Joey Sellers

composer university professor jazz musician

Background

Sellers grew up in Arizona with three other siblings, Jenni, Jacki, and Jeff and graduated from Arizona State University.

Education

Arizona State University.

Career

He freelanced for years in New York City and Los Angeles and was Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University. Joey Sellers is currently (2013) Director of Jazz Studies at Saddleback College, California, and teaches improvisation, jazz ensembles, composition, and jazz history.

Achievements

Sellers has been the recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition, the Sammy Nestico Award and, most recently, the Julius Hemphill Composition Award. He is the only artist in history to have received all three awards.

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Born

March 5, 1962
Nationality
United States

Education

"Arizona State University"

Awards

Sellers has been the recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition, the Sammy Nestico Award and, most recently, the Julius Hemphill Composition Award. He is the only artist in history to have received all three awards.

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Awards

Sellers has been the recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition, the Sammy Nestico Award and, most recently, the Julius Hemphill Composition Award. He is the only artist in history to have received all three awards.