Jon Gauer: Musician & Teacher

Jon Gauer: Musician & TeacherJon Gauer: Musician & TeacherJon Gauer: Musician & Teacher
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Jon Gauer: Musician & Teacher

Jon Gauer: Musician & TeacherJon Gauer: Musician & TeacherJon Gauer: Musician & Teacher
  • About
  • Resume
  • Demo
  • Shows
  • Lessons
  • Rock
  • Jazz
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Resume

Education

  • The University of North Texas
    • Master of Music in Trombone Performance with Related Field in Orchestral Conducting, 2015
    • Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance with Minor in Music Theory, 2013

Performance Experience

  • The Cat's Glasses (Denver, CO): Tenor/ bass trombone, composer, producer (2021-present)
  • Corgi Cartel (Denver, CO): Tenor trombone, arranger, producer (2024-present)
  • Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra (Denver, CO): Tenor/bass trombone (2018-present)
  • Denver Center for the Performing Arts: Tenor/ bass trombone (2025-present)
  • Diamond Empire Band (Denver, CO): Tenor trombone (2023-present)
  • Brass Animals (Denver, CO): Tenor trombone substitute (2025-present)
  • Vanimal Kingdom (Denver, CO): Tenor/bass trombone, backup vocals, horn arranger, audio engineer, video editor (2021-2024)
  • Performance Now Theatre Company (Lakewood, CO): Tenor/bass trombone (2022-present)
  • Ben Markley Big Band (Colorado/Wyoming): Bass trombone (2019-present)
  • Adam Bartzcak & The Republic Big Band (Denver, CO): Bass trombone (2019-present)
  • Eric Richards Big Band (Sheridan, WY): Bass trombone (2018-present)
  • Colorado Brass: Bass trombone substitute (2019-2023)
  • Castle Rock (CO) Trombone Quartet: Bass trombone, audio engineer (2018-2021)
  • Denver Jazz Orchestra: Tenor trombone substitute (2019-2020)
  • The Dusty Pockets (Bozeman, MT): Tenor/bass trombone, arranger (2017-2019)
  • The Hawthorne Roots (Bozeman, MT): Tenor trombone, arranger (2017-2018)
  • Shakewell (Missoula, MT): Tenor trombone (2017-2018)
  • Cure for the Common (Bozeman, MT): Tenor/bass trombone, arranger (2013-2017)
  • Yellowstone (MT) Chamber Players: Tenor trombone (2016-2017)
  • Midland-Odessa (TX) Symphony Orchestra: Principal trombone substitute (2015-2016)
  • Abilene (TX) Philharmonic Orchestra: Second trombone substitute (2015-2016)
  • Amarillo (TX) Symphony Orchestra : Bass trombone substitute (2015-2016)
  • Billings (MT) Symphony Orchestra:  Tenor/bass trombone substitute (2005-2019)

