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Betty Kean

Maestra Classes Offered

Shows

Betty Kean

  • She/Her
  • Biography

    I play tenor and alto saxophone, flute, and clarinet. I earned my B.M. in Jazz Saxophone Performance from the University of North Texas, and my M.M. in Jazz Arranging from William Paterson. I was part of the 2023 Maestra Mentorship cohort, under the mentorship of Kristy Norter. I've played on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth cruise ship as a theatre musician and ballroom musician for 2 years. I’m the woodwind player and co-writer for Brooklyn-based singer songwriter Leche Malo. I also play woodwinds and auxiliary percussion for Flying Leap's innovative Young Audiences programming throughout NYC, and I am a songwriting teaching artist with NYC Children’s Theatre. I’ve played as a guest saxophone soloist on CBS's Saturday Sessions with Grammy winner Brett McKenzie. I have an album of original compositions for a nine-piece band called Mx. Kean "Nonet" and more original music (and poetry set to music) on the way. I am an active force for gender equity in jazz and theatre and I am interested in all things teaching, writing, and performing (all genres welcome!).

    Professional Experience

    • Regional
    • Concerts/Cabaret
    • Education

    Regions

    • NYC/Tri-State Area

    Interested in touring?

    • No

    Maestra Expertise

    • Incidental Music Composer/Arranger
    • Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
    • Sound Designer/Composer

    Primary Instruments

    • Clarinet
    • Flute
    • Saxophone

    Software

    • Logic
    • Sibelius