Randy Hoexter is a jazz pianist, composer and educator living in Atlanta. He is on the faculty at Georgia State University, where he teaches jazz composition and jazz arranging. He is formerly the Director of Education at the Atlanta Institute of Music and Media.
His recent release, “Tomorrowsville”, Featuring bassist Jimmy Haslip, guitar legend Mike Stern and the finest of Atlanta jazz musicians has been garnering rave reviews. His previous recordings “Radiant” and “Fromage” with Mike Stern, Dave Weckl and more, also received much attention and positive reviews.
Randy’s keyboard work can be heard on many records and commercials; his talents have been sought by artists as diverse as guitarists Jimmy Herring , Bill Hart and Shane Theriot (Neville Brothers), drummers Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs), Sonny Emory (Earth, Wind and Fire, Bruce Hornsby) and Jeff Sipe, bassists Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan) and Adam Nitti, saxophonist George Howard, gospel group “NewSong,” Atlanta Symphony Pops, Georgia Symphony Jazz, and others.
As a commercial composer, Randy has written and produced music for Bank of America, Yamaha Corporation, Univision, Nippon Television (Japan) Timberland, 615 Music, Arby’s, Kohler, Novo/Nordisk, SunSports (Fox Sports Florida) and many others, and produces records for local and regional artists.
Randy taught Theory, Jazz Improvisation, and Composition at the Atlanta Institute of Music for more than two decades. In that capacity, he worked with many notable artists including Peter Erskine, John Scofield, Robben Ford, Victor Wooten, Joel Rosenblatt, Wayne Krantz and Scott Henderson. Randy is also on the faculty of Lagrange College, where he teaches jazz piano and jazz theory.