John Temmerman Steve Ramsdell Duo
Ravenswood Art Walk, Ravenswood and Belle Plaine Streets, Chicago, IL
45 minute sax/guitar duo set
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I teach all sizes of saxophones and clarinet and perform throughout the Chicagoland area.
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May 2020: as a result of the pandemic, I am doing video lessons only - and I use platforms Skype,. Face Time, Google Meet and Zoom.
The Chicago Tribnue did a profile on their local pages, which can be found here:
John Temmerman, player and teacher
September 2017: VoyageChicago profiled me as one of Chicago's Most Inspiring Stories
John Temmerman Player and Teacher Profile - Chicago's Inspiring Stories
I'm John Temmerman. I perform mostly jazz, funk and fusion on the tenor and soprano saxes, but I also play alto and baritone saxes and all the clarinets.
I started clarinet in middle school and then took up the alto saxophone in high school. While pursuing a business career including an advanced degree, I took my alto to the Saxophone Shop in Evanston to get it appraised. It turned out to be worth 5 times what I paid for it. I figured that I either needed to sell it or play it and made the right choice. I joined the jazz band at Oakton Community College, took up the tenor sax and was cited during a festival as a top player by Mark Colby. I took lessons with him for 5 years, while I continued my business career. I started playing and teaching professionally in the mid-90s, and issued well reviewed CDs in 2001 and 2008. I retired from the day job in 2010 to care for my disabled wife but continue to perform and teach actively.
Right now, I'm performing occasional but meaningful gigs both as a leader and band member, trying to help my many students to play better and enjoy music more and continuing to refine my musical skills. I care for my disabled wife during the day and teach out of my home studio in Skokie during evenings and weekends.
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