Brian Gorrell serves as Head of the Jazz Studies Division for the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music. Gorrell, a former pianist for the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, also manages operation of the Jazz Lab Recording Studio, serves as Graduate Advisor for the Master of Music in Jazz and teaches Applied Saxophone, Jazz Ensemble II, Jazz Theory & Analysis, Music Technology, Jazz Theory & Analysis, Computer Music Technology, Advanced Recording Technology, CD Album Pre-Production, CD Album Prodcution, and Jazz Piano. Mr. Gorrell completed a bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Central Oklahoma and received a master's of music degree in Saxophone Performance from Oklahoma City University. Equally proficient on both saxophone and keyboards, Gorrell has produced many album projects including In Some Other World (1995), Soulmates (1999), In The Swing of Christmas (2001), and The Jazz Company Live @ the UCO Jazz Lab (2008 release). In addition to the Welk Orchestra, Brian has performed on saxophone and/or keyboards with such notables as The Manhattan Transfer, Louie Bellson, Phil Woods, Bill Trujillo, Jay Migliori, Jay Daversa, Clark Terry, The Lennon Sisters, Ralna English, Patti Page, Slide Hampton, Kay Starr, Steve Allen, Jim Nabors, Ty England, Diane Schuur, Christopher Cross, The Temptations, The Drifters, and many others. Gorrell has always been passionate about music education and has been aggressive in developing new programs at UCO including the Minor in Jazz Studies and the new Master of Music in Jazz Studies with majors in both performance and commercial music production.
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