Scott Cleveland

Scott Cleveland is a composer/singer/pianist/music educator/church musician/writer. He holds a B.M. in Music Education from Berklee College of Music, an M.M. in Music Theory/Composition from UMassLowell and a M.Div. from Boston University School of Theology. He has produced six independent solo albums: scottcleveland.bandcamp.com, and performs original and reinterpreted Jazz/ R&B/ Blues/ Fusion/Rock as a solo pianist and singer and in numerous ensembles, including The University of Maine Jazz Faculty ensemble.

For the past six years he taught on the Jazz Faculty at the University of Maine, teaching Elementary Harmony I and II, Jazz Theory Fundamentals, Jazz improvisation privately and coaching Jazz combos. He teaches songwriting and the improv clinic “Composing in Fast Motion” at Bagaduce Music.

Subscribe to Scott’s blog “A Spacious Place: music/poetry/theology” and his podcast “Theory Geeks” on scottcleveland.substack.com.