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GRAMMY-NOMINATED SAXOPHONIST TIA FULLER REUNITED BEYONCÉ'S ALL-GIRL BAND FOR BERKLEE CLASS
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| Tia Fuller |
New York, NY -- Just a few short years ago, saxophonist Tia Fuller was rocking heels, skirts, and sequins as she powered through pop anthems like "Single Ladies" and "Crazy in Love" as part of Beyoncé's top-notch, all-female band, performing at major venues around the world.
In the meantime, the saxophonist has built an excellent career, recording a total of five full-length albums with her quartet, the last of which - 2018's Diamond Cut - landed on this year's Grammy Awards nomination ballot as Best Jazz Instrumental Album. She is the second woman to be nominated (as a leader) in the male-dominated jazz genre (the first woman to be nominated and win was her album's producer, drummer, and composer Teri Lyne Carrington, in 2014).
Beyond her growing accomplishments as a successful jazz artist, Fuller is laser-focused on her career in music education. With a B.A. in Music from Spelman College, and a Master's in Jazz Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder, the ace reeds player now shares her broad expertise as a full-time Professor of Music at Boston's world-renowned Berklee College of Music. Her specialty? Ensembles: Creating 6-8 ensembles per semester, directing musicians how to play together, improvise, and give polished performances.
