Preliminary Guide to the Gregory W. Yasinitsky Papers, 1972-2022

Gregory W. Yasinitsky, Regents Professor and Coordinator of Jazz Studies, earned degrees at the Eastman School of Music (DMA), San Francisco State University (MA, BM) and the College of San Mateo (AA). He served as Director of the School of Music from 2011 to 2018. Yasinitsky’s saxophone studies were with Ramon Ricker, Joe Henderson, Donald Caroll, James Matheson, and Jerry Vejmola. As a saxophonist, Yasinitsky has appeared with numerous distinguished artists including Lou Rawls, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Randy Brecker, Louie Bellson, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton, Manhattan Transfer, Mel Torme, and Clark Terry. Additionally, Yasinitsky is principal saxophonist with the Spokane Symphony and has performed as a member of the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, and Oakland Symphony. He retired from WSU in 2022.

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