Classical composition alum Brian Landrus (PhD’19) is having a banner year: Not only has the sax player been appointed associate professor of jazz composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston; he also released an album awarded a five-star review by DownBeat Magazine. And yes, that’s MGSA jazz faculty Dave Stryker playing guitar on the album, Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn. Bravo! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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