Andrew Surmani

Who is Andrew Surmani?

Andrew Surmani is Chief Marketing Officer for Alfred Music and Assistant Professor of Music Industry Studies in the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication at California State University, Northridge.

Surmani is co-author of the best-selling series, Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory. He was a founding board member and serves as Past President of the international Jazz Education Network. Surmani holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Trumpet Performance, and a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University, Northridge. While at Northridge he played with the CSUN Wind Ensemble, Orchestra and Jazz "A" Band.

Andrew is a native of Oakland, California who now resides in Los Angeles. He played trumpet in the California All-State Honor Band, the McDonald's All-American High School Marching Band and Jazz Band, and the Walt Disney World All-American College Jazz Band. He has toured throughout the USA, Europe and Japan, and has performed in the Istanbul International Jazz Festival, Jazz à Juan, Umbria, Wigan and the Lake Biwa jazz festivals.