Education:
College
of the Canyons
Faculty member of this Community College in
Santa Clarita, CA.
Citrus College
Faculty
member of this Community College in Glendora, CA, scroll down to William
Kerr.
The Joe Allard
Project
I had the privilege of studying with one of
the greatest teachers of all time. This web-site is devoted to this
great man. Scroll to Billy Kerr and read the interview.
Vando.Jazz
Article on Listening
This article by Billy appears on the VandoJazz web-site.
Billy Performance and Related Sites:
Why
Vandoren
Billy is an artist representative for the Vandoren Reed company.
All
About Jazz Review
A review of Billy’s CD, “The Eagle Has Landed….eh!” by
Jack Bowers.
BEJO
Review
Billy has been a member of the Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra since
2004. Check out the bands new CD, “Invitation.”
Jazz
News Review
Internet review of “The Eagle Has
Landed…eh!, by Ron Sagye La Rue
Kyle
Bronsdon Kitchen Swing CD
CD Baby listing and reviews.
Cathy Segal-Garcia
One of Billy’s great “buddies,” check
out this picture of the 5th year anniversary party.
NY
Neophonic CD Review
Billy was a member of this wonderful big band for fifteen years.
Here is a review of “Alternate Routes” in All About
Jazz, by Jack Bowers.
Neophonic
CD
Here is a listing for a second Neophonic
recording along with a Stan Kenton Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra
album.
John
Labelle CD
Montreal singer Billy recorded with in the late 1990’s.
Joey
DeFrancesco CD
“Where Were You?” – A
CD Billy recorded with the jazz organist.
Jazz
Discography
List of over 160,000 Jazz musicians who have recorded over a half
dozen decades.
Peru Jazz Web-site
Billy performed at this festival with Maria Schneider and his own quartet
in 2005.
Jazz
Saxophonists – Listing
Scroll down and click on Billy
Kerr
Endorsements:
Dansr – Vandoren
American Distributor of Vandoren Reeds Web-site.
Music Written by Billy:
New
Jersey Saxophone Quartet
This quartet has recorded several of Billy’s pieces.
VandoJazz Exercise
Book
The Carl Fischer Web-site, Search for VandoJazz
Etude and Exercise Book for Saxophone.
Saxophone
Music Web-site
Additional source for the VandoJazz Book.
Miles
Osland CD
Kentucky Roastup – Osland Quartet performs
several arrangements by Billy and Kerr appears as quest soloist here.
UK
Mega-Sax CD
CD Universe site, search for Mega-Sax CDs.
Jay
Easton Web-site
List of Recommended Saxophone Repertoire
NYSQ
Urbanology Web-site
Urbanology CD, Billy’s former group records his arrangement of “Lush
Life.”
Vando
Book Listing in Japanese
For our Far East Saxophone Players.
Bunch
of My Music sold on a Japanese Site
Nancy
Newman - Conversation for Two Baritones
Nancy and Julia Nolan profiles at the time of The World
Saxophone Congress in Montreal.
Hickey’s
Music Online –
Source for purchase of VandoJazz Book
Reviews Written by Billy:
Saxophone Journal
Site
Billy's Reviews in The Saxophone Journal (Joel
Frahm's "Don't
Explain"
and Joe Lovano's "I'm All For You").
Contemporary
Jazz Orchestra
Review of CD by
Alex Budman Orchestra
Pete Christlieb
Web-site
Complete review of
Christlieb CD, “Self Portrait”
Reto Suhner – Complete review of Suhner CD, “Montag”
Saxophone Journal – Journal Web-site with info about reviewers and more
Friends' Sites
Jeff
Johnston's MySpace page
Montreal pianist who worked with Billy
Miles Osland
Web-site
Mark
Lopeman Web-site– A former student of mine that
has done very well for himself. Please check out his web-site.
Legends of Swing
Web-site
One of the many bands with which Billy works
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