Jared Sims
Jared Sims
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JARED SIMS performs on all of the saxophones as well as clarinet and flute. He has toured throughout the United States and in Europe, South America, Asia and India.
Sims has performed live and recorded with an array of artists that include Rufus Reid, Matt Wilson, Han Bennink, Cecil McBee, Bob Brookmeyer, Soulive, Stefon Harris, G Love, The Temptations, Anat Cohen, Dave Liebman, Antonio Sanchez, the Four Tops, Melvin Sparks, Oteil Burbridge, DJ Logic, Matisyahu, 10,000 Maniacs, and Noel Gallagher of Oasis.
He has also performed with large ensembles such as the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
Sims’s festival appearances include the Thailand International Jazz Conference, Rochester Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Cleveland'sTri-C Jazz Festival, Flint (Michigan) Jazz Festival, Beantown Jazz Festival (Boston), New Haven (Connecticut) Jazz Festival, Quito Jazz Festival (Ecuador), Telluride (Colorado) Jazz Festival, and Northsea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.
He conducted college ensembles at Newport Jazz Festival five times.
Sims has appeared on more than 60 different recordings crossing multiple genres. His other recorded work has included music for theme parks, television commercials, and video games.
Currently the Director of Jazz Studies at West Virginia University, Sims is the former Assistant Director of Jazz at University of Rhode Island and has taught previously at the University of New Hampshire, Boston University, and Southern New Hampshire University.