Tim Aucoin - Bio
Tim Aucoin, music teacher and bassist, is a native of New Orleans but now resides in Atlanta, GA. He has performed internationally with many diverse acts such as Grammy nominated jazz vocalist - Nnenna Freelon, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Mamas and the Papas,
Allen Toussaint, Pete Fountain, and Luther Kent and Trickbag. He continues to be active in the Atlanta jazz and commercial music community. Tim Aucoin has recently released a CD of original jazz music, "Swing First, Think Later." He is a past director of the Atlanta All-Star Grammy Jazz Band, which was a high school ensemble sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He has served as the President of the Georgia Association of Jazz Educators from 1997 - 1999. In 1994, Mr. Aucoin was selected as a Teacher of the Year in Fulton County Schools. In 1996, the Taylor Road M.S. Jazz Ensemble, under his direction, performed at the International Association of Jazz Educators Conference. In 2002, while Performing Arts Department Chair and Orchestra Director, North Springs High School was named a “National Grammy Signature School.” In 2004 and 2008, the Northview High School Chamber Orchestra, under Mr. Aucoin's direction was a featured performer for the Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference in Savannah, GA. The Northview ensemble has also performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago in December of 2004. In 2006, the Northview Chamber Orchestra represented the State of Georgia in Austria and the Czech Republic for "Mozart: 2006" - a 250th Celebration . He holds both B.M.E. and M.M. (Jazz Studies) degrees from Loyola University in New Orleans. In addition, he holds an Educational Specialist Degree with a concentration in music from Georgia State University. He has served as adjunct faculty at Loyola University of New Orleans and Georgia State University. Mr. Aucoin is presently serving as the director of orchestras at Northview High School and is the Chairman of their Fine Arts Department .
