Dr. Jeremy Justeson
Dr. Jeremy Justeson
justeson@kutztown.edu
610-683-4871
Old Main 111
A native of San Diego, Jeremy Justeson received the Bachelor of Music degree from California State University, Fullerton; the Master of Music degree from Northwestern University; and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Justeson currently is a Professor of Saxophone at Kutztown University. Dr. Justeson held a prior appointment at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and taught an award-winning instrumental music program for several years in the Texas public school system. Active regionally, nationally, and internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, clinician, and conductor, Dr. Justeson has appeared in venues such as New York's Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium, Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Dallas' Meyerson Center, San Antonio Symphony Hall, Allentown Symphony Hall, and San Diego's Copley Symphony Hall to name a few.
A proponent of new music, Jeremy Justeson has premiered numerous pieces, worked with many of the day's leading composers, and performs as a member of the New York City-based American Modern Ensemble. He also serves as the Executive Director of the CASE Arts Group, Inc., a non-profit arts organization supporting performances and commissions of new music. Jeremy Justeson's two CDs, Juggernaut and Pimpin', feature the music of American composers. Dr. Justeson's primary saxophone teachers have included James Rötter, Harvey Pittel, and Dr. Frederick L. Hemke. Jeremy Justeson is a Selmer Performing Artist and Clinician.