Titus Abbott

Titus Abbott, saxophonist and composer in both jazz and classical idioms has been performing nationally and internationally for over 25 years. As an improviser and composer, he has worked and recorded with a wide range of collaborators from his native Canada to Europe and the US. These include Graham Collier, Eddie Pévost, The Grand Union Orchestra, George Koller, Al Gardner, Frank Carlberg, Pascal Niggenkemper, Michael Sarin, Marilyn Lerner, Curtis Clark, Nate McBride, Luther Gray, Sean Conly and many others performing at venues, concert halls and jazz festivals worldwide.

New music composition and film music composition are also part of the fabric of Titus’ career which include composer credits on films by Louis Pascal Couvelaire, Thiago DaCosta, Louis Frederick and recent World Premieres of his compositions “Liminal Moment” for Two Pianos and Percussion and “The Gardener Trio” a middle eastern music influenced chamber work for piano, clarinet and violin as part of a concert to commemorate the Armenian Genocide.

Music education has been an integral element in Titus’ career teaching currently at Bowdoin College, Bates College, University of Southern Maine and North Yarmouth Academy. His teaching philosophy emphasizes guiding students to discover their unique sound and language in both composition and performance, fostering the next generation of innovative musicians.

Titus’ education includes a degree in classical composition techniques from the University of Montreal and a master’s degree in Composition from the University of Southern Maine.  He studied clarinet at the University of Ottawa followed by jazz studies on saxophone at Humber College, Toronto under the tutelage of saxophonist Pat Labarbera. He has also studied with jazz greats Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland, Steve Coleman, Graham Collier, Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell.