Bill Linney

Let's work together to improve your improvisational skills, saxophone fundamentals, and overall musicianship.

Applied Area(s):
Saxophone, Jazz

Education

B.M. Jazz Studies, University of North Texas (1996)

M.M. Jazz Studies, University of North Texas (1998)

Professional Highlights

Venues and Events

International Association for Jazz Education annual convention
Monterey Jazz Festival
Birdland
Blues Alley
East Coast Jazz Festival
Virginia Percussive Arts Society
The White House
Eastern Trombone Workshop
Rosslyn Jazz Festival
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Jazz Appreciation Month
The U.S. Capitol
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Smithsonian Jazz
Concert Series, Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz Melon Jazz Festival, National Trumpet Competition
Kutztown University Jazz Festival
Mary Washington College Jazz Festival
Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference
Villanova University Annual Jazz Festival
Towson State University Jazz Week
Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition
Duke Ellington High School for the Performing Arts
University of South Carolina
North Carolina State University
Campbell University
Shenandoah University Jazz-a-Thon
Library of Congress Concert Series
University of Maryland Drum Set Symposium
University of Texas at Arlington
Georgetown University
George Mason University
University of Delaware Jazz Festival
Ivy and Stone Council for the Arts
West Chester University Annual Jazz Festival
American Bandmasters Association
U.S. Army Band Annual Tuba-Euphonium Conference
Cape May Jazz Festival
International Trombone Festival
Disneyland
Elkhart Jazz Festival
Various colleges, universities, schools, auditoriums, parks, historic sites and monuments throughout the U.S.
Artists

Tim Hagans
Buddy DeFranco
Kevin Mahogany
Freddie Cole
Phil Wilson
Ed Palermo
Marlena Shaw
John Fedchock
Conrad Herwig
Wycliffe Gordon
Doc Sevrensen
Slide Hampton
Chuck Redd
Marv Stamm
Bill Watrous
Joe Morello
Ed Soph
Greg Bissonette
Danny Gottlieb
Tiger Okoshi
John Swana
Clay Jenkins
Paul McKee
Ralph Petersen
John Clayton
Patrick Williams
Chris Vadala
John Riley
Randy Brecker
Terrell Stafford
Scott Whitfield
Steve Fidyk
Mark Taylor
Taylor/Fidyk Big Band
Clinics

Towson State University
University of Delaware
North Carolina State University
Virginia Commonwealth University
University of South Carolina
Shenandoah Conservatory
University of Central Florida
West Chester University
East Carolina University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Brigham Young University
Numerous high schools throughout the U.S.
Shows

Sideshow
Tell Me On A Sunday
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Cabaret
Stage Door Charlie
West Side Story
The Will Rogers Follies
The Music Man
Anything Goes
Stop The World, I Want To Get Off
La Cage Aux Folles
A Chorus Line
Orchestral

Richardson Symphony Orchestra, Richardson, TX
Garland Symphony Orchestra, Garland, TX
Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, Irving, TX
Irving Symphony Orchestra, Irving, TX
Mercersburg Area Community Chorus and Orchestra, Mercersburg, PA
Discography

Doug Hamilton Jazz Band
OA2 Records
OA2 22045
2008
Brethren
How Sweet the Sound
2008
Army Blues Jazz Ensemble
Blues at Thirty-Five
2007
The Taylor/Fidyk Big Band
Live At Blues Alley
OA2 Records
OA2 22027
2007
Army Blues Jazz Ensemble
With Gratitude
2004
University of North Texas Two oclock Jazz Band
Two oclock Jazz Band
Klavier Records
KD77023
1999
North Texas Wind Symphony
Wind Dances
Klavier Records
KCD 11084
1996
North Texas Wind Symphony
Wildflowers
Klavier Records
KCD 11079
1996
North Texas Wind Symphony
Luminaries
Klavier Records
KCD 11077
1996
North Texas Wind Symphony
Tributes
Klavier Records
KCD 11070
1995

Personal Highlights

I enjoy ancient languages and scripts.