Sam Spear is a woodwind instrumentalist, composer, and music educator based in Boston, MA. She has performed with a host of the city’s finest jazz musicians including Allan Chase, Josh Rosen, and Bill Banfield, among others. Her four-part work for jazz orchestra Survivor’s Suite was awarded the 2019 Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Prize. Spear is passionate about music education and works with students across greater Boston from middle school beginning wind players to undergraduate music majors. She was recently appointed to the faculty of Berklee College of Music as an assistant professor of Contemporary Writing and Production. Spear holds a master’s degree in jazz saxophone performance from New England Conservatory and an undergraduate degree in saxophone performance and jazz composition from Berklee College of Music.

Sam Spear

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Apr 13, 2023

Music Masterclass: Sam Spear, saxophone · MIT Music and Theater Arts

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