Phil Woods

Phil Woods  began his training as a musician with Harvey LaRose in Springfield, Massachusetts and continued his studies in New York City with Lennie Tristano. By 1948 Phil entered the Julliard Conservatory of Music to study four years of classical and jazz studies. The following is a partial listing of  Phil Woods' broad and extensive experience as a world-renowned musician.

With bands - as featured performer:
Charlie Barnett
Claude Thornhill
Gene Krupa
Michel Legrand
Benny Goodman
Buddy Rich
Quincy Jones
Gerry Mulligan
Oliver Nelson 

Recordings - with others
Quincy Jones: "Stockholm Sweetenin"; Birth of a Band
Dizzy Gillespie: World Statesman; Dizzy in Greece; Live From Birdland
Michel Legrand: Legrand Jazz; Live at Jimmy's; Images
Clark Terry: Happy Horns; Definitive Jazz Scene
Benny Carter: Further Definitions; My Man Phil; My Man Benny; Another Time, Another Place 

Featured on the Sound Track Film Scores
The Hustler
Blow-Up
Twelve Angry Men
Boy In A Tree 

Recordings as Featured Artist with His own Group
Phil and Quill; the Phil Woods Six Live at the Showboat (Grammy-1977)
More Live (Grammy-1982)
At The Vanguard (Grammy-1983)
Bop Stew
Evolution
Here's To My Lady
Real Life
Full House
An Affair to Remember
The Complete Concert
Mile High Jazz
Flash
Heaven
Sugar 

Awards
Recognized by Down Beat Magazine Critic's poll and Reader's poll as winner from 1956 to 1997. Grammy Awards: 1976,1977,1982,1983. Grammy Award nominations as soloist and/or group: 1971,1980,1994. East Stroudsburg University Honorary degree: 1994. Induction into the American Jazz Hall of Fame: 1994 Induction into Omicron Kappa Delta: 1996. 

Residing in Monroe County, Pennsylvania since 1974, Phil Woods is a founder and current board member of the Delaware Water Gap Celebration of the Arts ("C.O.T.A.", now in its 22^nd year), is a member of the Board of Directors of the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection (at East Stroudsburg University), and has participated and/or directed numerous benefits and fund-raisers over the years for the Delaware Water Gap Fire Department in particular and worthy causes in general. He is active as a bandleader, composer, arranger and citizen worldwide, and at his home in Delaware Water Gap.