John Orsini - Saxophone

Saxophonist John Orsini is currently a full-time member of the Disney World Sax Quartet

and resides in Orlando, Florida. He has worked as a musician at Disney for the last 25 years

while continuing to actively participate in the local jazz scene. He has appeared with a number

of jazz artists, including Clark Terry, Red Rodney, Chubby Jackson, Don Lamond, Johnny

Varro, Dick Hyman, John Clayton, and Mousey Alexander. He was a member of the festival

big band at the Sarasota Jazz Festival for a number of years. John is currently a member of

the Bob Crosby Bob Cats, under the direction of Eddie Metz, Jr. He is also the leader of

his own "swingtet" and a member and one of the organizers of the brand new Orlando Jazz

Orchestra.

John traveled extensively with the Glenn Miller Orchestra (under the direction of Peanuts

Hucko) and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (under the direction of Murray McEachern). He

holds a master's degree in music from Kent State University.

Working with Terry Myers, Eddie Metz, Jr., and Eddie Higgins on the Zoot and Al Tribute

Band has been a labor of love. It is their hopt to pay homage to the spirit of swing and joy that

Al and Zoot brought to each performance.