JEFF DENSON
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, 21st Century Modern, Vocal Jazz, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Post Bop, Classic Fusion • United States

Born December 20, 1976 in Arlington, Virginia, Jeff Denson grew up in the Washington, DC area. He began playing alto saxophone in the third grade, switching in high school to bass and vocals. He studied at Virginia Commonwealth University and Northern Virginia Community College, all the while freelancing heavily on the DC jazz scene, before transferring to Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music to complete his degree. At Berklee, Denson co-founded the trio Minsarah, touring and recording with the band for fifteen years and becoming the accompanist for the legendary saxophonist Lee Konitz for over twelve years. In the meantime, Denson completed a master’s degree at Florida State University and a DMA at the University of California at San Diego, and recorded his first solo project in 2012’s Secret World. Denson moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2011 to become a professor at the California Jazz Conservatory. read more...