Jeff Coffin

Biography

Jeff Coffin

Jeff Coffin is internationally known saxophonist, composer and educator. He is the 3 time Grammy Award winning saxophonist (since 1997) of one of the most innovative and ground breaking fusion groups of the last 20 years, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones. In July 2008, Jeff began touring with the most popular rock band in the United States, Dave Matthews Band, and plays to 25,000 + people per night. DMB's most recent recording "Big Whiskey & the Groo Grux King" was nominated for 2010 Album of the Year by the Grammy Academy and has sold over 1,000,000 copies. Jeff also fronts his own group, the Mu'tet which plays original compositions from Coffin leaning heavily on world music influences. Some of the artists Coffin has shared the stage and the recording studio with include: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Dave Matthews Band, Branford Marsalis, DJ Logic, New Orleans Social Club, Maceo Parker, McCoy Tyner, Baaba Maal, Willie Nelson, Chester Thompson, JD Souther, Van Morrison, Vinnie Colaiuta, Garth Brooks, John Scofield, and many others. Along the way, Coffin has absorbed an astounding range of influences from folk songs, jazz, funk and world music. Jeff is also known for sometimes playing two saxophones at once, harkening the spirit of the late great Rahsaan Roland Kirk. As a highly in-demand Yamaha Performing Artist, Coffin has presented over 175 clinics around the world to rave reviews from students and educators alike.

Pongsakorn Lertvanitsutha

Thailand-born jazz trumpeter Win Pongsakorn. He is a award-winning, composer, arranger and music educator.

Damrih Banawitayakit

Damrih Banawitayakit, oboenist and full time lecture at faculty of music, Silpakorn University, and the musical director of Feroci Philharmonic Wind Orchestra. He also received the Silpathorn Artist Award 2023 in the music category from the Ministry of Culture office of Contemporary Art and Culture.

Komsun Dilokkunanant

Komsun Dilokkunanant, a multifaceted musician and Yamaha Artist Thailand, is a versatile hornist with expertise in performing, teaching, arranging, and composing. Passionate about chamber music, musician wellness, and innovative audience engagement, he has served as Dean of the School of Music at Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music since 2019.