1. TEODROSS AVERY
2820 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #22
Los Angeles, CA 90064
info@teodrossavery.com
646-239-9921
EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA May 2016
Thornton School of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Studies
New York University, New York, NY May 2006
Steinhardt School of Music
Master of Fine Arts in Jazz Studies
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts in Performance and Jazz Composition May 1995
Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA June 1991
Diploma, Jazz Band member
Private saxophone study with:
Bob Mintzer 2014
Lenny Pickett 2004-2006
Billy Pierce 1991-1995
George Garzone 1991-1995
Joe Viola 1991-1995
Joe Henderson 1988
TEACHING EXPERIENCE & LECTURES
Professor/Lecturer, The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, New York 2016
• Presented my Multimedia Lecture/Performance on John Coltrane.
Professor/Lecturer, WITS School of the Performing Arts, 2016
Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Presented my Masterclass on the Music Business as a Working Musician.
Professor/Lecturer, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 2016
• Presented my Multimedia Lecture/Performance on John Coltrane.

2. Saxophone Instructor, Young Musician’s Choral Orchestra, Berkeley, CA 2012- 2016
• Teach high school students in intensive youth music program for underserved youth in
the Bay area, a nationally recognized program formerly known as UC Berkeley’s Young
Musician’s Program.
• Focus on musical training, academic reinforcement and mentoring for low-income, un-
derprivileged children.
• Instruction includes group lessons and individual instruction focusing on Instrumental
Studies, Harmony & Theory, and Jazz Improvisation.
• Students have received scholarships to Juilliard, Columbia University and The New Eng-
land Conservatory of Music.
Substitute Professor, Los Angeles College of Music, Los Angeles, CA May 2016
• Taught private saxophone lessons.
Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Summer Music Clinic, Madison, WI June 2015
• Taught group Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Harmony and Theory, and conducted the Jazz Big
Band at an intensive summer music clinic for talented high school students.
Performer/Lecturer, SF Jazz, San Francisco, CA
• Performer/Lecturer “Tenor Titans: Wayne Shorter & Sonny Rollins” 2014
• Served as a Visiting Jazz Artist at Everett Middle School. 2013
Recruiter, National Young Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, CA 2013- Present
• Recruited students from 40 Los Angeles area high schools to apply for the opportunity to
compete in “Young Arts Week” a weeklong, intensive program for emerging artists who
are rewarded with scholarships and an opportunity to perform at the White House.
Endorser
• Cannonball Instruments 2008-Present
• Vandoren Mouthpieces and Accessories 2016-Present
Saxophone Instructor, Cardinal Spellman High School, Bronx, NY 1996
Saxophone Instructor, Berklee College of Music’s Music Mentoring Program, Boston, MA
1992-1995
Saxophone Instructor, Private Studio, Brooklyn NY 1996-2011
SPECIALAWARDS & ACCOLADES
• USC’s Thornton School Of Music Scholarship 2012
• NYU’s Dean’s Opportunity Award Scholarship 2004
• First Place for NYU’s Kraft Award for Filmscoring 1997
• SONY Innovator Award 1993
• IAJE’s Stan Getz/Clifford Brown Fellowship 1992
• Berklee College of Music Full Scholarship 1991
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3. • Winner of NAACP’s ACT-SO Award 1991
LIVE PERFORMANCES
• Performed with artists including Betty Carter, Cedar Walton, Ramsey Lewis, Dee
Dee Bridgewater, Roy Hargrove, Big Band, Brian Lynch, Aretha Franklin, Shakira,
Matchbox Twenty, Lauryn Hill, Train, Pat Monahan, Leela James, Roy Ayers, The
Roots, and The Brand New Heavies.
RECORDINGS
• Teodross Avery- Post-Modern Trap Music (unreleased)
• Teodross Avery- Self Preservation (unreleased)
• Teodross Avery- Pop Life (unreleased)
• Teodross Avery- The Diva’s Choice (2009)
• Teodross Avery- Bridging The Gap: Hip Hop Jazz Vol. II (2008)
• Leela James- Let’s Do It Again (2008)
• Rodney Jones- Soul Manifesto (2003)
• Teodross Avery- New Day, New Groove (1998)
• Donald Harrison- Free To Be (1998)
• Teodross Avery- My Generation (1996)
• Teodross Avery- In Other Words (1994)
• Carl Allen- The Pursuer (1993)
• Dee Dee Bridgewater- Dear Ella (1997) 3X Grammy Winner
• Hank Jones - The Great Jazz Trio (Japanese release-1998)
• Cyrus Chestnut- Manhattan Trinity (Japanese release-1998)
• Tommy Flanagan- (Japanese Release-1998)
• Amy Winehouse- Frank (2X Platinum-2004)
• Joss Stone- Mind, Body & Soul (2X Platinum- 2004)
TELEVISION PERFORMANCES
• Acted & Performed on ABC’s Blackish, in Los Angeles, CA.
• Performed on NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with The Roots.
• Performed on the BET Jazz Channel leading The Teodross Avery Quartet.
• Performed on the BET Jazz Channel with Danilo Perez.
• Performed on American Idol, MTV’s TRL, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and the CBS
Early Show with Shakira.
• Performed on Saturday Night Live, MTV Awards, Billboard Music Awards, The Es-
sence Awards, Soul Train Awards, and The Source Awards with Lauryn Hill.
• Performed on VH1 and LIVE with Regis & Kelly with Leela James.
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4. VENUES & FESTIVALS
Select Appearances
United States:
• New York, NY - The Bluenote, The Iridium, Small’s, The Zinc Bar, The JVC Jazz Festi-
val (Bryant Park), BB Kings, The Highline Ballroom.
• Boston, MA - Schuller’s, The Regatta Bar, Boston Globe JVC Jazz Festival.
• Washington D.C./ Alexandria, VA - Blues Alley, Tacoma Station, The Birchmere.
• Los Angeles, CA - Catalina’s, The Jazz Bakery, The Blue Whale.
• Oakland, CA - Yoshi’s, Kimball’s East, The Sound Room.
• Berkeley, CA - Jupiter.
• Sonoma, CA - The Healdsburg Jazz Festival.
• San Francisco, CA - Kimball’s West, Club Deluxe, Brunos, SF Jazz Performance Center.
• New Orleans, LA - Essence Jazz Festival
• Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Philadelphia, PA - The Mellon Jazz Festival, Warmdaddy’s.
• North Carolina - Atlantic Beach Festival.
• Birmingham, AL - The Birmingham Jazz Festival.
• Detroit, MI - The Magic Bag, Chene Park Amphitheater.
Canada:
• New Westminister, Toronto, Montreal.
Europe:
• Venues throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, England, France,
Spain.
Asia:
• Japan- The Tokyo Dome
• Seoul, South Korea
• Shanghai, China
Carribean:
• Venues in Trinidad, St. Thomas-USVI, Bermuda.
Ethiopia:
• The U.S. Embassy, The Acacia Jazz Festival, Tena Kebeba Orphanage, St. Mary’s
School Of Music, Yared School Of Music, Jamba Jazz Club.
FILM AND COMPOSITION
• Beauty Shop - MGM Films (2005).
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5. • Brown Sugar - 20th Century Fox (2002).
• Love Jones - New Line Cinema (1996).
MOVIES & MUSIC VIDEO CAMEOS
• Special appearance in the motion picture, Love Jones (1997).
• Performed in the music video for Beres Hammond,“What About Joy.”
• Performed in the music video for D’Angelo, “Left and Right.”
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