skip spratt

Originally from the Boston area, Skip has been teaching and performing in New Jersey since 1985. After attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, he spent three years touring throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Since settling in New Jersey, Skip has performed with Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, The Temptations, Jeffrey Osborne, Tommy Tune, Ben Vereen and many others. He has recorded with Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Bobby Rydell and has done jingles for KYW Radio, WPVI Channel 6 and Bally's Park Place. In 1990 he had the honor of performing for Barbara Bush in the Senate Caucus Room in Washington. Most recently, Skip has written and perfomed on 5 Masterclass CDs for Saxophone Journal of Dorn Publications. In addition to his masterclasses on Contemporary and Latin Jazz, more than 15 of his artist interviews have been published in SJ and SaxShed.com Skip holds a (BM) with honors in Jazz Saxophone and an (MAT) in Music Education from The University of the Arts, and a Certificate from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is the instrumental music teacher at Berlin Community School, Past Secretary of the NJ-IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators) and has taught saxophone at Rowan University.