Research Statement

I have consistently presented my research and pedagogical approaches locally, nationally, and internationally since I began my career in higher education. As a scholar and researcher, my accomplishments include earning invitations for 2022–2023 to give clinics internationally at the Torino Jazz Club in Italy, the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Nice in France, and the 2023 International Association of Schools of Jazz’s Conference in Finland. Nationally, I was invited to give and electronic-influenced jazz performance and clinic at the University of North Texas (UNT) in 2023 (UNT is a historically prestigious institution for jazz education: they have one of the oldest collegiate Jazz Studies programs in the US). I was also invited to give jazz history presentations and jazz improvisation clinics four years in a row at the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conferences. Working with JEN is significant because JEN is widely considered the largest and most prestigious gathering of jazz educators in the US, and possibly across the globe. Also, at the regional level, the Utah Music Educators Association (2023) and Texas Music Educators Association (2022) have invited met to give clinics at their conferences: “How to Practice and Perform Using Digital Audio Workstations” and “How to Teach Jazz Students to Authentically Swing,” and in the fall of 2022 I was also invited to give a performance and clinic at Utah State University. As an author, I have contributed more than fifty articles to the popular jazz education website Learn Jazz Standards.com. I was also awarded a Björn Bärnheim Research Fellowship at the Hogan Jazz Archive during the 2017–2018 academic year, which supported research that led to several of my peer-reviewed publications, including articles in the The Saxophone Symposium, Jazz Education in Research and Practice (JERP), Jazz Perspectives (JP), and the International Association of Schools of Jazz’s Conference Journal. Educational writings also include my paper “Teaching College-Level Jazz Skills Using Interactive Digital Technologies and the Flipped Classroom Model” and an e-book Creative Improvisation: A Concise Method. My articles in The Saxophone Symposium, JERP, and JP represent my historical scholarship, which focuses on the intersection of identity and musical style in jazz history. I explore the ways in which gender, race, historical reliance on oral history, and notions of authenticity have shaped jazz historiography. My other scholarly activities focus on the integration of digital technologies into jazz pedagogy and performance practices. I believe these are important topics to continue to explore because they support the university’s mission of focusing on diversity, equity, inclusion, and innovation in curricula and research. Therefore, I plan to continue to research the topics of jazz historiography and pedagogy, and to turn my research into tangible achievements by presenting at national/international conferences and publishing peer-reviewed journal articles.

As a music faculty member, in addition to conducting scholarly research, publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals, and giving lectures and clinics at regional, national, and international conferences, I maintain an active profile as a performing and recording artist as well. Recent international performances (some of which garnered attention in the mainstream press) include Cantavenna (Allessandria, Italy), Jazz Club Torino (Turin, Italy), and Galerie Depardieu (Nice, France). At the national level, recent performances include in jazz clubs and universities across the US including Portland State University (Portland, OR), UNT (Dallas, TX), the Gene Harris Jazz Festival (Boise, ID), and jazz clubs such as The Shrine, Silvana, and The Porch in New York City. Since beginning my career in higher education, I have performed regularly at the local level as well in order to maintain visibility for the university’s jazz program; I perform and support local venues in around Salt Lake City, as I did in South Texas before joining the faculty at the University of Utah. In terms of recording, a new duo album is currently being mixed and mastered and is scheduled to be released on the prestigious Barcelona-based international jazz record label Fresh Sound New Talent Records (FSNT) in late 2023. Other releases include Simply Begin Again (FSNT-603), which features several of my original modern jazz compositions performed by a New York-based jazz quartet I co-lead with Italian pianist Alessandro Fadini, as well as several self-published electronic and live jazz albums using an international online digital distribution platform (DistroKid) which feature exclusively my original compositions, sound design with soft synths, album artwork, and production. I am also an abstract painter, and I was humbled and honored that the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (BMFA) hosted an exhibition of my visual artworks (and accompanying musical performances) during the summer of 2020. I have also been collaborating with Dr. Mark Ramirez from my former institution the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). We formed an improvisation-based jazz duo which incorporates innovative performance practices that utilize free improvisation and live digital effects, and we performed together in this format for several faculty recitals during recent academic years in Texas and Oregon. My duo with Dr. Ramirez has also been invited to perform and give a clinic/masterclass at the International Percussion Institute (IPI) in Scotland in August of 2023.

Research Keywords

  • Jazz and Technology
  • Jazz and Gender
  • Jazz Pedagogy
  • Jazz Music
  • Jazz History

Creative Research

  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 12/26/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 11/28/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 10/24/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 09/26/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 08/29/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 07/25/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 06/27/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 05/30/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 04/25/2024.
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Jazz Combos Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 04/18/2024.
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Large Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 04/17/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 03/28/2024.
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Large Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 02/28/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM; New Orleans, LA Performance, completed 02/24/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 02/22/2024.
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Jazz Combos Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 02/21/2024.
  • Millcreek Common (Millcreek, UT); Lead Alto/Tenor Chair, Hot House West Jazz Orchestra Performance, completed 02/14/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC; Lead Alto/Tenor Chair: Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 02/10/2024.
  • Clubhouse SLC Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 01/25/2024.
  • University of Utah Jazz Faculty Concert (Excellence in the Community Series) at the Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, UT Performance, completed 01/17/2024.
    https://excellenceconcerts.org
  • Boornazian, Josiah. “Topics vs. Timelines: Restructuring Jazz History Curricula for Today's Classroom.” Jazz Education in Research and Practice 5 (2024): 72-84. muse.jhu.edu/article/916410. Literary Arts, refereed, completed 01/06/2024.
    https://muse.jhu.edu/article/916410
  • 15th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Conference Headliner Performance: Josiah Boornazian with the GRAMMY-Winning John Daversa Big Band Hyatt Regency Hotel New Orleans 601 Loyola Ave | New Orleans, LA 70113 Visit the 2023 JEN Conference Event Page Here Performance, refereed, completed 01/06/2024.
