Paul Krueger is
currently the Director of Bands at Lane Community College in Eugene, OR, where
he teaches Aural Skills and Jazz Combos in addition to directing the Lane
Symphonic Band and the Lane Jazz Ensemble.Previously, Krueger
served as the Assistant Band Director at Washington High School in Sioux Falls,
SD, where he taught concert bands, jazz ensembles, chamber ensembles, jazz
combos, marching band and pep band. Krueger's first full-time teaching position
was as an Adjunct Instructor of Jazz Studies at the University of Oregon, where
he was hired as a sabbatical replacement for Steve Owen. In addition to
directing the Oregon Jazz Ensemble, Krueger taught Jazz Repertoire, Jazz
Performance Lab, Advanced Jazz Arranging, and jazz combo. Krueger has been
recognized as a skilled improviser at jazz festivals around the country, and
was named the "Outstanding College Trumpeter" at the 2011 Reno Jazz
Festival. In December 2011, he released his first album, The Wayward
Traveler, which features eight of his original compositions performed by
his quartet. Krueger's
compositions and arrangements have been featured by university jazz ensembles
around the country, and have been performed by artists such as Dave Pietro,
Steve Wilson, and Dan Tepfer. In May 2012, Krueger's arrangement of Steve
Wilson's "Wish You Were Here" received a Downbeat Magazine Student
Music Award for Best Jazz Arrangement, and Krueger has been named one of
ASCAP's Young Jazz Composer Award recipients for original compositions in 2012,
2013, and 2014. A native of Lincoln,
NE, Krueger earned his Bachelors Degree in Music Education from the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln in May 2009, and his Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from
the University of Oregon in June 2011.
