James Flowers is Assistant Professor of Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and adjunct professor of saxophone at Westminster College. James holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in saxophone performance and literature with a minor in Jazz from the Eastman School of Music in addition to a Masters in Music Performance from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Youngstown State University. James has won first prize at The Music Teacher's National Association Chamber Music Competition, The Coleman National Chamber Music Competition, and was a finalist at the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) National Conference Solo Competition.
Dr. Flowers has presented various programs at the North American Saxophone Alliance national and regional conferences, the World Saxophone Congress, the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, the Heidelberg New Music Festival, and the International Villa-Lobos Festival. He has toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and performed with The Cleveland Duo, Wayne Newton, Marie Osmond, Bobby Vinton, Ben Vereen, Mary Wilson from the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Fifth Dimension, Al Martino, Deana Martin, Cleveland Fats, The Carmen Mico Orchestra, North Side Jazz, and the jazz trio Stretch. He also regularly performs with the Greenville Symphony and Bridges Saxophone Quartet
James’ principal saxophone teachers include Fred Boles, James Umble, Marco Albonetti, John Sampen, Ramon Ricker, Charles Pillow, and Chien-Kwan Lin. James has also studied clarinet with Debbie Alexander, Robert Fitzer, and Kent Engelhardt, and flute with Jacqueline Arrington.