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A former faculty member at Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Midwest Young Artists, he currently coordinates the jazz program at Loyola University Chicago. He is a sought-after jazz clinician, adjudicating at jazz festivals and offering workshops to ensembles of all ages and levels from across the globe. He is a Vandoren and Conn-Selmer Performing Artist, member of the Fulbright Specialist Program roster, Jazz Education Network, the National Educator’s Association, and the National Association for Music Education. Madsen serves on the Education Committee for the Jazz Education Network and has been featured in Jazziz Magazine (2005), the Jazz Spotlight for artsamerica.org (2012), and has been interviewed for saxplaying.com (2018) and the Chicago Jazz Magazine (2019). Madsen has also contributed jazz articles to The Instrumentalist magazine and been interviewed on several radio broadcasts about jazz history and his performing career. After graduating from DePaul University in Chicago with a B.M. in Jazz Studies and studying with the likes of Mark Colby, Bobby Broom, and Dr. Bob Lark, Madsen was accepted into the jazz program at the Juilliard School in 2003. He spent three years in New York City, performing with and writing for such jazz masters as Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Kenny Washington, Bobby Short, Michael Dease, Jon Irabagon, Lage Lund, Ulysses Owens Jr., Aaron Diehl, Makaya McCraven, and many others. After graduating from Juilliard, Madsen relocated to Chicago in 2006 and has since been a fixture on the local scene, performing regularly at major venues such as the Jazz Showcase, the Green Mill, and Andy’s Jazz Club. As a leader and sideman, Madsen’s discography is extensive. He has released five albums as a leader since 2004 and can be heard as a player and composer on countless additional releases with artists such as Michael Dease, Marquis Hill, and Jeff Hamilton. In 2015, he founded the jazz/funk outfit “Kings of the Lobby”, which has played many live music venues and festivals in Chicago, and released their debut album in 2017. Madsen is a published composer with Kendor Music, Inc., Walrus Music, and the UNC Jazz Press. He was commissioned by the Illinois Music Education Association to write the 2012 All-State Jazz piece entitled “With Gratitude” and dedicated to his high school band director Don Shupe. He was honored to have his arrangement of the standard “Never Let Me Go” recorded by Phil Woods and the DePaul Jazz Ensemble released in 2007 to rave reviews. He maintains a consistent compositional schedule writing for Chicago- and New York-based ensembles such as the New Standard Jazz Orchestra, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and the Jazz Museum in Harlem All-Stars. Madsen’s compositions and arrangements are performed regularly by ensembles of all ages—from middle school to the professional jazz world. Madsen is fully committed to the art of jazz education and has been responsible for teaching Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Composition, Jazz History, Applied Jazz Saxophone, and ensemble direction. He served as jazz program director at Midwest Young Artists in Highwood, IL, from 2009-2017, directing ensembles and teaching classes in music theory, history, composition, and appreciation. He has performed and/or presented at the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016 Jazz Education Network conferences, and led groups which have performed at the Illinois Music Education Association All-State conference and the Midwest Band and Orchestra clinic. He is currently attaining his DMA is Jazz Performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and resides in the Chicago area with his wife and son. https://www.chrismadsen.net/reviews daily 0.75 2020-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe5ec6f09f3031d9e386e6e/1609024931436-TIG346A81JFVHZX2XWMQ/madsen_cover_3k.jpg Reviews - “Chris Madsen’s compositions delve into balladry, the blues and a modernism that edges on the abstract—but remains accessible. The tenor saxophonist knows how to gin up tension, and, as the sequencing of this substantial album proves, he also knows the value of release. Bonfire, with its connotations of community, celebration and risk, is an apt title for this Chicago group’s engaging work. Madsen and his cohort (pianist Stu Mindeman, drummer Dana Hall and bassist Clark Sommers) don’t abide by conventional head-solo-head structure. Rather, they play off each other conversationally. But Madsen just digs diverse grooves: Listeners get the lanky title track, the furious “Lone Wolf” and “It Is All Of Value,” an intriguing work where Madsen asserts himself, blowing low and saucy. The album’s focal point is “Hundred Center,” a ballad featuring the leader at his most relaxed and Mindeman at his most expansive. The finale is “Cellar Door,” a ballad that starts on a bluesy note and builds to a liberating, genre-free pulsation. Madsen’s straightforward tone takes on unusual warmth, Sommers gets a star turn, and Mindeman and Hall—as much colorist as timekeeper—throw off sparks, taking this ambitious album out on a satisfying note. ” — Carlo Wolfe, Downbeat Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe5ec6f09f3031d9e386e6e/1609116679057-4GC93EN4IGDX1R9X96BB/KOTL.jpg Reviews https://www.chrismadsen.net/education daily 0.75 2021-04-30 https://www.chrismadsen.net/music daily 0.75 2023-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe5ec6f09f3031d9e386e6e/8143e35c-73c4-47f9-ab7b-963fa1ecdb99/narrative_cover.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe5ec6f09f3031d9e386e6e/a02860ca-ddcd-477a-8536-280d4e2b5483/Trio+Book+Cover.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe5ec6f09f3031d9e386e6e/1609019257653-JRTF2R7UANZ21NNH8MF5/madsen_cover_3k.jpg Music - Bonfire (2019) Chris Madsen’s latest release of all original music, Bonfire was released to rave reviews. 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