![]() ![]() In 2012, Matthew began his instrument repair career as an apprentice and team member in the Sax ProShop of in Wilmington, NC. Matthew has co-hosted and directed saxophone summer camps in the greater Atlanta area for the last several years and is dedicated to cultivating this concept in Georgia. With a large private saxophone studio in northern metro Atlanta, many of Matthew’s students have participated and advanced in regional and state-wide competitions. Matthew has given solo performances throughout the Southeast as a participant in North American Saxophone Alliance regional conferences, and as a guest artist at various universities. In addition to performing with a variety of chamber music and community wind ensembles, Matthew has been a featured soloist with the UNCSA Graduate Percussion Ensemble, and as part of artist Alexander Lee's project, "The Tupapau Within" in New York City. Matthew frequently presents masterclasses on saxophone pedagogy and saxophone repair topics throughout the United States. ![]() Based in Atlanta, Matthew maintains a large private saxophone studio in addition to his career as a saxophone repair technician and owner of Saxocentric. Saxophonist Matthew Hess is an active performer, teacher, and repair technician. In the Summer 2016, Creviston will be joining the faculty of the Great Plains Saxophone Saxophone Workshop, held at the University of Oklahoma. Creviston has held positions at the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam), the Greenwich House of Arts (NYC), the University of Windsor (Canada), and the University of Michigan. Presently on faculty at Arizona State University, Dr. Creviston performs regularly in chamber ensembles with pianist Hannah Creviston, guitarist Oren Fader, and the Capitol Quartet.Ĭreviston has appeared in concert with notable jazz musicians Wycliffe Gordon, John Pizzarelli, Ken Peplowski, Ann Hampton Callaway, Jon Faddis, Bobby Shew, Dennis DiBlasio, Bunky Green, Jim Snidero, Bob Mintzer, Wayne Bergeron, Steve Houghton, Vinny DiMartino, Dave Liebman, Peggy Cone, and Marvin Stamm, and has had the pleasure of working with pop performers Crystal Gayle, Maureen McGovern, Billy Porter, Patti Russo, Marty Thomas, Lisa Vroman, David Raleigh, Ben Vereen and Kim Sozzi, as well as playing shows with jokester Bob Hope. Internationally recognized as a performer and clinician, Creviston has been featured with some of the world's top orchestras and wind ensembles, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra, working with conductors André Previn, Neeme Järvi, Randall Craig Fleischer, Jack Everly and Steven Reineke, to name a few. Hailed as "one of the world's top saxophone artists." (Audiophile Audition) with "the personality and fingers of a first rate soloist." (American Record Guide), "subtle, perceptive phrasing, and flawless control of vibrato." (Fanfare Magazine), YAMAHA Performing Artist Christopher Creviston has played venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Paisley Park and the Apollo Theater. ![]()
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