A full-time professor at Humber Polytechnic, saxophonist Dave Neill teaches a variety of courses, and he functions as lead for the woodwind area. Working as a performer, adjudicator and clinician in Toronto, Dave is active on the freelance scene, including shows with Johnny Mathis, Wayne Newton, Frankie Valli, Regis Philbin and Nikki Yanofsky. He has adjudicated at festivals across Ontario, including the national Musicfest finals, and has given a clinic at OMEA entitled “Breaking Down Barriers for Jazz Improvisation.”
Dave holds a Master’s in Jazz Performance from the University of Toronto, and has released two CDs as a leader. His debut quartet CD All In featured his original compositions, while his follow-up CD Daylight was named as one of the top Canadian Jazz CDs of the year by Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen.
