Cooper White

2023 Saxophone teacher of the Year

I started playing music when I was I ten.  I was awarded a partial scholarship to the University of Idaho's Lionel Hampton School of Music where I majored in Classical Saxophone Performance, where I won the Outstanding Jazz Soloist award (2004).  I then received a partial scholarship to the Berklee College of Music and studied there with a principal instrument of saxophone, and graduated with a degree in Contemporary Writing and Production in 2009.  I've spent the last ten years performing full-time, on cruise ships (Carnival, Princess, Holland-America, Celebrity, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, The World), land tours (iLa Mawana national tour), theatre productions (For The Record: The Brat Pack, Broadway's After Midnight), and independent bands (Samsaya Trio, Vivian Clement Quartet).  My performing experience has taken me to 70 countries and all seven continents.  I've self-recorded and self- produced multiple albums.  I've been featured as an arranger in many settings, including Robert McFletcher's LOVE.  I have three of my own shows (A Public Saxophone and other Bedtime Stories, Just Sax, and CBSAXLIVE).  While I studied saxophone as my primary instrument, I also play  flute, clarinet, harmonica and bass guitar at a professional level.   My degree is in composition and recording/production, so I would love to help anyone getting started in that area.  I also teach music theory for those interested in learning theory.