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About Konrad: Konrad is one of Scotland’s most sought after saxophonists. He has been involved in the vibrant Scottish jazz scene from his early teens, attending the National Jazz Institute in Scotland, the Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra and the University of Strathclyde, gaining a BA hons in Applied Music from the latter in 2002. He chose to continue his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. During his time there, he was invited by the BBC to represent Britain in the European Jazz Orchestra with concerts in Istanbul, Turkey.

On return from Berklee, Konrad joined the European Youth Jazz Orchestra for a tour of Europe and Brazil, whilst also being commissioned to compose and arrange a piece for the junior band.

Over the years, he has studied with the likes of Joe Lovano, Dino Govonni, George Garzone, and Tommy Smith.

Recent engagements include concerts with vocalists Claire Martin, Jacqui Dankworth, the RTE Dublin Concert Orchestra, the Colin Steele Quintet, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Valerie Ponomarev, Stuart McCallum, Haftor Medboe Group, The Paul Towndrow Sextet, Brass Jaw, Pascal Schumacher, Marc Demuth, performances on BBC Radio 3, and Radio Scotland.

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Photo by Callum Morrell

News

For a full list of where I’ll be performing, check out the Itinerary page.

updated: 19 June 2008