Our Faculty

Online Faculty

These amazing faculty will be teaching from all over the world. (You'll get a chance to work with each of these faculty, as we rotate which combo they work with!)

Jeff Antoniuk

Saxophone


Saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk is a beloved jazz educator, and his widely popular "Digging Deeper Jazz" YouTube channel has upwards of 2,000,000 views. DDJ was pivotal in helping Jeff launch JazzWire.net, one of the most cutting edge jazz education platforms for adult players in the world. Jeff is the Artistic Director of JazzWire, where he serves students from over 25 different countries. A dedicated teaching artist, Antoniuk has been a featured performer and educator at numerous festivals, including Juneau Jazz & Classics, The Jazz Educator Network (JEN) Annual Convention, the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, the International Saxophone Symposium, MacEwan Summer Jazz, and at The White House. He is the founder and artistic director of Maryland Summer (and Winter) Jazz, and directs Jazz Band Masterclass in the Washington DC area. An internationally respected jazz composer and musician, Jeff’s recordings, including “Flow" with Helluvaband and "Brotherhood" and "Here Today" with The Jazz Update have been lauded by jazz critics around the world. Antoniuk has shared the stage with masters including Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Jimmy Haslip, Najee and Marcus Miller. He's also worked with Canadian greats PJ Perry, Senator Tommy Banks, big band leader Rob McConnell, pop icon David Foster and trumpet sensation Ingrid Jensen. In 2017, Jeff was the featured soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the world premier of their "Swingin' Nutcracker," a jazz reinvention of the 25 movement Tchaikovsky classic. A dedicated teaching artist, Antoniuk has been a featured performer and educator at numerous festivals, including Juneau Jazz & Classics, The Jazz Educator Network (JEN) Annual Convention, the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, the International Saxophone Symposium, MacEwan Summer Jazz, and at The White House. He is the founder and artistic director of Maryland Summer Jazz, and directs two other adult music programs in the USA: Jazz Band Masterclass and the Capital City Voices. In 2018, Antoniuk launched Jazz Wire, the global home for adult amateur and semipro jazz musicians.

Coming Soon

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The Summit reserves the right to change or substitute faculty at any time