Biography
American saxophonist Jeffery Kyle Hutchins has performed and taught around the world in Asia, Europe and North America, having been described as an “outstanding saxophonist who has the keen ability to present convincing interpretations in a wide range of musical styles” (Eugene Rousseau). A champion of new music, Hutchins has commissioned and premiered more than thirty new works for the saxophone by composers such as David Biedenbender, Sy Brandon, Volker Heyn, John Leszczynski, Lei Liang, Barry Moon, Mark Oliveiro, Kirk O’Riordan, among others. He has been a guest artist with the internationally acclaimed new music ensemble Zeitgeist and regularly performs as a member of Renegade Ensemble, a fixture in the Minneapolis contemporary music scene. No stranger to chamber music, Hutchins is also a member of the Antithesis Project, AVIDduo and La Bonne Chanson.
As a soloist, Hutchins made his concerto debut in 2009 performing Jacques Ibert’s Concertino da camera with orchestra at the University of North Texas. Most recently, he has been a soloist with the University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble under the baton of Craig Kirchhoff performing William Bolcom's Concerto Grosso performing with the Minnesota Saxophone Quartet. He has won several competitions including a Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award for Classical Soloist (2013), the Music Teacher’s National Association Minnesota State Competition (2011, 2012), the Minnesota Music Teacher’s Association Artistic Ambassador Competition (2012), and the International Sterling Achievement Award from the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation (2011). Additionally, Hutchins has recorded on the Klavier and GIA recording labels with the University of North Texas Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony under the baton of Dennis Fisher and Eugene Corporon, respectively. His debut solo CD Images: American Sonatas was released in 2013 on the Emeritus recording label with pianist EunHye Grace Choi and in 2014 Hutchins released the album Interactions with flutist Brittany Primavera (AVIDduo) featuring all original works for flute and saxophone. Hutchins has presented recitals at the World Saxophone Congress, North American Saxophone Alliance and Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium.
As an educator, Hutchins currently serves as Instructor of Record at the University of Minnesota where he teaches saxophone as well as a course on 20th Century Music at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. He has also served on the faculties of the E. Rousseau Saxophone Workshop (Shell Lake, WI) and the Jae Young Summer Camp (Seoul, South Korea). Hutchins has conducted ensembles at the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, the Tarrant County College Jazz Festival, and at Winspear Hall in the AT&T Performing Arts Center (Dallas, TX). In 2014, he presented a clinic on beginning saxophone pedagogy at the Texas Music Educator's Association Convention.
Hutchins is currently completing the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of Minnesota where he is a recipient of the prestigious Berneking Fellowship. He holds a Master's degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of Minnesota and Bachelor's degrees in Saxophone Performance and Music Education from the University of North Texas. His primary teachers are Eric Nestler and world renowned saxophonist Eugene Rousseau.
Jeffery Kyle Hutchins is a Yamaha Performing Artist and plays E. Rousseau mouthpieces exclusively.
As a soloist, Hutchins made his concerto debut in 2009 performing Jacques Ibert’s Concertino da camera with orchestra at the University of North Texas. Most recently, he has been a soloist with the University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble under the baton of Craig Kirchhoff performing William Bolcom's Concerto Grosso performing with the Minnesota Saxophone Quartet. He has won several competitions including a Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award for Classical Soloist (2013), the Music Teacher’s National Association Minnesota State Competition (2011, 2012), the Minnesota Music Teacher’s Association Artistic Ambassador Competition (2012), and the International Sterling Achievement Award from the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation (2011). Additionally, Hutchins has recorded on the Klavier and GIA recording labels with the University of North Texas Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony under the baton of Dennis Fisher and Eugene Corporon, respectively. His debut solo CD Images: American Sonatas was released in 2013 on the Emeritus recording label with pianist EunHye Grace Choi and in 2014 Hutchins released the album Interactions with flutist Brittany Primavera (AVIDduo) featuring all original works for flute and saxophone. Hutchins has presented recitals at the World Saxophone Congress, North American Saxophone Alliance and Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium.
As an educator, Hutchins currently serves as Instructor of Record at the University of Minnesota where he teaches saxophone as well as a course on 20th Century Music at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. He has also served on the faculties of the E. Rousseau Saxophone Workshop (Shell Lake, WI) and the Jae Young Summer Camp (Seoul, South Korea). Hutchins has conducted ensembles at the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, the Tarrant County College Jazz Festival, and at Winspear Hall in the AT&T Performing Arts Center (Dallas, TX). In 2014, he presented a clinic on beginning saxophone pedagogy at the Texas Music Educator's Association Convention.
Hutchins is currently completing the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of Minnesota where he is a recipient of the prestigious Berneking Fellowship. He holds a Master's degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of Minnesota and Bachelor's degrees in Saxophone Performance and Music Education from the University of North Texas. His primary teachers are Eric Nestler and world renowned saxophonist Eugene Rousseau.
Jeffery Kyle Hutchins is a Yamaha Performing Artist and plays E. Rousseau mouthpieces exclusively.
