Jeff Sagurton is at home in a wide range of musical settings. An active freelancer in both New York and Boston, Jeff has performed at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to prominent East Coast jazz clubs.
As an orchestral percussionist and timpanist, Jeff performs frequently with orchestras including the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Ballet, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Symphony, Symphony New Hampshire, and a host of other New York and Boston-based ensembles. His schedule as a drummer is equally full, performing regularly at New York and New England music venues and clubs, and touring multiple times per year with the seven-piece fusion band Mostly Bones.
Jeff holds a master’s degree in Percussion Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and dual bachelor’s degrees from Boston University in Percussion Performance and Accounting. He has had the pleasure of studying with both orchestral and jazz musicians including Tim Genis, Joe Farnsworth, Will Hudgins, Dan Bauch, Cecil McBee, Sam Solomon, and Kyle Brightwell.
Jeff has been a finalist in several recent auditions, including for “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, the United States Air Force Band, and the U.S. Army West Point Concert Band.
Equally passionate about education, Jeff teaches percussion, drum set, and timpani and is proud of his students’ recent successes, including acceptances to Juilliard Pre-College and other advanced music programs. Jeff has also taught percussion sectionals and clinics at the Tufts University Youth Philharmonic and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra programs.
Jeff proudly plays J. D. Sagurton Custom Cymbals hand-crafted by his father, Dave Sagurton.
