about
Sean Imboden is an American saxophonist and composer. Sean's music pioneers forward-thinking, original compositions, and presents cutting-edge live performances. Sean has performed and recorded with GRAMMY-winning artists and jazz luminaries, including Slide Hampton, Sean Jones, Mike Rodriguez, Emmet Cohen, Steve Allee, Kenny Phelps, John Raymond, and Valery Ponomarev (of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers). A long-time member of Indianapolis-based quartet Tucker Brothers, Sean plays on the band’s four critically-acclaimed albums. An active sideman, Sean has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and with the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, and Idina Menzel. Sean toured internationally for many years with various Broadway productions, and as a featured soloist with Blast II. Sean has taught at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and is currently on faculty at Butler University and Ball State University. Sean works with students around the world through his online Virtual Studio.
Sean’s flagship group, the Sean Imboden Large Ensemble, is a 17-piece modern jazz big band comprised of many of the best musicians of central Indiana. Consistently presenting innovative new music along with unique arrangements of standards, this group features top-tier soloists and a fresh approach to the traditional big band instrumentation.
Here are some places you can find Sean:
Sean Imboden Virtual Studio – video lessons and courses for students of jazz improvisation
Sean’s Practice Room – YouTube video series
Saxophone Journal – Sean’s podcast
Instagram – short saxophone videos
Patreon – support Sean’s work, and get perks in return
Email – join Sean’s mailing list
Contact Sean
Performing with drummer Kenny Phelps
On a gig with the Tucker Brothers group
Leading the Sean Imboden Large Ensemble at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis
Conducting my band, SILE, at the Schrott Center for the Arts, on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, IN
Wishing I had a photographic memory… Being “off book” is by far the best for performances, but certainly takes extra preparation.
A performance with my trio in Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall - Joel Tucker on guitar, Jesse Wittman on bass
Recording at Primary Sound Studios with my trio
Trio recording session with Jesse Wittman on bass and Joel Tucker on guitar.
Recording with John Raymond at Primary Sound Studios in Bloomington, IN for my sextet album.