photo by Diana Norma Szokolyai
	Dennis Shafer

Welcome to the website of Dennis Shafer, saxophonist and teacher. As an artist who loves to create and explore in the world of the performing arts, he also leads and is a member of several projects and groups in Paris, France and Boston, Massachusetts.

These projects and groups include:

Sounds in Bloom

The Opus Jazz Duo

Eastern Lamps

Le Tapis Volant

The Skyline Quintet

Momentum

This year, Dennis Shafer was presented a Legacy Award by Meryl Streep from the Creativity Foundation. A native of Lawrence, Kansas, he returned to Boston this year from Paris, France where he studied with contemporary saxophonist Jean-Michel Goury. In Paris, Dennis worked with several great composers and saxophonists, including Francois Rosse, Etienne Rolin, Yosh'ko Seffer, Francois Coutinaud, and Rico Gubler. He also premiered works by Robert Lemay, Jacques Hetu, Yosh'ko Seffer, and toured with various ensembles across France, as well as Austria and Hungary. Dennis Shafer is the founder and co-founder of several groups, including Le Tapis Volant, Sounds in Bloom, the Skyline Quintet, the Back Bay Saxophone Quartet and the Opus Jazz Duo. He has returned now to Boston where he has premiered works by Robert Morris, Michael Paull, and Larry Bell for an Artist Diploma at Longy School of Music, studying with Kenneth Radnofsky. He performs regularly in Boston and also has engagements in France, Thailand, and Austrailia.