Academic Bio 

Described by Jazzwise magazine as “an imperious presence on tenor sax,” German/Canadian saxophonist Jonathan Lindhorst is an internationally recognized performer, composer, educator, and leading researcher in the emerging field of Tone-Clock Theory. For more than a decade, Jonathan has had an active international career performing and lecturing across Canada, the EU, and the USA, and maintains creative residences in both Montreal and Berlin. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance from the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, a Master’s in Music from Queens College CUNY, and is currently a Doctoral candidate in Jazz Performance at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University under the supervision of professors John Hollenbeck and Robert Hasegawa. Jonathan is also a course lecturer at McGill University where he has taught theory, analysis, improvisation, composition, as well as directing the Chamber Jazz Ensemble and running regular public workshops on Tone-Clock Theory. 

Jonathan has also spoken at multiple conferences around Europe and North America about Tone-Clock Theory and its applications to contemporary jazz improvisation, composition, and analysis, and his article “Tone-Clock Theory Explained: Mapping the Chromatic Tonalities” will be published in the December 2024 issue of the Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie. 

Keywords: Jazz, Improvisation, Composition, Post-Tonal Theory, Tone-Clock Theory

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