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About Joel Ford
Joel Ford is an award winning composer and performer of a wide spectrum of musical styles. He finished his AA in music from Cabrillo, and his BA and MA in music composition from UCSC. His works include a number of pieces for saxophone and string quartets, as well as mixed chamber works, solo and choral vocal works, musical theater and opera, jazz ensemble, symphonic band, and pieces for guided group improvisation and game music. He performs on saxophone and clarinet, recently with local Santa Cruz groups "Frequency Jones," a startup funk project, and "Aza," a North African fusion band deeply rooted in accoustic trance traditions of Morocco.


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