Jazz Improvisation Basics: The Pentatonic Scale (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781726268561)

DeMarius Jackson has enjoyed a varied and exciting career as both a woodwind instrumentalist and conductor. His performances have taken him all across the country and internationally from the Monterey Jazz festival in Monterey, CA to the Thailand International Jazz Conference in Mahidal, Thailand. In 2005, he joined the Marine Corps Music Program as a saxophonist. During his time in the Marine Corps, he was stationed in Jacksonville, NC, Virginia Beach, VA, Okinawa, Japan, and Cherry Point, NC. For fourteen years, Mr. Jackson was a conductor and musician in various Marine Bands, winning awards for musical excellence. As a musician and conductor of Marine Corps Field Bands, Mr. Jackson has led hundreds of performances and can be heard on three compact disc recordings. He is currently the Director and Officer in Charge of Marine Corps Band New Orleans. As a woodwind instrumentalist, Mr. Jackson has performed with various orchestras; including the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. He has had the opportunity to work with numerous artists including; Aaron Neville, Jennifer Holliday, Wayne Bergeron, Steve Gatlin, Eddie Gomez, and many more. Mr. Jackson's teachers includes Denis Diblasio, Dr. Phil Thompson, Dr. William Malambri, Jim Nesbit, and George "Skip" Gailes. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance Degree from Winthrop University and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from Rowan University.