  • 15th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Josiah Boornazian with the Hot House West jazz Orchestra, 12-1PM Hyatt Regency Hotel New Orleans 601 Loyola Ave | New Orleans, LA 70113 Visit the 2023 JEN Conference Event Page Here Performance, refereed, completed 01/04/2024.
  • Hopkins Brewing, Salt Lake City Performance, completed 12/06/2023.
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Jazz Combos Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 12/05/2023.
  • ​​​December 1, 2023 The International Josiah Boornazian Electronic Project, 9PM 342 S. State Street | SLC, UT 84111 Performance, completed 12/01/2023.
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Large Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 11/29/2023.
  • Fridays With Faculty - Public Research Lecture; University of Utah School of Music Other, completed 11/17/2023.
  • Presentation: Captured by Ideologies: Navigating Bias in Jazz History Narratives; International Association of Schools of Jazz Research Conference: “Aesthetics in Jazz in the 21st Century” (Graz, Austria; November 10–11, 2023) at the Palais Meran, Kunst Universität Graz, Austria: Leonhardstraße 15 | 8010 Graz, Austria Other, refereed, completed 11/10/2023.
    https://iasj.com/component/acym/archive/217-iasj-r...
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Jazz Combos Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 10/24/2023.
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Jazz Combos Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 10/22/2023.
  • Boise State University (Boise, ID), Solo Jazz/Electronic Project Performance, refereed, completed 10/19/2023.
  • Clubhouse SLC Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM 850 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 10/12/2023.
  • Quarters DLC SLC Tymebrayker AKA Josiah Boornazian, 8PM 5 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Performance, completed 10/12/2023.
  • Jazz in the Park (Park City, UT) October 10, 2023 Performance, completed 10/10/2023.
  • University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Large Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 10/03/2023.
  • Hopkins Brewing (Salt Lake City, UT) Performance, completed 09/28/2023.
  • Sawadee Thai Josiah Boornazian Trio, 6-9PM 754 E S Temple St ST, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 09/22/2023.
  • University of Utah Jazz Faculty Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 09/17/2023.
  • Springville Art Festival With Denson Angulo, 3-4PM 126 E 400 S | Springville, UT 84663 Performance, completed 09/16/2023.
  • September 9, 2023; Moab Music Festival; with the Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM; 358 East 300 South Moab | UT 84532 Performance, refereed, completed 09/09/2023.
  • Excellence in the Community @ The Viridian Center Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM Viridian Center: 8030 S 1825 W | West Jordan, UT 84088 Performance, completed 09/01/2023.
  • Excellence in the Community @ The Gallivan Center Hot House West Orchestra, 7-9PM The Gallivan Center: 36 E. 200 S | Salt Lake City, UT Performance, completed 08/23/2023.
  • Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City UT Performance, completed 08/08/2023.
  • Clinic/masterclass: International Percussion Institute (Aberdeen, Scotland, UK) August 3-4 Other, refereed, completed 08/03/2023.
  • International Percussion Institute (Aberdeen, Scotland, UK) August 2 Performance, refereed, completed 08/02/2023.
  • Woodbine Hall (Salt Lake City, UT) July 27 Performance, completed 07/27/2023.
  • Hopkins Brewing (Salt Lake City, UT) Performance, completed 07/19/2023.
  • The International (Salt Lake City, UT) Performance, completed 07/13/2023.
  • The Pearl (Salt Lake City, UT) Performance, completed 07/11/2023.
  • Casot, Salt Lake City Performance, completed 07/08/2023.
  • Presentation: "Teaching Jazz History Out of Order" 2023 International Association of Schools of Jazz’s Conference in Finland Other, refereed, completed 06/28/2023.
  • The Pearl (Salt Lake City, UT) Performance, completed 06/25/2023.
  • Excellence in the Community (Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, UT) June 23 Performance, completed 06/23/2023.
  • The Pearl (Salt Lake City, UT) June 20 Performance, completed 06/20/2023.
  • Alta Club (Salt Lake City, UT) June 10 Performance, completed 06/10/2023.
  • Caputo’s (Salt Lake City, UT) June 9 Performance, completed 06/09/2023.
  • Guest Soloist Feature, Woods Cross High School (Bountiful, UT) May 15 Performance, completed 05/15/2023.
  • Excellence in the Community Concert with Brian Woodbury at the Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, UT Performance, completed 05/10/2023.
  • The Pearl (Salt Lake City, UT) April 25 Performance, completed 04/25/2023.
  • Handle Bar (Salt Lake City, UT) April 22, 2023 Salt Lake City Performance, completed 04/22/2023.
  • Hopkins Brewing (Salt Lake City, UT) April 12 Performance, completed 04/12/2023.
  • April 26, 2023 Excellence in the Community Concert Josiah Boornazian Quartet, 7:30PM The Gallivan Center: 36 E. 200 S | Salt Lake City, Utah Performance, completed 04/2023.
  • April 5-7, 2023 Gene Harris Jazz Festival Dr. Josiah Boornazian will be Adjudicating and Performing Boise State University 1910 University Drive | Boise, Idaho 83725-1560 Performance, refereed, completed 04/2023.
  • April 19, 2023 University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Large Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 04/2023.
