He is the music director of the Central New York Jazz Orchestra, serves on the board of directors for American Jazz Venues and is a former Vice-President of the International Association for Jazz Education. In high demand as an honors jazz band conductor, clinician and lecturer, Jeff presents workshops for jazz educators and students of all ages. Jeff is on the adjunct faculty at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He has most recently been featured with the USAP Airmen of Note, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Jazz Orchestra, US Army Jazz Ambassadors, Jazz Knights of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, Riverside Jazz Orchestra, Oslo Big Band (Norway), US Army Blues, Frank Mantooth Jazz Orchestra, Denver Symphony Orchestra, USAF Shades of Blue and more. A Yamaha trumpet artist, Jeff has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Indonesia. Jarvis has co-authored The Jazz Educators Handbook with Doug Beach and a jazz piano book with Matt Harris entitled The Chord Voicing Handbook. He is a contributing editor for The Instrumentalist, in addition to writing for other music trade journals such as Flute Talk, Band and Orchestra Product News and Jazz Educators Journal. Jeff Jarvis graduated with a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Management by research (specialization: International Marketing) from Monash University.
Jeff is frequently commissioned to compose for various school, military and professional musical groups.