Jeffrey E. Vickers (USA) is Associate Professor of Music at Northern Michigan University. He has commissioned and premiered over forty works for saxophones, many of which seek to emphasize and expand the repertory of the tenor saxophone. He maintains a keen interest in the promotion of contemporary music, and he has collaborated with composers such as Lemay, Lauba, Kuehn, Kerger, H. Itoh, Gotkovsky, Alla, and Michans. Dr. Vickers completed his Doctoral and Master's degrees at Indiana University. He obtained his BM in education from the University of Mississippi. An internationally recognized artist and teacher, Dr. Vickers was a jurist for the 4th Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition in Thailand, 2014. He has performed in over two dozen states, Portugal, Spain, Scotland, France, and numerous national or international conferences. In 2014, Dr. Vickers was a guest instructor at Spanish conservatories in Oviedo, Palma, and Alicante. He was also a featured artist at the NASA Region 9 Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 2015. Dr. Vickers is the founder of Resolute Music Publications, a publishing company that specializes in modern music publications.http://www.jeffvickers.net