  • Ballroom Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) March 30 Performance, completed 03/30/2023.
  • March 4, 2023 Jazz Club Torino | Turin, Italy MASTERCLASS AND PERFORMANCE ​Alessandro Fadini & Josiah Boornazian, 7PM Via S.Francesco Da Paola ang. Via Giolitti | 10123 Torino Other, completed 03/2023.
  • March 21, 2023 University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Small Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 03/2023.
  • March 3, 2023 Galerie Depardieu | Nice, France ​Alessandro Fadini & Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 6 Rue Dr Jacques Guidoni | 06000 Nice, France Performance, completed 03/2023.
  • March 28, 2023 University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Small Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 03/2023.
  • University of North Texas College of Music Guest Artist Lecture/Clinic | Friday, February 17, 2023 | 2:00 pm | M231 Josiah Boornazian Director of Jazz Studies, University of Utah CREATING WITH COMPUTERS: PRACTICING AND PERFORMING WITH DAWS Other, refereed, completed 02/2023.
  • February 26, 2023 The Porch NYC Alessandro Fadini & Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 750A St Nicholas Ave, | New York, NY 10031 Performance, completed 02/2023.
  • February 28, 2023 University of Utah Libby Gardner Concert Hall ​University of Utah Large Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1375 Presidents' Circle | Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Performance, completed 02/2023.
  • February 18, 2023 Steve's Wine Bar Josiah Boornazian Quartet, 7:30PM 111 Industrial St. | Denton, TX 76201 Performance, completed 02/2023.
  • ​​January 7, 2023 13th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Live Concert and Presentation by Dr. Josiah Boornazian: "Jazz and Computers: Practicing and Performing Jazz Improvisation Using Digital Audio Workstations" 5:30–6:20PM, Clinic Room #2/Poinciana Omni Orlando Resort Hotel 1500 Masters Blvd. | Championsgate, FL 33896 Performance, refereed, completed 01/2023.
  • January 26, 2023 The Green Room SLC Alessandro Fadini & Josiah Boornazian, 9PM 17 E 400 S | Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Performance, completed 01/2023.
  • January 25, 2023 The Pearl SLC University of Utah Jazz Night, 7-10PM 917 South 200 West | Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Performance, completed 01/2023.
  • January 11, 2023 The Pearl SLC University of Utah Jazz Night, 7-10PM 917 South 200 West | Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Performance, completed 01/2023.
  • December 6, 2022 University of Utah Fine Arts West Building ​University of Utah Small Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 274 S University St | Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 12/2022.
  • ​​​December 14, 2022 The Pearl SLC University of Utah Jazz Night, 7-10PM 917 South 200 West | Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Performance, completed 12/2022.
  • ​​​December 21, 2022 Hopkins Brewing Company Hosting the Weekly Jazz Jam Session, 8-11PM 1048 E 2100 S | Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Performance, completed 12/2022.
  • November 30, 2022 University of Utah Fine Arts West Building ​University of Utah Large Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 274 S University St | Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 11/2022.
  • November 16, 2022 Utah State University Chase Fine Arts Center ​Masterclass/Clinic with Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 4-5PM 4030 Old Main Hill | Logan, Utah 84322 Performance, refereed, completed 11/2022.
  • October 5, 2022 University of Utah Fine Arts West Building ​University of Utah Large Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 274 S University St | Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 10/2022.
  • October 26, 2022 University of Utah Fine Arts West Building ​University of Utah Small Jazz Ensembles Concert Under the Direction of Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 274 S University St | Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Performance, completed 10/2022.
  • September 24, 2022 Galerie Depardieu | Nice, France ​Alessandro Fadini & Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 6 Rue Dr Jacques Guidoni | 06000 Nice, France Performance, completed 09/2022.
  • September 18, 2022 Cantavenna | Alessandria, Italy Alessandro Fadini & Josiah Boornazian, 7PM Outdoor Concert |Address TBA Performance, completed 09/2022.
  • ​​​August 10, 2022 Hopkins Brewing Company Hosting the Weekly Jazz Jam Session, 8-11PM 1048 E 2100 S | Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Performance, completed 08/2022.
  • ​​​July 30, 2022 Caputo's (Holladay) Guest Appearance, 5-8PM 4673 S 2300 E. | Holladay, UT 84117 Performance, completed 07/2022.
  • ​​​June 18, 2022 Hopkins Brewing Company Guest Appearance, 5-8PM 1048 E 2100 S | Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Performance, completed 06/2022.
  • ​​​June 17, 2022 Caputo's (Sugar House) Guest Appearance, 5-8PM 1516 S 1500 E | Salt Lake City, UT 84105 Performance, completed 06/2022.
  • ​​​May 11, 2022 Brownsville Museum of Fine Art Presentation and Performance: Jazz Appreciation Night with Dr. Josiah Boornazian and the UTRGV Jazz Combo, 6-7PM 660 E. Ringgold St. | Brownsville, TX 78520 Other, completed 05/2022.
  • February 9, 2022 Texas Music Educators Association Convention Live Clinic with Dr. Josiah Boornazian: How to Practice and Perform Using Digital Audio Workstations 12:30-1:30PM, CC 214 B, San Antonio Convention Center 900 E Market St. | San Antonio, TX 78205 Other, completed 02/2022.
  • February 10, 2022 Texas Music Educators Association Convention Live Clinic with Dr. Josiah Boornazian: How to Teach Jazz Students to Authentically Swing 4-5PM, CC 221, San Antonio Convention Center 900 E Market St. | San Antonio, TX 78205 Other, completed 02/2022.
