AJ Brazel is an oboist from Florida who studies with Mr. Bradley Shoemaker. He attends Jesuit High School, where he was the first freshman in the school’s history to make the Florida All-State Orchestra. He performs in the Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Autumn Winds at USF, and Bay Winds at USF. Some notable people he has had teaching from include Sherry Sylar, the associate principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Lisa Kozenko, professor of oboe at Ball State University, and John Dee, professor of oboe at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
You can find AJ’s 2024 Spring Music Competition oboe performance here.