Teacher Profile - Daniel St. Marseille

Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute Emphasis: Dan teaches all levels and will also teach jazz theory for students accomplished on their woodwind instrument. Website: www.danstmarseille.com

Jazz saxophonist and recording artist Dan St. Marseille plays in the tradition of all the tenor legends.  Employing a warm tone and melodic approach, he has won praise from jazz critics worldwide.

Dan’s recordings are heard internationally on jazz radio and have been the subject of articles in such publications as Downbeat, Jazztimes, Los Angeles Times, Japan’s Jazz Critic Magazine, among others.  Three of St. Marseille’s CD’s received four star ratings in the third edition of the All Music Guide To Jazz; The Experts Guide To The Best Jazz Recordings.

 In addition to local and national tours, Dan has performed in Europe, Canada, and many jazz clubs and festivals including a headline performance at the prestigious Coleman Hawkins Festival in Topeka, Kansas.

 Dan’s own composition “Claxography”, written for the renown jazz photographer William Claxton, was chosen as the title of Claxton’s new book of photographs. Dan’s performance was released in Japan on Toshiba-EMI records on a compilation disc featuring Clifford Brown, Zoot Sims, Art Blakey and others.  In May of 2001, Dan was the music director for an international event entitled “Clickin’ With Clax” at the Los Angeles County Museum Of Art.

 In April of 1999, he was inducted into the Saddleback Valley School District’s Hall Of Fame which included such other greats as golfer Mark O’Meara and soccer player Julie Foudy.

 Dan St. Marseille is also an educator, having presented workshops at major colleges and universities and he maintains a regular teaching studio in Southern California.