  • ​February 4, 2022 Jazz Education Network Webinar Live Presentation and Q&A Session with Dr. Josiah Boornazian: Mary Lou Williams: Jazz and Gender Other, completed 02/2022.
  • February 25, 2022 UTRGV Edinburg Performing Arts Complex ​UTRGV Faculty Recital: Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1000 W University Dr. | Edinburg, TX 78541 Performance, completed 02/2022.
  • ​January 5, 2022 13th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Live Presentation by Dr. Josiah Boornazian: "Jelly Roll" Morton Vs. Nick LaRocca in the "Tiger Rag" Authorship Controversy: What does it mean to “compose” jazz? 10:30-10:55AM, Shawnee Trail Room, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX 300 Reunion Boulevard | Dallas, TX 75207 Other, refereed, completed 01/2022.
  • January 31, 2022 UTRGV Edinburg Performing Arts Complex Dr. Mark Ramirez's Faculty Recital, 7PM 1000 W University Dr. | Edinburg, TX 78541 Performance, completed 01/2022.
  • January 21, 2022 El Hueso de Fraile Dr. Josiah Boornazian and the UTRGV Jazz Combo, 9:30PM 837 E Elizabeth St. | Brownsville, TX 78520 Performance, completed 01/2022.
  • ​January 30, 2022 UTRGV Edinburg Performing Arts Complex ​UTRGV Small Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Dr. Boornazian, Derek Brown, Guest Artist, 7PM 1000 W University Dr. | Edinburg, TX 78541 Performance, completed 01/2022.
  • San Benito High School Jazz Improvisation Clinic and and Performance Dr. Josiah Boornazian and the UTRGV Jazz Combo, 5-7PM 450 S Oscar Williams Rd. | San Benito, TX 78586 Other, completed 12/2021.
  • Harlingen High School Jazz Improvisation Clinic and and Performance Dr. Josiah Boornazian and the UTRGV Jazz Combo, 9:30-11AM 1201 Marshall Ave. | Harlingen, TX 78550 Other, completed 11/2021.
  • TSC Performing Arts Center ​UTRGV Large Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Dr. Boornazian, 7PM 90 Taylor Ave. | Brownsville, Texas 78520 Performance, completed 11/2021.
  • UTRGV Edinburg Performing Arts Complex ​UTRGV Faculty Recital: Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1000 W University Dr. | Edinburg, TX 78541 Performance, completed 11/2021.
  • TSC Performing Arts Center ​UTRGV Small Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Dr. Boornazian, 7PM 90 Taylor Ave. | Brownsville, Texas 78520 Performance, completed 11/2021.
  • Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival ​ÌKAN ÌPÀKÓ (Boornazian - Ramírez DUO), 6PM Southern Pacific Linear Park E 6th Street & E Ringgold Street | Brownsville, TX 78520 Performance, refereed, completed 10/2021.
  • TSC Performing Arts Center ​UTRGV Faculty Recital: Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 90 Taylor Ave. | Brownsville, Texas 78520 Performance, completed 10/2021.
  • 12th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Live Online Presentation: Creating with Computers: Practicing and Performing Jazz Improvisation Using Digital Audio Workstations 1-1:50PM (EST), Digital Session #2 Visit the 2021 JEN Conference Event Page Here Other, refereed, completed 01/2021.
  • Brownsville Museum of Fine Art Museum Exhibition: Improvised Structures, The Paintings of Josiah Boornazian - for those who missed it, Artropolis published an interview and virtual walk-through of the exhibition here 660 E. Ringgold St. | Brownsville, TX 78520 Exhibition, completed 07/2020.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGXFwnIGj_I
  • The Shrine NYC Josiah Boornazian Quartet 7PM 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. | New York, NY 10030 Performance, completed 02/2020.
  • Silvana NYC Josiah Boornazian Quartet 7PM 300 W 116th St. | New York, NY 10026 Performance, completed 02/2020.
  • UTRGV Brownsville Campus Jazz + Coffee with the UTRGV Jazz Combo, 3PM BMSLC Courtyard, 1 W. University Blvd | Brownsville, TX 78520 Performance, completed 02/2020.
  • UTRGV Edinburg Performing Arts Complex Dr. Mark Ramirez's Faculty Recital, 7PM 1000 W University Dr. | Edinburg, TX 78541 Performance, completed 02/2020.
  • TSC Performing Arts Center UTRGV Jazz Combo Concert for UTRGV's Brownsville Gear Up Day, 10:20-11AM 90 Taylor Ave. | Brownsville, Texas 78520 Performance, completed 02/2020.
  • UTRGV 1-Day Jazz Workshop UTRGV BMSLC Multi-Purpose Room (Brownsville), 1-4PM 1 W. University Blvd. | Brownsville, TX 78520 Other, completed 01/2020.
  • 11th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Jazz History Presentation: "Jelly Roll Morton, Inventor of Jazz, as a Focal Point for Jazz Authenticity Discourse in a Post-Truth World," 9-9:25AM, Hyatt Regency Room Imperial 12 601 Loyola Ave | New Orleans, LA 70113 Other, refereed, completed 01/2020.
  • UTRGV 1-Day Jazz Workshop UTRGV Library Auditorium (Edinburg ), 1-4PM 1201 W University Dr. | Edinburg, TX 78539 Other, completed 01/2020.
  • Broken Sprocket UTRGV Jazz Night - Concert and Jam Session, 7-11PM 6305 Paredes Line Road | Brownsville, Texas 78526 Performance, completed 01/2020.
  • Sidebar 215 Speakeasy Highline Jazz Duo Performance, 7-9PM 215 East University Drive | Edinburg, TX 78539 Performance, completed 01/2020.
