Geoffrey Landman

Geoffrey Landman is a performer, teacher, and advocate of the saxophone and new music. He has performed across North America, Europe, Singapore, Thailand, and in New York City’s most well-known venues including Carnegie Hall, Trinity Wall Street, and The United Nations. Dr. Landman is the Associate Professor of the Practice in Saxophone at the University of Kansas, and previously served on the faculty of the Longy School of Music of Bard College. An active recitalist and masterclass clinician, he has been a featured guest artist at many of the premiere music schools in the world including Northwestern University, University of Michigan, Hochschule für Musik Nürnburg (Germany), Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (Singapore), Berklee College of Music, University of Texas, Peabody Conservatory, and University of Alberta (Canada). He has performed as soloist with the Bach, Beethoven & Brahms Society Orchestra, Yale Philharmonia, University of Cincinnati CCM Wind Ensemble, University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, and at festivals including the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt, Tanglewood New Music Festival, PROTOTYPE Festival, Sounding Now Festival, and Mise-en Festival. He has recorded for labels including New World, Sterling Modern, New Focus, Navona, and BMOP/sound. Landman’s performance at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre of Karin Rehnqvist’s 'Rädda mig ur dyn' for alto saxophone and soprano voice (with Ulrika Bodén) was chosen by the composer to be included in her album “LIVE”, which was awarded the 2014 Swedish Grammy for ‘Classical Album of the Year’. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan (BM), University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (MM), Post-graduate work at the Hochschule für Musik Basel in Switzerland, and New England Conservatory where he was the first ever DMA in saxophone performance in the school’s history. His principal teachers are Donald Sinta, Marcus Weiss, James Bunte, and Kenneth Radnofsky.