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Biography

Todd Groves is a New York City-based musician performing on saxophones, flutes, clarinets, recorders and world flutes. He performs regularly in a variety of musical settings including jazz, classical, commercial and world music. Since 2003, Mr. Groves has been adjunct professor of saxophone and jazz for the School of Music, where he is a member of the 91Ô­´´ Faculty Jazz Ensemble. He is an active composer and arranger and regularly gives clinics throughout the area at universities and high schools. He has been a featured soloist with the 91Ô­´´ Wind Ensemble, Delaware Steel and 91Ô­´´ Jazz Ensemble I and has performed with the Del’Arte Wind Quintet and Christiana Winds.

Mr. Groves performs regularly with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera (receiving a Grammy for being part of the 2019 recording ofÌýPorgy and Bess), New York Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, Albany Symphony, American Symphony, and the Knights chamber orchestra. He has also worked extensively with some of the country's most notable performers, including Audra McDonald, Michael Feinstein, Kristin Chenoweth, Natalie Merchant, Deborah Voigt, Michael Crawford, Natalie Cole, Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, Linda Eder, Grover Washington Jr., Joel Grey, Tommy Tune, Paul McCartney, Gino Vannelli, Randy Newman, the Greater Trenton Symphony, the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Andy Narrell, Ray Holman, the Highland Divas, and many others.Ìý As a NYC commercial musician, he has been a member of the Broadway pit orchestras forÌýAladdin,ÌýParade,ÌýMotown the Musical,ÌýNiceÌýWork If You Can Get It,ÌýFollies,ÌýCatch Me If You Can,ÌýWomen On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,ÌýRagtime,ÌýWhite Christmas,ÌýSunday in the Park with GeorgeÌýandÌýGrey Gardens. Mr. Groves was a member of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular for 11 years, and other NY performances include:ÌýMack and Mabel, High Buttons Shoes, I Married and Angel, Grand Hotel, Tap Dance Kid,ÌýOn Your Toes,ÌýLittle Me,ÌýDamn Yankees,ÌýThe Wiz,ÌýAnyone Can Whistle,ÌýMerrily We Roll AlongÌýandÌýFiorelloÌýat City Center;ÌýHappinessÌýat Lincoln Center;ÌýYank!;ÌýEdward ScissorhandsÌýandÌýPlay Without WordsÌýat BAM;ÌýSee What I Wanna SeeÌýat Public Theater,ÌýMother Courage and Her ChildrenÌýfor Shakespeare in the Park, andÌýBroadway on BroadwayÌýlive in Times Square.

A graduate of the University of the Arts, Mr. Groves also performs with both the New York and New Jersey Saxophone Quartets, the Justin Rothberg Group, and the Angie Haas +8.Ìý His original compositions for saxophone quartet have received theirÌýworld premieres at the 2006 World Saxophone Congress in Slovenia and the 2018 Word Saxophone Congress in Zagreb, with American premieres at Carnegie Hall.Ìý​

Mr. Groves can be heard on the Broadway cast recordings for the above shows, has appeared or been heard on theÌýLate Show with David Letterman, theÌýTony Awards, theÌýEmmy Awards, theÌýMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and at theÌýWizarding World of Harry PotterÌýat Universal Orlando.Ìý Other recordings include Boyz II Men,ÌýLucky StiffÌý(film),ÌýThe Snow GeeseÌý(incidental music), Victoria Clark, Charles Pillow, Sharpe Family Singers, Craig Thomas, Billy Eric, Philip Chaffin,ÌýCarols for a Cure,ÌýDuoÌýwith Rob Brosh, Kayle Brecher, Jane Norman, MTI Junior, Lars Halle, Joshua Kobak, Minas, Marlon Spike, NJSQ, Eric Kearns, Raw Deal, NFL Films, and many independent films.Ìý He has appeared as guest soloist with The Wind Symphony of Southern New Jersey, the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey, the University of the Arts Big Band, and the Drexel University wind ensemble.​