  • Angelita's Casa de Cafe UTRGV Jazz Night - Concert and Jam Session, 8-10PM 200 Boca Chica Suite 116 | Brownsville, Texas 78521 Performance, completed 12/2019.
  • UTRGV Edinburg Performing Arts Complex UTRGV Large Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Dr. Boornazian, 7PM 1000 W University Dr. | Edinburg, TX 78541 Performance, completed 11/2019.
  • UTRGV Edinburg Performing Arts Complex UTRGV Faculty Recital: Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 7PM 1000 W University Dr. | Edinburg, TX 78541 Performance, completed 10/2019.
  • Broken Sprocket UTRGV Jazz Night - Concert and Jam Session, 7-11PM 6305 Paredes Line Road | Brownsville, Texas 78526 Performance, completed 10/2019.
  • The Shrine NYC Josiah Boornazian Quartet 7PM 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. | New York, NY 10030 Performance, completed 10/2019.
  • Brownsville Museum of Fine Art Presentation and Performance: The History of the Saxophone in Jazz with Dr. Josiah Boornazian, 6-7PM 660 E. Ringgold St. | Brownsville, TX 78520 Performance, completed 10/2019.
  • Bodega Tavern Sunday Brunch: Live Jazz Quartet, 12-3PM 2901 North 10th St., Suites A/B | McAllen, Texas 78501 Performance, completed 10/2019.
  • TSC Performing Arts Center UTRGV Small Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Dr. Boornazian, 7PM 90 Taylor Ave. | Brownsville, Texas 78520 Performance, completed 10/2019.
  • UTRGV All-State Etude Clinics Brownsville Campus: 9AM-12PM Music, Science & Learning Center (BMSLC) ​One West University Blvd. | Brownsville, Texas 78520 Other, completed 09/2019.
  • Dodici Josiah Boornazian and Pavel Cal Jazz Duo, 7:30-10PM 1200 E Adams St. | Brownsville, TX 78520 Performance, completed 09/2019.
  • Las Ramblas Josiah Boornazian aka tymebrayker Electronic Set, 10:30PM 1101 E Washington St., Market Square | Brownsville, TX 7 Performance, completed 09/2019.
  • TSC Performing Arts Center TMEA Jazz Etude Clinic and Improvisation Masterclass with Dr. Boornazian and UTRGV Faculty, 1-5PM 90 Taylor Ave. | Brownsville, Texas 78520 Performance, completed 08/2019.
  • Pretty Wings. Commissioned by El Paso High School. Premiered 2010, El Paso, TX. Commission, completed 08/2010.

Presentations

  • Interviewed by Yoshi Kato for Downbeat Magazine Guide for High School Students and Their Parents Article. August 8, 2023. Published as: Kato, Yoshi. “Finding the Right School: Experts chime in on how to handle the journey of selecting a college or university.” DownBeat Magazine. October 2023. Pages 112–114. Print. Other, Presented, 09/01/2023.
    https://archive.maherpublications.com/view/2380070...
  • Clinic/Masterclass: Dialects of Music: The Art of Free Improvisation; International Percussion Institute Conference (Glasgow, Scotland; August 2023). Presentation, Presented, 09/2023.
  • Utah Music Educators Association "How to Teach Jazz Students to Authentically Swing". Presentation, Presented, 02/2023.
  • Clinic/Masterclass: Dialects of Music: The Art of Free Improvisation; Portland State University (Portland, OR; May 2022). Presentation, Presented, 05/2022.
  • February 9, 2022 Texas Music Educators Association Convention Live Clinic with Dr. Josiah Boornazian: How to Practice and Perform Using Digital Audio Workstations 12:30-1:30PM, CC 214 B, San Antonio Convention Center 900 E Market St. | San Antonio, TX 78205. Presentation, Presented, 02/2022.
  • February 10, 2022 Texas Music Educators Association Convention Live Clinic with Dr. Josiah Boornazian: How to Teach Jazz Students to Authentically Swing 4-5PM, CC 221, San Antonio Convention Center 900 E Market St. | San Antonio, TX 78205. Presentation, Presented, 02/2022.
  • ​January 5, 2022 13th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Live Presentation by Dr. Josiah Boornazian: "Jelly Roll" Morton Vs. Nick LaRocca in the "Tiger Rag" Authorship Controversy: What does it mean to “compose” jazz? 10:30-10:55AM, Shawnee Trail Room, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX 300 Reunion Boulevard | Dallas, TX 75207. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/2022.
  • Recurring Jazz Improvisation/History Masterclasses: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Brownsville, TX) Harlingen High School (Harlingen, TX) Veterans Memorial High School (Brownsville, TX) McAllen High School (McAllen, TX) PSJA Memorial Early College High School (Alamo, TX) Los Fresnos High School (Los Fresnos, TX) San Benito High School (San Benito, TX) Porter High School (Brownsville, TX) Pace High School (Brownsville, TX) Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (Brownsville, TX) . Presentation, Presented, 12/2021.
  • ​January 8, 2021 12th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Live Online Presentation: Creating with Computers: Practicing and Performing Jazz Improvisation Using Digital Audio Workstations 1-1:50PM (EST), Digital Session #2. Presentation, Presented, 01/2021.
  • ​January 10, 2020 11th Annual Jazz Education Network Conference Jazz History Presentation: "Jelly Roll Morton, Inventor of Jazz, as a Focal Point for Jazz Authenticity Discourse in a Post-Truth World," 9-9:25AM, Hyatt Regency Room Imperial 12 601 Loyola Ave | New Orleans, LA 70113. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/2020.
