Saxophone

Bettyjeane Quimby holds a BM in Music Education (2005) and MM in Music Performance (2012) from Cleveland State University, where she won the graduate concerto competition performing a jazz clarinet concerto with the University Orchestra.

For over two decades, she has performed with diverse ensembles throughout Northeast Ohio, including the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Great Lakes Theater, Sammy DeLeon y Su Orchestra, the Lakewood Hometown Band, and The Dazzle Awards. Her career highlights include sharing the stage with The Temptations, The O'Jays, and The DIVA Jazz Orchestra in "Maurice Hines is Tappin' Thru Life." In 2022, she was invited to perform the Artie Shaw Concerto for Clarinet at the International Clarinet Association conference in Reno, Nevada, honoring her former professor Theodore Johnson.

Currently, Bettyjeane serves as Education Program Director for Roots of American Music, where she develops curricula that connect history, culture, and social-emotional learning through music. As a freelance musician, teacher, and non-profit administrator, she remains active in both performance and music education, regularly attending music conferences nationwide.