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PERFORMER
ADJUDICATOR
CLINICIAN
MASTER CLASSES

JIM MAIR

Jim Mair is currently an Associate Professor

and director of instrumental Music at Kansas
City Kansas Community College. He is also
Artistic Director and Conductor for The
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, a performance
organization that he and his wife Mary
founded in 2003 (Also see: www.
kcjazzorchestra.org).

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mr. Mair

graduated from the University of Mary
(Bismarck, North Dakota) with a Bachelor of
Science degree and the University of
Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory of
Music with a Master of Arts degree. CONTACT
Mr. Mair has served on the faculty at the
College of Southern Idaho, the International
Music Camp and the Charlie Parker
Academy of the Arts. He has served as a
staff writer for the SAXOPHONE JOURNAL 9922 Woodstock Street
and was the host of "Table Down Front" a Lenexa, Kansas 66220
jazz radio show that aired across the 913.780.5250
northwestern United States on NPR. For the
past 16 years Jim has been an artist/
clinician for the Selmer Musical Instrument
ALSO SEE: JIM MAIR
Company. KANSAS CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
www.KCJazzOrchestra.com

CONTACT JIM MAIR ARTISTS RECORDING COLLECTIVE PERFORMER

www.ArtistsRecordingCollective.info
9922 Woodstock Street
ADJUDICATOR
Lenexa, Kansas 66220 SELMER ARTIST ROSTER CLINICIAN
www.Selmer.com
913.780.5250
MASTER CLASSES
 Bibliography: DOWN BEAT auditions
HIGHLIGHTS section; JAM magazine Readers Poll winner
Best Saxophonist; JAM magazine cover
story; SAXOPHONE JOURNAL cover story;
Kansas City Art Magazine cover story;
Works by Mair: Saxophone Journal

Jim appeared in Down Beat magazine's

Audition section as a young musician
deserving wider recognition. In 1991 he
was voted Best Saxophonist by the readers
of JAM. He has been profiled on two covers
of JAM, the SAXOPHONE JOURNAL and
the Kansas City's ART magazine. His
biography also appears in the Encyclopedia
of Jazz Musicians compiled by Louis Porter.
Jim is a two time Fellowship recipient to the
Aspen Music Festival. In 1995, the
University of Mary selected Jim as Alumnus
of the Year. In 1997, he was a finalist for
The Idaho Governor's Award. In 1998, Jim
and his wife Mary were named Persons of
the Year by the Twin Falls, Idaho Chamber
of Commerce. Jim was inducted into the
2002 edition of Who's Who of American
teachers. Jim has two children, Amanda and
ABOUT JIM Jameson.

Jim has twice conducted All-State Jazz

Ensembles in North Dakota, South Dakota
and Idaho. In addition, he has on multiple
occasions conducted the Kansas City All
District Jazz Ensemble. As a saxophonist,
bandleader and educator his groups have
performed in New York City at Birdland,
Showman's Café, Carnegie Recital Hall
and the JVC Jazz Festival along with the
Duchin Room in Sun Valley, Idaho and at
the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
The KCKCC Jazz Combo was invited to
perform and present educational workshops
at the 2006 Morocco Jazz Festival as guests
of the Moroccan government.
8th & Central (1991); Hip Soul (1995); Live
Mr. Mair has released six compact discs, on the Plaza (1995); Here's To The People
which have garnered critical acclaim (2003); As sideperson: Lisa Henry: Straight
earning him positive reviews in DOWN No Chaser (1991); Tim Whitmer: Humorous
BEAT, JAZZ TIMES, CODA and JAM Intentions (1992); Concepts Jazz: Chad's
Dad (1997); Tim Whitmer: Kansas City
magazines. PUBLICATIONS
Standard Time (2002) Radio broadcasts:
Guest on Micheal Feldman's Whada Ya
Know NPR April, 1993; Jazz Host of Table
Down Front KBSU Radio