
Chris Maskell
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A 17-year-old Earl of March Secondary School student, Chris Maskell is a tenor and soprano saxophone player who was introduced to jazz at a young age. Ever since starting to play saxophone for his elementary school music class, he has become involved in jazz, playing with different groups such as the Carleton University Jazz Ensemble and the Capital Youth Jazz Orchestra. While he does hold Grade 8 Saxophone from the Royal Conservatory of Music, he is hard at work studying jazz. He studies saxophone with Mike Tremblay, and has had lessons with world-class saxophone players such as Kirk MacDonald , Alex Dean and Pat Labarbera.