Jeffrey Freeman
Assistant Professor
Low Brass, Chamber Brass, Music Technology
jjfreeman@pvamu.edu

    Jeff is in his 5th year as Assistant Professor of Low Brass at Prairie View A&M University.   He is also a DMA student at the University of Texas at Austin and is a freelance trombonist in the Austin area.

    After high school, he began his journey in higher education.  He was lead trombone and member of the TMEA Junior College All-star Big Band both years during his time Weatherford College where he earned an Associate of Arts.  While at the University of Texas at Arlington, he was a member of the UTA Trombone Choir, winner of the Emory Remington Award and performed at ITF in Las Vegas.  Jeff earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from the University of Texas at Arlington.

    Since graduating from UT- Arlington in 1999, Jeff has played professionally with the State Fair of Texas, Texas Wind Symphony and big bands throughout the state of Texas.   In 2000-2001, he was at sea playing trombone for Carnival Cruise Lines on the Ecstasy and Holiday cruise ships.

    In May of 2003, Jeff graduated with a MM degree from the University of Texas at Austin.  While at UT, he performed as a member of the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, and the Trombone Choir.  The UT Trombone Choir won the Emory Remington Award and performed at the 2002 ITF in Denton, TX.  Jeff was also a Teaching Assistant and leader/lead trombone of the Jazz Trombone ensemble.

    In addition to teaching the low brass studio, Jeff directs the Chamber Brass and teaches other music lecture classes including Music Technology.  He is also an active trombonist who can be found in the orchestra pit in many musicals, with the Austin City Brass, the Contemporary Jazz Works Orchestra, and with Austinbones, a group which he co-founded.  Jeff has also performed with the Austin Lyric Opera Orchestra, the Longview Symphony, the Shreveport Symphony, and the Mid Texas Symphony.

    He lives happily at home with his wife, Kara, 8 year old son, Troy, 3 year old son, Lukas, and 1 year old son, Jacob Kyle in Brenham, TX.