Scott Burns, M.M.
	Title:	Music Instructor
	Office:	MUND 1202
	Phone:	773-508-8319
	E-mail:	sburns5@luc.edu

Personal Information

M.M., Jazz Studies, DePaul University
B.M., Jazz and Studio Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Mr. Scott Burns is the Jazz Band Director at Loyola University Chicago and the Instructor of Applied Jazz Saxaphone.

Mr. Burns earned his B.M. degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, graduating at the top of his class. After graduating, Mr. Burns became an in-demand player in the greater Cincinnati/Dayton area. Performance credits include regular appearances as both leader and sideman at the landmark Blue Wisp Jazz Club, performances with powerhouse drummer John von Ohlen & the Blue Wisp Big Band, the PsychoAcoustic Orchestra and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

Mr. Burns moved to Chicago to attend DePaul University, where he obtained his M.M. degree. While playing with DePaul's award-winning jazz ensemble, he was prominently featured soloist alongside legendary jazz performers Joe Lovano, Tom Harrell, Kenny Werner, Louis Bellson and Nicholas Payton, and received an outstanding soloist award from Down Beat magazine in 1999.

As an established member of the Chicago jazz scene, Mr. Burns frequently shares the stage with veteran Chicago jazz musicians, including Ron Perrillo, Jeff Parker, George Fludas, Dana Hall, Kelly Sill, Paulinho Garcia, Jodie Christian, and others. He performs with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Jeff Lindberg, whose concerts have featured saxophonists Eric Alexander, Von Freeman, and Charles McPherson, pianists John Campbell and Anthony Molinaro, and vocalists Judy Roberts and Kurt Elling. He has toured nationally, playing select dates with legendary singer Harry Connick, Jr., as well as witht he jazz/blues/soul band, the Mighty Blue Kings, headlining major festivals and venues including JVC Jazz Fest, Newport Jazz Fest, the House of Blues, Chicago Blues Festival and others. Recently, he has appeared with international jazz artists David Hazeltine, Ira Sullivan and Ahmad Jamal.

Mr. Burns has been a guest soloist and/or clinician at the University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois, Bowling Green University and Bloomington North H.S., performing at the 2008 MENC Convention in Chicago. He has also taught at Columbia College Chicago, the Thelonious Monk Institure of Jazz Chicago chapter and the Northwestern University High School Music Institute summer program, as well as maintaining a private teaching studio.

Mr. Burns' debut CD as a leader, Passages, was realeased on Origin Records and features his orignial compositions. The recording has received critical acclaim both locally and nationally, and has been broadcasted across the nation. He can currently be seen and heard performing at festivals and venues throughout the Midwest region.