  • Masterclass: “Transcribing Jazz Solos” — Frank Mantooth Jazz Festival at New Trier High School (New Trier, IL). Presentation, Presented, 02/2018.
  • Guest Lecture: “Neglected Jazz Masters of the Alto Saxophone” — Frost School of Music, University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL). Presentation, Presented, 03/2017.
  • Jazz Improvisation Masterclass: Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA). Presentation, Presented, 05/2016.

Publications

  • Josiah Boornazian (2023). Top. Distrokid. Published, 01/2023.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2023). “Teaching jazz history out of order,” . The IASJ Journal of Applied Jazz Research. Vol. 1. Published, 01/2023.
    https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/iasj_journal/vol1/is...
  • Josiah Boornazian (2022). “Mary Lou Williams and the Role of Gender in Jazz: How can jazz culture respect women’s voices and break down barriers for women in jazz while simultaneously acknowledging uncomfortable histories?” . Jazz Education in Research and Practice. Vol. 3. Published, 10/2022.
    https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/jazzeducrese....
  • Josiah Boornazian (2022). Tatata. Distrokid. Published, 06/2022.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2022). Ambient I. Distrokid. Published, 06/2022.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2022). Always. Distrokid. Published, 04/2022.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2022). Up. Distrokid. Published, 01/2022.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2021). “‘Jelly Roll’ Morton and Notions of Authorship and Authenticity in the ‘Tiger Rag’ Controversy.” . Jazz Perspectives. Vol. 13. Published, 12/2021.
    https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjaz20/13/3
  • Josiah Boornazian (2021). Helvetica. Distrokid. Published, 07/2021.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2021). Motion. Distrokid. Published, 03/2021.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2020). Apart. Distrokid. Published, 12/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2020). Switch. Distrokid. Published, 11/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2020). “Teaching Jazz History with ‘Jelly Roll’ Morton, ‘Inventor of Jazz,’ as a Focal Point for Jazz Authenticity Discourse.” . Jazz Education in Research and Practice. Vol. 1. Published, 10/2020.
    https://muse.jhu.edu/article/811546
  • Josiah Boornazian (2020). Luft. Distrokid. Published, 09/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian/Mark Ramirez (2020). ÌKAN ÌPÀKÓ Live. Bandcamp. Published, 06/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2020). Symbols. Distrokid. Published, 06/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2020). Tour. Distrokid. Published, 04/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2020). Talk. Distrokid. Published, 03/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian/Mark Ramirez (2020). Live at the UTRGV PAC. Distrokid. Published, 02/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2020). Effect. Distrokid. Published, 01/2020.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Crank/Shift. Distrokid. Published, 12/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Codes. Distrokid. Published, 11/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Live at Frost. Bandcamp. Published, 08/2019.
    https://josiahboornazian.bandcamp.com/
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). New Masterdam. Distrokid. Published, 06/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Icons. Distrokid. Published, 05/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Refract. Distrokid. Published, 04/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Time. Distrokid. Published, 04/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Souplesse. Distrokid. Published, 04/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Grind. Distrokid. Published, 04/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Fabrik. Distrokid. Published, 04/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). “2 Jazz Improv Concepts and an Etude Over ‘Solar’.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, April 3, 2019. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/2-jazz-improv-concepts-and-an-etude-over-solar. [Website/Blog]. Published, 04/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). “Using the Bebop Scale on Days of Wine and Roses.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, May 1, 2019. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-licks/using-the-bebop-scale-on-days-of-wine-and-roses. [Website/Blog]. Published, 04/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Gravity. Distrokid. Published, 04/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Life Of. Distrokid. Published, 03/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). “Double Your Scale Practicing Efficiency with this Bebop-Diminished Pattern.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, March 13, 2019. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/double-your-scale-practicing-efficiency-with-this-bebop-diminished-pattern. [Website/Blog]. Published, 03/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). “3 Lessons I Learned From Ornette Coleman’s ‘Lonely Woman’.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, March 5, 2019. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/3-lessons-i-learned-from-ornette-colemans-lonely-woman. [Website/Blog]. Published, 03/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). “Hexatonic/Pentatonic Jazz Improvisation Workout.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, February 13, 2019. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/hexatonic-pentatonic-jazz-improvisation-workout. [Website/Blog]. Published, 02/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). “3 Rhythm Changes Strategies from John Coltrane on Oleo.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, February 6, 2019. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/3-rhythm-changes-strategies-from-john-coltrane-on-oleo. [Website/Blog]. Published, 02/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). Gables. Distrokid. Published, 01/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). “How to Use Altered Pentatonics.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, January 16, 2019. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-use-altered-pentatonics. [Website/Blog]. Published, 01/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2019). “3 Altered Licks All Jazz Musicians Should Know.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, January 23, 2019. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/3-altered-licks-all-jazz-musicians-should-know. [Website/Blog]. Published, 01/2019.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Improvise Over ‘Inner Urge’.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, December 12, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-improvise-over-inner-urge. [Website/Blog]. Published, 12/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Practice Walking Bass Lines for All Jazz Instrumentalists.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, December 5, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/how-to-practice-walking-bass-lines-for-all-jazz-instrumentalists. [Website/Blog]. Published, 12/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “Using Chord Arpeggios as Jazz Blues Practice Tools.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, November 7, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/using-chord-arpeggios-as-jazz-blues-practice-tools. [Website/Blog]. Published, 11/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “Practicing Using Upper Structures on “Solar”.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, November 14, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/practicing-using-upper-structures-on-solar. [Website/Blog]. Published, 11/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian/Alessandro Fadini (2018). Simply Begin Again. Fresh Sound New Talent Records. Published, 11/2018.
    https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/alessandro-fadin...
