Who is Evan LeBouef?

Evan LeBouef (b. 1994) began his composition and jazz career in his home state of Texas as a high school student. He would arrange for his high school band and compose for his own rock and jazz groups. LeBouef then moved on to college at Lamar University where he earned a Bachelor and Masters degree in Music. While in attendance at Lamar, LeBouef studied under saxophonist and song writer Don Rollins, saxophonist Rick Condit, and percussionist and composer Dr. Francisco Perez . Other notable teachers include John Wasson (TAMU-C), Steven Feifke (Berklee NY), and Brian Lewis (Berklee Bos.). After graduation LeBouef took his talents to Austin Texas where he played with local groups while continuing to write for other ensembles. LeBouef has written for many groups varying from middle school ensembles and marching bands to professional jazz orchestras and chamber groups. LeBouef’s favorite players and writers include: Claude Debussy, Sammy Nestico, Bill Evans, Sean Jones, and Jaco Pastorius. LeBouef continues to research topics including guitar effect pedals and how they’ve changed popular music and the orchestration of pedal steel guitar voicings for big band. LeBouef is currently pursuing his DMA degree in Jazz Studies with an emphasis in Jazz Composition at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln under Tom Larson and Greg Simon.