Brian Landrus

Brian Landrus is a woodwind specialist, composer/arranger, and educator who grew up in Reno/Lake Tahoe and currently resides in New York City. Landrus is an in demand soloist with an individual voice on baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and alto flute. He has performed and/or recorded with many musicians including George Garzone, Michael Cain, Bob Moses, John Lockwood, Ken Schaphorst Orchestra, Ayn Inserto Orchestra, Allan Chase, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Coasters, The Drifters, Clint Strong, The Beach Boys, and many others. Landrus plays soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; clarinet, bass clarinet, and contra bass clarinet; piccolo, flute, alto flute and bass flute; oboe, english horn, bassoon, and piano. He earned two Master of Music degrees from the New England Conservatory (Jazz Composition and Jazz Performance) and was awarded the Gunther Schuller Medal by the faculty of NEC. Brian received his Bachelor's degree in music performance at the University of Nevada Reno. He has studied with Bob Brookmeyer, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Danilo Perez, Frank Carlberg, Lee Hyla, Peter Epstein, Ralph Alessi, and Gary Smulyan. Landrus plays many different genres of music and performs/records regularly around the U.S. with many groups including his own bands with which he has recorded three CDs. His latest recording "Forward", is being released by Cadence Jazz Records in the spring of 2008. He is recording a new album for Cadence with Bob Moses, Georg Garzone, and John Lockwood in late spring, it is to be released in late summer 2008.