



“The Max Perkoff Band is dedicated to working with teachers and administrators to contribute to quality music education in our nation's schools. Pianist and trombonist Max Perkoff has many years of experience teaching music in the classroom to all grade levels. Large assemblies, improvisation clinics, rhythm section clinics, can all be scheduled either separately or on the same day. Our goal is to work with music teachers and other school personnel to assist and support music education at each school site.”
“Dear Max, On behalf of the IAJE Executive Board and International Staff, thank you for your outstanding services as an IAJE Artist Outreach Network clinician. From reading your evaluation comments, I see that your sessions were a smashing success and well received by the students in attendance - Bravo! I am please and grateful that you continue to play a vital role in the jazz education arena and wish to extend you the best wishes for continued success in the future.” - Gregg Carroll, Director of Education
“No list can include all the great and the near-great, but this one will come close enough for someone new to jazz. YouTube these artists and listen as much as possible. Please support your local jazz musicians as well. There's no substitute for hearing the music live and in person! Top 11 Most Influential Artists (in chronological order) 1. Louis Armstrong, trumpet/cornet 2. Ferdinand "Jellyroll" Morton, pianist, composer 3. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, pianist, composer 4. Billie Holiday, singer 5. Lester Young, tenor saxophone, 6. Ella Fitzgerald, singer 7. Charlie Parker, alto saxophone, composer 8. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, trumpet, composer 9. Thelonious Sphere Monk, pianist, composer 10. Miles Davis, trumpet, composer 11. John Coltrane, tenor & soprano saxophone, composer. Without them, jazz and so many other styles of music would not exist. Most improvising musicians (in my book, musician means instrumentalist or vocalist) compose as well, as did each person on this list.” - Max Perkoff