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Tim Veeder is a professional saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer, arranger and educator based in the New York, NY area.

Born and raised in Gloversville, NY, Tim Veeder picked up his first saxophone at age 11 and hasn’t put it down since.  In high school Tim was approached by his band teacher and cousin John Savage to join the local horn-rock band Cleen Street and the OverEasy Horns, with whom he played his first professional gigs.

Tim moved to Albany, NY in 1999 to attend The College of Saint Rose to study music education and saxophone under Paul Evoskevich and Mark Vinci.  While in Albany, Tim had the opportunity to play many different styles of music with many well-known local bands including The Alan Payette Band, The Refrigerators, The TS Ensemble, The Tom Healy Band, The Electric City Horns and The Burners UK.  With these bands Tim had the opportunity to play at numerous local clubs, events and concert halls, and also throughout the United States and abroad in places such as Washington DC, New York City, Atlanta, GA, the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, Mexico, Montreal and the Bahamas.  Tim also played on many local and regional television shows, as well as a national television broadcast of the Mike & The Mad Dog sports talk show on the YES Network.  Tim’s recorded works include “Live at Freedom Park” and “APB” both with the Alan Payette Band, “Through It All” by John Savage and “Live” by The Burners UK.

Tim completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education (cum laude) in 2003 and his Master of Science degree also in Music Education in 2007 both at St. Rose.  After teaching elementary music in Gloversville from 2005-2007, Tim currently resides in Manhattan and is the head of the band program at Roberto Clemente Middle School in the Bronx.  Tim is a member of the jump-blues band The Gas House Gorillas and the 11-piece "New Orleans Funk" band The Funky Fritters, and also plays with various bands throughout the New York City area while working on his first solo album due out in 2008.