Jack Schatz
Lecturer of Trombone, Euphonium, Bass Trumpet, Tuba
Jack Schatz is a versatile and accomplished trombone player and currently Professor of Trombone and Brass at Purchase Conservatory of Music, Purchase College SUNY.
At Purchase, Jack has commissioned four works for Brass Quintet, Brass Ensemble and Trombone Ensemble by Composers David Heckendorn and Warren Wernick. The Purchase Faculty Brass has recorded the Brass Quintet.Jack has also served as Assistant Professor of Trombone at Hofstra University, and at Queens College.
Jack has enjoyed a freelance career performing in every facet of the music industry from commercial jingles to recording studios to national tours and symphony halls.
He has performed with The New York Philharmonic, The Metropolitan Opera where he recorded Wagner’s Ring Cycle, National Grand Opera, Houston Opera, New York Choral Society, Orchestra of St. Lukes, and New Jersey Symphony.
Jack has performed and toured with the Big Bands of Bob Mintzer, Tom Pierson, Louie Bellson, and Bobby Watson. Jack has recorded with The Ed Palermo Big Band, James Moody, Alan Pasqua, and Ted Nash.
Jack has been a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival for four years, and has been on staff at Westbury Music Fair.
Jack’s recording credits include cast recordings of My Favorite Year and Broadway productions of Damn Yankees, Hello Dolly, A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum, Side Show, Little Me, The Phantom of the Opera, Flower Drum Song, Wonderful Town, A Chorus Line, and Billy Elliot, Hugh Jackman Back On Broadway, and Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Music Man.
Jack has been a featured soloist and conductor with the Nassau-Suffolk All County Music Festival.
Jack Schatz is a native New Yorker who upon graduating from The High School of Music and Art, attended Queens College CUNY where he received his BM and BA degrees in Performance and Education. At Queens College he studied with Erwin Price and Simon Karasickwas, and was the recipient of the Karol Rathaus Family Award for excellence in performance. Jack also received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for further study towards a Masters Degree.
Jack earned his Masters Degree from The Juilliard School of Music, which he attended on a full scholarship. Jack was a student of Don Harwood, Steve Norrell and Arnold Jacobs.
Jack has also published articles for the International Trombone Association.