Los Angeles-based concert saxophonist Jessica Maxfield enjoys an active career as an accomplished performer, educator, clinician, and adjudicator. Currently instructing classical saxophone at the University of Southern California’s famed Thornton School of Music, Dr. Maxfield has concertized and presented clinics throughout the United States, Austria, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Norway, Ukraine, and Japan. Notable appearances include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Philharmonic and the Joffrey Ballet. Jessica Maxfield holds degrees with distinction from Bowling Green State University and Northwestern University, where she recently completed a Doctor of Musical Arts and served as a Lecturer of Saxophone under the guidance of the legendary Dr. Frederick Hemke. She hosted the North American Saxophone Alliance's Region 5 Conference at Northern Illinois University in January 2015.