Jackie Royce: Bassoon
Jackie received her Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance from the University of Louisville where she studied with Matthew Karr and was a Presser Foundation scholar. Before college, she studied with Roger Soren and attended the Youth Performing Arts School. Throughout her studies, she's attended Interlochen Summer Music Institute, the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival at Juilliard, and is an alum of the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. She has performed at the Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland as well as venues in Costa Rica and Switzerland. Jackie has played with the Louisville Orchestra, Owensboro Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Orchestra Indiana, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, and Orchestra Enigmatic. Other bassoonists that Jackie has studied with include George Sakakeeny, Jeff Keesecker, Steven Wilson, Sue Heineman, and Monica Ellis. She is also a member of the artist faculty of Mozart in the Knobs.
Jackie is unique in that she not only plays bassoon with classical ensembles, but with rock and roll and experimental groups. She has been a member of art-rock band Ut Gret since 2011. She has also performed/toured/recorded with Cat Casual, The Ford Theatre Reunion, Sapat, Adjy, Tim Barnes, The Mothership Ensemble, Camera Lucida, il Troubadore, NovemberGroup, Dane Waters, Eugene Chadbourne, and Jecorey "1200" Arthur. Jackie has taught improvisation workshops for Out Loud Louisville, and incorporates music theory and improvisation into her lessons with students.
You can also occasionally catch Jackie DJ'ing for the LAM Radio Hour on 97.1 FM LP Louisville WXOX ART FM Sundays at 1pm!