Assistant Professor
Berklee College of Music
Brighton, MA
Kathy Olson is a jazz baritone saxophonist, teacher, and composer based in the Boston area but originally from Charleston, West Virginia. Kathy is currently an assistant professor at Berklee College of Music teaching theory classes in the Harmony Department. Kathy is the founding member of the Achilles Heal Saxophone Quartet. She is also a member of the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra, the Randall Pingrey Jazz Orchestra, Pete Kenagy’s Monkfish Jazz Orchestra, Jim Repa’s Nonet, and Conical Cacophony. She co-founded and co-leads the Olson Pingrey Quartet with trombonist Randy Pingrey. In addition to these projects, Kathy also performs regularly as a freelance woodwind specialist.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
