Brent Gallaher

Brent Christopher Gallaher (born May 13, 1969, in Cumberland, Maryland) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.

Early life He is the son of Linda (Swearingen) Gallaher and Christopher S. Gallaher. His father was a professor of music at Frostburg State University. The Gallaher family moved to Morehead, Kentucky, in 1972 when his father was hired by Morehead State University. He spent his childhood in the small college town.

The son of a musician, Gallaher began studying music at an early age. At the age of six, he began studying piano and throughout elementary school, he acted and sang in the university's musical theater productions. He began studying saxophone at age eleven, studying with David Anderson.

Gallaher was a quick and dedicated study and was playing professionally by age sixteen. Anderson, Professor of Jazz and Studio Music at Morehead State, gave him the opportunity to play tenor saxophone with the college's top jazz ensemble. He played with MSU for two years and while with them was recruited by trumpeter Pat Harbison to study at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. He visited the school and accepted a scholarship to study jazz.

Career In the fall of 1988, Gallaher moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and began his studies with Rick VanMatre and Pat Harbison at the CCM. He thrived in this creative environment, surrounded by other gifted musicians. He also had many opportunities to play with local and nationally known musicians. Some of the names include Cal Collins, Kenny Poole, Steve Schmidt, Art Gore, Wilbert Longmire, The Blue Wisp Big Band and the Psychoacoustic Orchestra.

After three years at the CCM, he was offered a position on the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He toured with the ensemble from 1991 to 1992 and can be heard on their album Here We Go Again (1992). He returned to Cincinnati and the CCM in 1992 and in 1994 completed his Bachelors in Jazz Performance. While at the CCM he was featured was on their album Carnival of Life (Alissa, 1994). Lightwave (V&B, 2010) Moving Forward (V&B, 2016)

As sideman Here We Go Again by Glenn Miller Orchestra (1992) Carnival of Life by Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Jazz Ensemble and Combo (1994) For the Love of It by Deborah Locke (1997) Cincinnati Jazz Collection Vol. 1 by Various artists (1998) Hidden Treasures—Cincinnati's Tribute to King Records' Legacy by Various artists (2003) Drunkard's Prayer by Over the Rhine (2004) Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Salutes Frank Sinatra, an American Icon by Kentucky Symphony Orchestra (2005) Joshua by The Jazz Circle (2006) After 5 by The CCM Faculty Jazztet (2013) One for Four by New Third Stream Quartet (2014) – Composer on "Pure" Second Springtime by Larry Dickson (2015) Moon and Shadow by John Zappa (2015) Nati 6 by Dan Karlsberg (2015)