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “Exotic 7th Chord Workout for Advanced Jazz Musicians.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, October 3, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/exotic-7th-chord-workout-for-advanced-jazz-musicians. [Website/Blog]. Published, 10/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “’There is No Greater Love’ Workout.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, October 10, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/there-is-no-greater-love-workout. [Website/Blog]. Published, 10/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “3 Lessons Bill Evans Taught Me On ‘What is this Thing Called Love.’” Learn Jazz Standards.com, September 5, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/3-lessons-bill-evans-taught-me-on-what-is-this-thing-called-love. [Website/Blog]. Published, 09/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “Spice Up Your Jazz Solos with Asymmetrical Melodies.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, September 12, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/spice-up-your-jazz-solos-with-asymmetrical-melodies. [Website/Blog]. Published, 09/2018.
  • John Daversa/Josiah Boornazian (2018). John Daversa Big Band. American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom, Featuring DACA Artists. BFM Jazz. Published, 09/2018.
    https://www.johndaversa.com/american-dreamers
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “Paul ‘Stump’ Evans, Russell Procope, and Gary Bartz: ‘Alto-itis’ and the Neglected Jazz Alto Saxophone Masters.” . The Saxophone Symposium. Vol. 41. Published, 09/2018.
    https://www.grothmusic.com/p-80458-saxophone-sympo...
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Improvise Over Unrelated Chords.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, August 16, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-improvise-over-unrelated-chords. [Website/Blog]. Published, 08/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Improvise Using ‘Constant Structures.’” Learn Jazz Standards.com, August 9, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-improvise-using-constant-structures. [Website/Blog]. Published, 08/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “’Super Blues’ Scales for Leveling-Up Your Jazz Blues Improv.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, July 11, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/super-blues-scales-for-leveling-up-your-jazz-blues-improv. [Website/Blog]. Published, 07/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “3 Classic Patterns All Jazzers Should Know.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, July 6, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/3-classic-patterns-all-jazzers-should-know. [Website/Blog]. Published, 07/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). How to Master the ‘Backdoor’ Jazz Chord Progression.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, June 6, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-master-the-backdoor-jazz-chord-progression. [Website/Blog]. Published, 06/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “Why Jazz Isn’t Defined By Your Personal Taste.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, June 13, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/all-about-jazz/jazz-opinion-blog/why-jazz-isnt-defined-by-your-personal-taste. [Website/Blog]. Published, 06/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). Creative Improvisation: A Concise Method. Self-Published. Published, 06/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “3 Dominant 7th Chord Types All Jazz Musicians Encounter.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, May 2, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/3-dominant-7th-chord-types-all-jazz-musicians-encounter. [Website/Blog]. Published, 05/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Practice Triads for Max Results.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, May 9, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-practice-triads-for-max-results. [Website/Blog]. Published, 05/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). Josiah discusses practicing creatively using restrictive parameters during a 2018 guest appearance on the Learn Jazz Standards.com podcast. LJS. Published, 05/2018.
    https://youtu.be/9C0E1hm9ybs
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “Voice it Right: Understanding Jazz Chord Symbols.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, April 11, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/voice-it-right-understanding-jazz-chord-symbols. [Website/Blog]. Published, 04/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “3 Pivotal Exercises to Improve Technique on Your Instrument.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, April 4, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/3-pivotal-exercises-to-improve-technique-on-your-instrument. [Website/Blog]. Published, 04/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Play the Elusive Last 4 Bars of ‘Dolphin Dance.’” Learn Jazz Standards.com, March 14, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-play-the-elusive-last-4-bars-of-dolphin-dance. [Website/Blog]. Published, 03/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Use Voice Leading In Your Jazz Solos.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, March 7, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-use-voice-leading-in-your-solos. [Website/Blog]. Published, 03/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “4 Ways to Make Scales Sound More Musical.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, February 7, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/4-ways-make-scales-sound-musical. [Website/Blog]. Published, 02/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “6 Common Endings All Jazz Musicians Should Know.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, January 31, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/6-common-endings-jazz-musicians-know. [Website/Blog]. Published, 01/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Play an Intro to a Jazz Standard.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, January 3, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/play-intro-jazz-standard. [Website/Blog]. Published, 01/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2018). “How to Improvise Over ‘Giant Steps.’” Learn Jazz Standards.com, January 10, 2018. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/play-giant-steps. [Website/Blog]. Published, 01/2018.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “3 Lessons from Russell Procope’s Solo on ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, December 6, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/solo-transcriptions/3-lessons-russell-procopes-solo-sweet-georgia-brown. [Website/Blog]. Published, 12/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How to Get Started as a Jazz Composer.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, December 13, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/get-started-jazz-composer. [Website/Blog]. Published, 12/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “2 Solo Transcriptions From an Underrated Jazz Saxophonist.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, November 8, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/solo-transcriptions/2-solo-transcriptions-underrated-jazz-saxophonist. [Website/Blog]. Published, 11/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “3 Techniques to Improve Your Bebop Playing.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, November 1, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/3-techniques-improve-bebop-playing. [Website/Blog]. Published, 11/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How to Play the Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, October 4, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/play-modes-melodic-minor-scale. [Website/Blog]. Published, 10/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “5 Ways to Play ‘Outside’ on the Blues.