Troy Kaufman Jazz Quartet

A native of Southeast Texas, Troy Kaufman (b. 1998) is already an accomplished saxophonist, arranger, and music educator.

His positive experiences with music from a young age led him to study Music Education at Lamar University, and later earn a  Master of Music degree in Jazz Performance from Texas State University. 

Troy has enjoyed performing as a freelance saxophonist in the Greater Austin and Golden-Triangle areas as a member of various big bands, jazz combos, salsa groups, and pop/rock/contemporary ensembles. His experiences in music have also allowed him to travel all throughout the United States and Europe performing with various groups. 

As a music educator, Troy loves helping passionate students learn and grow as musicians and people. He has taught individual private lessons to students from beginner through collegiate-level. As a full time band director in central Texas, Mr. Kaufman has experience leading all aspects of a band program. The students he has taught have made many musical achievements, including earning membership in the Texas UIL All-Region and All-State bands, and have earned scholarship to college based on their musical proficiency.  His jazz bands have won multiple outstanding performance and outstanding soloist awards.