Jeremy Long is Associate Professor of Saxophone at Miami University. Also a performing artist, he is a versatile and critically acclaimed saxophonist who regularly performs as a soloist and with renowned artists and orchestras in many genres. His performance of Ravel’s “Bolero” with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra was described as “perfect” by principal clarinetist Michael Rusinek. Long has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras since 2004, including a tour of Japan in 2009. He performed for multiple audiences of up to 40,000 in a world tour as a featured soloist with multiple Grammy and Oscar winning-film composer A. R. Rahman. He has also performed in concert with Ray Charles, Pittsburgh Symphony and Pops Orchestras, John Adams, Michael Feinstein, Idina Menzel, Cincinnati Opera and Chamber Orchestra, Chaka Khan, New York Voices, the Temptations, and the Manhattan Transfer. He is a Conn-Selmer Artist and a D’Addario Performing Artist.WWW.JEREMY-LONG.COM____________________________________________________________________________PERFORMERSJEREMY LONG - soprano and alto saxophoneDENITSA VANPELT - piano (tracks 1-5)CHRIS BARRICK - vibraphone (tracks 8-11)MICHAEL SHARFE - double bass (tracks 8-11)JAMES BUNTE - alto saxophone (track 7)____________________________________________________________________________WORKS“Sonata in C# for saxophone (or viola) and piano” by Fernande Decruck “Holy Roller for alto saxophone and piano” by Libby Larsen

“Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 for oboe solo” by Benjamin Britten, (arr. for soprano saxophone)“Tachycardia for two alto saxophones” by Marc Mellits “Tango-Etudes” by Astor Piazzolla (arr. for saxophone, vibraphone, and double bass)____________________________________________________________________________PRODUCTIONProduced by Jeremy LongRecorded by Bill Gwynne at CCM Jazz Recording Studio on May 14, June 3 & 18, 2014Edited by Jeremy Long at Longtones StudioMixed by Bill Gwynne and Jeremy Long at Person to Person MediaMastered by Bill Gwynne at Person to Person MediaArtwork and Design by Bryan MurrayCover photo by Alysia Palmer____________________________________________________________________________THANKSMade possible by a Scholarship and Teaching Grant from the Miami University College of Creative Arts.Special thanks to Denitsa, Mike, Chris, James, and Bill for your tremendous expertise and creativity, and to Jessica, Claire, and Sophia for their love and support.____________________________________________________________________________EQUIPMENTJeremy Long performs on Selmer saxophones with D’Addario Woodwinds reeds and ligaturesCustom saxophone work by Randy Jones of Tenor Madness D’Addario Reserve reeds and gold H-LigaturesSelmer Series III soprano saxophoneSelmer Series III alto saxophoneSelmer Concept alto mouthpiece (tracks 7, 8-11)Vandoren Optimum AL3 mouthpiece (tracks 1-5)Selmer S90 180 soprano mouthpiece (track 6)