NYU Jazz faculty member and acclaimed veteran jazzman, George Garzone has appeared on over 20 recordings. He began playing the tenor saxophone when he was six years old, playing in a family band while attending music school in Boston. As a founding member of "The Fringe," featuring John Lockwood and drummer Bob Gullotti, the group has performed regularly in the Boston area since 1972.

George has toured or recorded with Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Jack DeJohnette, Rachel Z, John Patitucci, Kenny Barron, Harvie Swartz, Dan Gottlieb, John Pattitucci, Bill Stewart, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Tom Harrell, Don Alias, Lenny White, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Gary Peacock, Dennis Chambers, Anton Fig, Cecil McBee, Dave Holland, Stanley Cowell, Bob Moses, and Dave Liebman.

Garzone is an internationally sought-after jazz educator. He pioneered the triadic chromatic approach to improvisation and has inspired students included Joshua Redman, Branford Marsalis, Teadross Avery, Luciana Souza, Mark Turner, Donny McCaslin, and Danilo Pérez.

In 1995 he recorded a tribute to Stan Getz on NYC called Alone: Four's and Two's. The following year a recording with compatriot Joe Lovano earned him four stars in Downbeat magazine, and in 1999 Garzone returned with Moodiology. Fringe in New York was released in summer 2000. He is a member of the Grammy-winning Joe Lovano Nonet, after recording with the group at the Village Vanguard in September 2002.