Scott Brown, Program Director
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Named “Jazz Educator of the Year” by Downbeat Magazine in 2004, Scott Brown
has directed Roosevelt’s jazz program for 26 years. Initially raised in south Seattle,
his family relocated to Bainbridge Island, where he attended
Bainbridge High School. Subsequently, he graduated from the University of
Washington. He is a faculty member for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s summer academy
for band directors. His awards include the 2002 Washington State Christa
McAuliffe Washington Educator Award, the PONCHO Outstanding Music and Arts
Educator Award in 2003, a 2007 KCTS Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Education
and Jazz Journalists' "A Team" '09 Award!* *(see
below)
Scott is a trombonist with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra. As a result of his inspiring leadership, many of his students go on to study jazz in college, and become professional musicians and educators
themselves.
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"A Team Award"
Golden Apple Award KCTS
Seattle P.I. Article
Seattle Times Article
Stuart MacDonald, Assistant Director
Saxophonist Stuart MacDonald is a Seattle native, a graduate of Roosevelt High School,
and a student of Hadley Caliman. Currently, he co-leads a quartet with John Silverman
and is a member of Chris Stover’s More Zero and the Jim Knapp Orchestra.
In addition to his playing duties, Stuart acts as an assistant to Scott Brown at Roosevelt High School and directs Jazz Bands II and III.
He has played saxophone with the Brazilian rock band Quasi-Nada, reggae legend Clinton Fearon, Steven Bernstein, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Jay Thomas, Marc Seales, Mark Taylor, the acid jazz group Sharpshooters and many others. Stuart maintains an active private teaching studio in Seattle.