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, October 11, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/5-ways-play-outside-blues. [Website/Blog]. Published, 10/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How to Improvise Over ‘Stella By Starlight.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, September 6, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/improvise-stella-starlight. [Website/Blog]. Published, 09/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “3 Polyrhythmic Exercises Every Jazz Musician Should Master.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, September 13, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/rhythm/3-polyrhythmic-exercises-every-jazz-musician-master. [Website/Blog]. Published, 09/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How to Improvise Over ‘All of Me’.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, August 2, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/how-to-improvise-over-all-of-me. [Website/Blog]. Published, 08/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “Odd Times: Strategies to Improve Your 7/4 Playing.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, August 8, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/odd-times-strategies-improve-74-playing. [Website/Blog]. Published, 08/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How to Simplify Your Lines With Major Pentatonic Scales.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, July 12, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/simplify-lines-major-pentatonic-scales. [Website/Blog]. Published, 07/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How to Improvise Over Rhythm Changes Like a Pro.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, July 5, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/improvise-rhythm-changes-like-pro. [Website/Blog]. Published, 07/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How to Use the Harmonic Minor Scale Over a Minor 2-5-1.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, June 14, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/use-harmonic-minor-scale-minor-2-5-1. [Website/Blog]. Published, 06/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “Take 5: Strategies to Improve Your 5/4 Playing.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, June 7, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/take-5-strategies-improve-54-playing. [Website/Blog]. Published, 06/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). 10 Advanced Duets for Like Saxophones. Self-Published. Published, 06/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “’Minor’ Issues: 4 Strategies for Tackling Minor ii-V-i’s.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, May 10, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/minor-issues-4-strategies-tackling-minor-ii-v. [Website/Blog]. Published, 05/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “The ‘Secret’ Scale to Unlock 2-5-1 Chord Progressions.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, May 31, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/secret-scale-unlock-2-5-1-chord-progressions. [Website/Blog]. Published, 05/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “Stuck On One Chord: Strategies to Improve Your Modal Jazz Solos.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, May 3, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/stuck-one-chord-strategies-dramatically-improve-modal-jazz-solos. [Website/Blog]. Published, 05/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “3 Melodic Secrets I Learned from the Jazz Masters.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, March 30, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/3-melodic-secrets-learned-jazz-masters. [Website/Blog]. Published, 04/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). 3 Game-Changing Rhythmic Secrets to Make Your Solos Swing Harder.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, April 5, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/3-game-changing-rhythmic-secrets-make-solos-swing-harder-ever. [Website/Blog]. Published, 04/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “What’s the True Meaning Behind Jazz Music?.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, March 1, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/all-about-jazz/jazz-opinion-blog/whats-true-meaning-behind-jazz-music. [Website/Blog]. Published, 03/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “The Right Way to Use the Diminished Scale.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, March 8, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/right-way-use-diminished-scale. [Website/Blog]. Published, 03/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How to Use Guide-Tones to Navigate Chord Changes.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, February 1, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/use-guide-tones-navigate-chord-changes. [Website/Blog]. Published, 02/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). How to Use Bebop Scales Like a Pro.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, February 8, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-theory/use-bebop-scales-like-pro. [Website/Blog]. Published, 02/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2017). “How Jazz Masters Practice Licks.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, January 6, 2017. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/learning-jazz/jazz-advice/jazz-masters-practice-licks. [Website/Blog]. Published, 01/2017.
  • Josiah Boornazian/Alessandro Fadini (2016). A Dark and Stormy Day. Fresh Sound New Talent Records. Published, 09/2016.
    https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/alessandro-fadin...
  • Josiah Boornazian (2016). Juno. josiahboornazia.com. Published, 06/2016.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2016). “Improvising With Total Awareness: How to Truly Connect With the Music.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, June 22, 2016. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/uncategorized/improvising-total-awareness-truly-connect-music. [Website/Blog]. Published, 06/2016.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2016). Josiah discusses jazz composition during a 2016 guest appearance on the Learn Jazz Standards.com podcast. LJS. Published, 06/2016.
    https://youtu.be/UR_ikD8wLjg
  • Josiah Boornazian (2016). 20 Advanced Etudes for Solo Saxophone. Learn Jazz Standards.com. Published, 05/2016.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2016). “The (Whole) Truth About Jazz Vocabulary.” Learn Jazz Standards.com, April 13, 2016. https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/all-about-jazz/jazz-opinion-blog/whole-truth-jazz-vocabulary. [Website/Blog]. Published, 04/2016.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2016). Josiah discusses why jazz musicians should practice classical music during a 2017 guest appearance on the Learn Jazz Standards.com podcast. LJS. Published, 02/2016.
    https://youtu.be/TrhpEjlOCq8
  • Josiah Boornazian (2016). Josiah discusses practicing using free improvisation during a 2016 guest appearance on the Learn Jazz Standards.com podcast. LJS. Published, 02/2016.
    https://youtu.be/CnvhVaMxsVY
  • Yana Bibb/Josiah Boornazian (2014). Not A Minute Too Late. Harmonia Mundi. Published, 05/2014.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2013). Josiah Boornazian Quartet: Live at the City College of New York. Bandcamp. Published, 10/2013.
  • Avidya and the Kleshas/Josiah Boornazian (2013). Tree of Series. CD Baby. Published, 09/2013.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2011). Intersection. CD Baby. Published, 06/2011.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2010). Green Vine, Red Brick, and the Twisted Corridor. josiahboornazian.com. Published, 05/2010.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2009). Occupants of Imagination. josiahboornazian.com. Published, 10/2009.
  • Josiah Boornazian (2009). Intention. josiahboornazian.com. Published, 05/2009.