John Spillett Super Duo/Trio
By Contributor · Thursday, January 6
John Spillett – Saxophonist/Vocalist, Bandleader
A native of Syracuse, New York, John Spillett is an accomplished professional saxophonist/vocalist, bandleader, and a SAMMY award-winning music educator.
As a musician, John is active in the Central New York music scene with a long history of professional performing experience playing over 3500 professional engagements covering all styles of music. He has developed an extensive performance resume playing saxophone with many of Central New York’s finest professional groups. He has also performed with nationally and regionally known jazz and contemporary music artists including The Temptations, Bobby Rydell, Rick Montalbano, Dino Losito and Joe Riposo.
As a bandleader, John formed his own successful jazz combo, dance band, and Christian duo.
John received a M.M. degree in saxophone performance from Northwestern University, a B.M. degree in music education with performance honors from Syracuse University and has pursued additional postgraduate work in jazz studies at the Eastman School of Music.