3 Instructors for Clarinet, Saxophone, & Flute
Collin Sarchin
Originally from the Seattle area, Collin is a highly experienced performer and educator with a special talent for working with youth, and students of all ages. He has been teaching private lessons in the Seattle area for 10 years.
Collin earned his BFA in Jazz Saxophone Performance from the City University of New York, where he studied under renowned artists including Mike Holober, Ray Gallon, and Grammy Award winner John Patittuci. During his time in New York City, Collin performed in numerous jazz and pop groups. He spent a number of years as a professional cruise ship musician playing saxophone, flute, and clarinet with the likes of the Platters, Micky Dolenz, and the Osmonds, among others. Additionally, he has had the honor of studying classical flute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, under associate principle chair, Catherine Ransom Karoly.
Collin was a 2016 finalist for the world renowned Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, where he was flown to Los Angeles to play for jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, and Herb Albert.
In addition to his vast professional musical background, Collin is also a highly accomplished educator, holding a Masters in Teaching from Bard College, as well as professional teaching credentials in both California and Washington. He is highly trained in education and pedagogy, and has the ability to adapt to the learning needs of individual students which gives him a unique edge as a private instructor. As a teacher, he has worked both in Los Angeles, and locally in the Northshore School district as a band director.
Collin enjoys helping his students experience success by setting personal goals and achieving them through individual lesson plans and practice routines.
Collin earned his BFA in Jazz Saxophone Performance from the City University of New York, where he studied under renowned artists including Mike Holober, Ray Gallon, and Grammy Award winner John Patittuci. During his time in New York City, Collin performed in numerous jazz and pop groups. He spent a number of years as a professional cruise ship musician playing saxophone, flute, and clarinet with the likes of the Platters, Micky Dolenz, and the Osmonds, among others. Additionally, he has had the honor of studying classical flute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, under associate principle chair, Catherine Ransom Karoly.
Collin was a 2016 finalist for the world renowned Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, where he was flown to Los Angeles to play for jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, and Herb Albert.
In addition to his vast professional musical background, Collin is also a highly accomplished educator, holding a Masters in Teaching from Bard College, as well as professional teaching credentials in both California and Washington. He is highly trained in education and pedagogy, and has the ability to adapt to the learning needs of individual students which gives him a unique edge as a private instructor. As a teacher, he has worked both in Los Angeles, and locally in the Northshore School district as a band director.
Collin enjoys helping his students experience success by setting personal goals and achieving them through individual lesson plans and practice routines.
Brian Kent
Brian Kent has studied saxophone since he was eight. He grew up in a musical family and was heavily influenced by his father, an exceptional jazz drummer in his own right, who exposed him to such musical greats as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stan Getz and Bill Evans. These early influences instilled a deep and permanent love for jazz that shaped Mr. Kent's musical career and personality. Mr. Kent attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating Magnum cum Laude with a degree in Jazz Performance. He gigged locally in Boston and led his own quartet before moving to Seattle in 1988, where he began performing and recording with local talent. Since then he has gained a reputation as one of Seattle's premiere saxophone players and instructors.
Brian Kent has played with Jay Clayton, Stuart Depster, Buddy Catlett, Denny Goodhew, Joe McPhee and Floyd Sandifer and has recorded with Wayne Horvitz, Chuck Metcalf, Little Bill and the Blue Notes, Barney McClure, Larry Jones and Hans Teuber to name a few.
Brian has taught saxophone, flute, and clarinet lessons to students throughout the Seattle-East side metropolitan area since 1990. Two of the main schools he taught are Pacific Music in Redmond for 21 years and Roberts Music Institute in Bellevue.
Brian Kent has played with Jay Clayton, Stuart Depster, Buddy Catlett, Denny Goodhew, Joe McPhee and Floyd Sandifer and has recorded with Wayne Horvitz, Chuck Metcalf, Little Bill and the Blue Notes, Barney McClure, Larry Jones and Hans Teuber to name a few.
Brian has taught saxophone, flute, and clarinet lessons to students throughout the Seattle-East side metropolitan area since 1990. Two of the main schools he taught are Pacific Music in Redmond for 21 years and Roberts Music Institute in Bellevue.
Kim Fay
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Clarinetist Kim Fay earned a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance and Music Education at Western Washington University, and a Master of Music and Performers’ Certificate at the Eastman School of Music. Her clarinet teachers include: Graham Perry, Eugene Zoro, and Stanley Hasty.
Kim has worked as extra musician with the Seattle Symphony, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the Bellevue Philharmonic, and the American Sinfonietta. Most recently, Kim has performed with the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra on Whidbey Island, and Zephyr Winds Quartet in Bellingham.
Teaching experience includes middle school band and orchestra in the Edmonds and Lake Washington School Districts, and coaching woodwinds for the Seattle Youth Symphony
Kim has worked as extra musician with the Seattle Symphony, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the Bellevue Philharmonic, and the American Sinfonietta. Most recently, Kim has performed with the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra on Whidbey Island, and Zephyr Winds Quartet in Bellingham.
Teaching experience includes middle school band and orchestra in the Edmonds and Lake Washington School Districts, and coaching woodwinds for the Seattle Youth Symphony
