Luke Weathington (GA)

Luke Weathington, an Alabama native, moved to Atlanta five years ago to study with the best in music. Luke finished his undergraduate degree in saxophone performance at Kennesaw State University under the direction of Sam Skelton in Spring of 2013. In 2015 he graduated from Georgia State University with a M.A. in Jazz Studies under the direction of Mace Hibbard and Gordon Vernick.

While at Georgia State, Luke held a graduate assistantship. He has also had the privilege of studying saxophone with Dr. Tony Logsden and Dr. Mitchell Henson. As a classical saxophonist, he has toured Italy as principal saxophonist with the Tara Winds Orchestra, was co-principal at the GMEA All-College Band 2009, and was principal saxophonist in both the KSU Wind Ensemble and the Reinhardt College Wind Ensemble. Luke has held the lead alto chair in the Reinhardt College Jazz Ensemble, KSU Jazz Band I, and Georgia State Big Band. At KSU Luke was a member of Jazz Combo I which was selected to perform all original compositions at the 2013 JEN conference in Atlanta.

Luke is currently the applied woodwind instructor at Miles College and an instructor of saxophone at Kennesaw State University. As a freelance saxophonist versed in any style, he has also had the privilege of performing around Atlanta with jazz combos, big bands, rock groups, party bands and Latin bands. His grasp of the flute and clarinet has kept him busy playing in the pit orchestra of the Fox Theatre since 2016, Atlanta Lyric Theater since 2013, as well as numerous high school theater productions throughout Georgia. He has also had the pleasure of playing second alto with GSO JAZZ since 2013.

Luke has also played with Johnnie Mathis, Carmen Bradford, Alan Vache, Freddie Cole, Jackie Burns, Don Braden, Matt Cattingub, the Macon Pops Orchestra, the Cobb Symphony Orchestra Jazz, Joe Gransden’s Big Band, Atlanta All-Star Big Band, Atlanta Latin Jazz Orchestra, the UNG Big Band, the Douglas Cameron Orchestra and the Due West Celebration Orchestra.