Meet the Band
Our Director
Dr. Jeff Quamo
Dr. Quamo moved to Arizona in 2004 to pursue his DMA in clarinet performance with Dr. Robert Spring at Arizona State University. His former clarinet teachers include James East (SUNY Fredonia), Jon Hunter (Buffalo Philharmonic), and Kenneth Grant (Eastman School of Music). His jazz studies have been with Eddie Daniels, Bruce Johnstone, Mike Crotty, and Michael Kocour. He has been a guest soloist with the Arizona Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, BYU Idaho Concert Jazz Band, Salt River Brass, ASU Jazz Repertory Band, ASU Concert Jazz Band, SUNY Fredonia Symphony Orchestra, MCC Band, SCC Band, and the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, to name a few.
In addition to directing the Scottsdale Concert Band, he serves as the band director at Chandler High School while also directing the Phoenix Brass Collective and the Youth Symphony of the Southwest. He has been an educational advocate for chamber music by serving as the Chair for the AMEA State Solo & Ensemble Festival since 2016. He is frequently employed as a guest conductor or clinician for district honor band ensembles.
Dr. Quamo also adjudicates for both the ABODA and AZMBA Marching Band and Concert Festival circuits. Through his educational efforts, he has been acknowledged by AMEA as a recipient of the O.M. Hartsell Excellence in Teaching Music Award in 2022 and the George C Wilson Leadership / Service Award in 2025.
Jeff also maintains an active professional performing career as a clarinetist with the Symphony of the Southwest and ZAZU West. He has performed with the Arizona Opera, the Phoenix Symphony, the Symphony of the West Valley, and Musica Nova. In 2016 he performed on Season 11 of America’s Got Talent with Cinematic Pop. In 2019 he enjoyed performing at Carnegie Hall with his wife and daughter with the Millennial Choirs & Orchestra (MCO).
Jeff currently resides in Gilbert with his wife, Jaclyn, and their 5 children.
Scottsdale Concert Band Advisory Board
Member
Joseph Hilderbrand
Member
Susan Burns
Member
Cindy Foudy
Member
Judith Smith
Member
John Nagy
Director
Jeff Quamo - 4
Piccolo
Aurora Villanueva - 7
Flute
Susan Burns - 10
Stephanie Ison - 2
Nes Lewis - 2
Mary Segall - 5
Mary Versosky - 39
Tricia Garnett* - 10
Oboe
Jacqueline Todd - 4
Theodore Kern - 2
Alto Sax
Trevor Millar* - 4
Alec Jonas - 1
Jorge Vega - 2
Tenor Sax
Joseph Hilderbrand - 35
Bari Sax
Gerry Kato - 1
Bassoon
Logan Andrew - 3
B♭ Clarinet
James Bechtold - 7
Robert Bennett - 16
Mindy Poupore - 2
Jean Rigden - 24
Jordan Salas* - 3
Christine Schoenoff - 40
Judith Smith - 19
Robin Starace - 46
Bass Clarinet
Ann Myers - 17
Nino Pascale * - 31
Trumpet
Andy Allen - 3
John Buric* - 39
Tim Goldenetz - 5
Michael Judd - 19
Michael Le - 2
George Sedlacek - 15
Horns
Cathy Freericks - 9
Duncan Kincaid - 2
Kory Skelton - 1
Sharon Morgan* - 17
Trombone
Randy Gerken - 2
Linda Latz - 3
Scott Rigden - 11
Mike Vargas* - 34
Ella Vachon - 1
Rebecca Wynn - 22
Bass Trombone
Holly Amend - 4
Robert Sampson - 13
Euphonium
Bob Croft* - 41
Isaac Facio - 3
Valerie Facio - 1
Dhurva Ganjam - 2
Richard Jonas - 1
Jamie Whallon - 17
Tuba
Eleanor Conway - 1
Michael Gutierrez - 2
Percussion
Melvin Deer - 1
Kathy Jones* - 32
Margo Kowal - 32
John Nagy* - 29
Stephen O’Donnell - 4
Christopher Sola - 6
Each performer is listed with the number of years they have been in the band
* Denotes section leader