Mitchell Peyton

Mitchell Peyton is a graduate of Valley Center High School and is currently attending Palomar College. He has been playing alto saxophone since he was 10 years old and branched out to learn other woodwind instruments such as clarinet and tenor saxophone. As a graduate of the Valley Center Education System, Mitchell was under the direction of Jeffery Beck and Barry Cahill. Mitchell's musical education was rooted in the early morning jazz band practices during middle school and high school years. From there, he expanded his knowledge of jazz by taking recommendations of who to listen to, researching solos that piqued his interest, and attempting to perfect them by utilizing techniques he had learned. Some of which include Charlie Parker's solo on "Groovin High", Sonny Stitt's solo on "Killing Blues", and Eric Marienthal's solo on "The Jazz Police". After Palomar College, Mitchell plans to attend either SDSU, UCLA, or UCSB to further his jazz studies.