BIOGRAPHY
"Jazz is a team sport; it is the real time, live interplay between players that creates the real magic " - T. McCormick
Saxophonist and flutist, Tom McCormick, has been a fixture on the South Florida jazz scene for over twenty-five years. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Tom studied at the acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and soon after began teaching at the University. He is currently the saxophone professor at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus. Tom has performed with some of the biggest names in the business including: Sheila E., Randy Brecker, Arturo Sandoval, Nicole Henry, Mongo Santamaria, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, the O’Jays, Celia Cruz, Donna Summer, Patti Austin and Lou Rawls. For many years he was the principal saxophonist with the Miami Symphony. Music has taken Tom around the world. He has performed throughout Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Japan and India. Besides being a multi-instrumentalist, Tom is also an accomplished composer and arranger.
Some of the artists Tom McCormick has performed and recorded with:
JAZZ
Mongo Santamaria
Joe Henderson
Arturo Sandoval
Patti Austin
Lou Rawls
Sheila E
Cab Calloway
Kevin Mahogany
Phil Woods
Dave Liebman
Milt Hinton
Roy Ayers
Randy Brecker
Ira Sullivan
Duffy Jackson
Pete Escovedo
Joe Lovano
Bobby Caldwell
Sammy Figueroa
POP
KC & the Sunshine Band
Donna Summers
the Temptations
the O'Jays
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Kenny Rodgers
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
Jack Jones
Jimmy Buffet
LATIN
Celia Cruz
Thalia
La India
Jon Secada
Angela Carrasco
Camilo Sesto
Luis Enrique
Jerry Rivera
Larry Harlow
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Bobby Cruz
the Mario Ortiz Allstar Band
BIG BAND
The Miami Big Sound Orchestra
South Florida Jazz Orchestra
Harry James Orchestra
Jaco Pastorius Big Band
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Gene Krupa Orchestra
Sunshine Pops Orchestra
Melton Mustafa Orchestra
SYMPHONIC
Baltimore Symphony
Florida Philharmonic
Miami Symphony
New World Symphony
Palm Beach Pops Orchestra
Naples Philharmonic
EDUCATION
University of Miami, DMA in Jazz Composition, in progress (ABD)
University of Miami, MM in Jazz Performance, 1995
University of Maryland at Baltimore County, BA in Visual and Performing Arts, 1982
Towson University, attended 1974 to 1978, Music Education
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Miami-Dade College, adjunct professor, 1998-present
courses taught: Jazz and Popular Music in America, Jazz Workshop, Studio Jazz, Music
Appreciation, Music Theory, Woodwind Techniques, Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
New World School of the Arts, adjunct professor, 2002-present
course taught: Saxophone
University of Miami, instructor, 1998
course taught: the Evolution of Jazz
University of Miami, graduate teaching assistant, 1993-1998
courses taught: Saxophone, Jazz Improvisation, Swing Class
directed: Small Jazz Ensembles, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Forum
Private Music Instructor, 1974-present
courses taught: saxophone, flute, jazz improvisation