Hery Paz is a saxophonist and composer born in Cuba. He has won the acclaim and respect of legendary jazz musicians such as Fred Hersch, who called him "... a revelation, a musician of extraordinary strength". Paz is an integral element of the music scene in New York City, where he has worked with artists such as Francisco Mela, Ralph Alessi, Fred Hersch, Dave Liebman, Thomas Morgan, George Garzone, Kris Davis, Ethan Iverson, Miguel Zenón, Tom Rainey, Gerald Cleaver & Joe Morris...
Hery has a Master's degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston and over 10 years of experience as an educator. In addition to teaching privately he is an active instructor for the New England Conservatory Jazz Lab and the University of Maine Jazz Camp in Farmington.
I teach elements of Improvisation & the Jazz idiom through the Saxophone or Flute. Ranging stylistically from different musical vocabularies like Bebop, Latin Jazz & Free Jazz... While paying parallel attention to harmony, composition, repertoire & develo... Read More
