CJ Kocher & Friends

Dr. Christopher J. Kocher is Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at the University of South Dakota, where he has taught since 1999. Kocher, who is active as both a performer and educator, has an extensive background in both classical and jazz saxophone. As a jazz performer, he regularly plays with his own quartet, the Okoboji Jazzed Up Big Band, USD Faculty Jazz, and is the MD for the Fellowship Jazz Center Orchestra.