Recording Experience

  • Corgi Cartel: Self-titled EP (2025)
  • The Cat's Glasses:
    • Self-titled album (2024)
    • Live in Denver (2024)
    • Silver in Red EP (2022 / re-released 2024)
  • Vanimal Kingdom:
    • Catnip EP (2024)
    • Live in Conifer (2023)
    • Live in Keystone (2023)
    • Unplugged Live in Rollinsville (2023)
    • Live in Denver (2023)
    • Live in Manitou Springs (2023)
  • Kendor Music/Doug Beach Music: 2024 Kendor Music Scores
  • Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra:
    • Golden Lady (2025)
    • Compared to What (2023)
    • Live at the Arvada Center 2024
    • Live at the Arvada Center 2023
    • Live at the Arvada Center 2021
  • Ben Markley Big Band: 
    • The School Sessions, vol. 2 (2023)
    • The School Sessions, vol. 1 (2022)
    • Ari's Funhouse, featuring Ari Hoenig (2022)
  • People In Between: What's Her Name EP (2023)
  • Drew Zaremba Big Band: My Mind On Quarantine EP (2022)
  • Vova Zen: Goat Milk Fudge (2022)
  • UmbrellaMan: UM-1 (2020)
  • Eric Richards Big Band:
    • Jazz On Screen (live 2023)
    • Onward & Upward (rec. 2019, release date TBD)
  • The Dust Stompers: Gentlemen, Scholars, Scoundrels (rec. 2020, release date TBD)
  • The Dusty Pockets: 
    • Waiting On Caroline single (2020)
    • She Was Wrong single (2020)
    • Dust Covers EP (2019)
    • Hard Line (2018)
  • The Hawthorne Roots: On Second Thought EP (2018)
  • Cure for the Common:
    • Live in Montana (2015)
    • The Squeeze (2015)
  • University of North Texas One O’Clock Jazz Lab Band:
    • Lab 2012
    • Lab 2013
    • Lab 2014
    • Lab 2015
    • Cancer Blows: Thirty Trumpet Legends, One Moment in Time (2015)
  • Steve Wiest & The Eclectric Band: Concerto for Folded Space (2014)
  • UNT Symphony Orchestra:
    • Saxophone Espressivo featuring Eugene Rousseau (2014)
    • Jake Heggie: Ahab Symphony (2013)
  • UNT Wind Symphony:
    • Audibles (2012)
    • Voicings (2012)
    • Teaching Music through Performance in Band, vol. 9 (2012)
  • UNT Symphonic Band: Christmas Toons (2012)
  • UNT Two O’Clock Lab Band:
    • Two Twos (2011-2012)
    • Under the Radar (2010)

Teaching experience

  • Independent music instructor, ages 7 through adults, 2015-present
    • Trombone, trumpet, horn, euphonium, tuba, piano, guitar, and voice lessons
    • Jazz improvisation
    • Music theory
    • Group instruction including sectionals, chamber ensembles, and jazz combos
  • Graduate Teaching Fellow, The University of North Texas, 2014-2015
    • Undergraduate-level trombone lessons
    • Brass chamber music ensembles
    • Administrative duties including attendance, grading, and maintaining studio calendar
    • President & founding member of Trombones at North Texas (TNT), official university trombone club


Successes of my current and former students include:

  • Admission with scholarship to colleges of music including University of Northern Colorado, Colorado State University, University of Denver, University of Colorado-Boulder, Colorado Mesa University, Ohio State University, Eastman School of Music, Montana State University, Ithaca College,  Texas Tech University, and University of North Texas
  • Finalists in International Trombone Association and International Trumpet Guild competitions
  • All-Northwest Concert Band, All-Northwest Jazz, Colorado All-State Concert Band, Montana All-State Band, various Colorado All-County and All-City bands, and various Texas All-Region Bands
  • Finalists in professional symphony and military band auditions
  • Releases of their own original albums
  • Professional careers in music education and freelance performance

Honors & Awards

  • National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences:
    • Grammy Award Nomination, Best Instrumental Composition, 2015
      (for “Neil,” composed by Richard DeRosa, recorded on UNT One O’Clock Lab Band studio album Lab 2015)
  • International Trombone Association: 
    • Winner, Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, 2015
    • Runner-up, Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, 2014
      (both awards as member of UNT U-Tubes Jazz Trombone Ensemble)
  • Colorado College Music Festival: Concerto Competition co-winner, 2014
    (performed Ferdinand David Concertino with festival orchestra)
  • DownBeat Magazine:
    • Student Music Award for Large Jazz Ensemble Performance, Graduate Level, 2012
      (for UNT Two O'Clock Lab Band studio album Two Twos)
    • Student Music Award for Large Jazz Ensemble Performance, Graduate Level, 2011
      (for UNT Two O'Clock Lab Band studio album Under the Radar)
  • Boy Scouts of America:
    • Eagle Scout Award, 2004

Reference contacts available upon request.

Tenor Trombone⎜Bass Trombone⎜Brass Lesson Teacher
Denver, Colorado

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