark VI (and Mark VII)
• Bill Evans 1AO mouthpiece
o Alto Saxophone – Selmer Mark VI
• Dave Guardala mouthpiece
• Theo Wanne Durga mouthpiece
o Soprano Saxophone – L.A. Sax straight
• Yanagisawa metal
o AKAI EWI 1000 with controller

o 1983 – 1987 University of Tennessee. Knoxville.
o Studio music and jazz studies with World renowned University of Tennessee professors
 Jerry Coker
 Bill Scarlett
o 2013 – 2014 Pellissippi State Technical Community College Knoxville, TN
o Computer Science Studies