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ABOUT

Tyler Giroux is a valve trombone  and piano player in Upstate New York.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.  He has performed and studied with many notable musicians, including John Daversa, Alan Ferber, Mitch Frohman, Dante Luciani, Brian Lynch, Scott Robinson, Tony Succar, and Bret Zvacek.  He finished 1st place in the 2014 International Tuba Euphonium Conference Rich Matteson Jazz Competition, and has performed at numerous festivals, including the Monterey Jazz Festival and Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival.  He recently performed with jazz artist and vocalist Sheila Jordan as part of the Quebec Jazz Festival.

Currently, Tyler performs regularly around New York State’s Capital Region.  He performs with his own groups, as well as the Giroux Brothers, Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra, GNP, the Dylan Perrillo Orchestra, Bryan Brundige and the Piggly Wigglies, Mike Jenkins and the Fat Ties, and several other local musicians.

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In addition to his performing career, Tyler is an avid music educator.  He is an experienced private instructor and clinician, topics including trombone, euphonium, piano, jazz theory, and improvisation.