Lee Jackson hails from Austin, Texas, where he was born on 19 November 1963. He is married with one son, and currently lives in Garland, Texas, a suburb on the northeast corner of Dallas.
Lee has written music professionally for over 30 years now, getting his first official music job with a Garland computer game company in the early 1990s. He broke through with the popular song, “Grabbag,” the theme to the game Duke Nukem 3D, and went on to write over 100 songs for computer games alone during his tenure at the company. Since that time, he has released five albums – Calibrations, Derivations, Duke Nukem Tank Tracks, Lady Tygress’ Suite and Other Commissions, and Going Big.
Lee is a member of ASCAP and is a voting member of the Recording Academy (the GRAMMY organization), having also earned membership in the Academy’s Songwriters and Composers Wing.
As of this writing, Lee is published through Cimarron Music Press and through the International Horn Society's Online Music Sales portal. He also has several pieces self-published through J.W. Pepper, Sheet Music Plus, Sheet Music Direct, and Score Exchange.
Arrangements for Concert Band
- Prelude No. 7 in Eb Major (from "The Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1) (by Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, 1st Movement (by Anton Bruckner)
Original Works for Concert Band
- A Monday Overture
- Fantasias on a Hillside Theme
- Gigue in Bb for Concert Band
Original Works for Full Orchestra
- Vista
Original Works for Brass Chamber Ensemble
- Fanfare and Processions for Brass Quintet
- Bohemian Galop (for Horn Sextet)
Original Works for Woodwind Chamber Ensemble
- Woodwind Quintet No. 1
- Theme and Tangents (for Woodwind Quintet)
- Crosswise Dance for Low Clarinet Choir
Original Works for Mixed Chamber Ensemble
- Interweave (for mixed brass/woodwind septet)
Original Works for Instrumental Solos
- 3 Short Pieces for Alto Clarinet
- 3 Short Pieces for Bb Clarinet
REVIEWS
On "Prelude No. 7 in Eb Major":
- "A beautifully arranged masterpiece by J.S. Bach, 'Prelude No. 7' is a perfect composition to show the musical proficiency of your ensemble."
Andy Isca, "New Music Review," Journal of the Association of Concert Bands, September 2025 issue
On "Fantasias on a Hillside Theme":
- "With some nice imaginative scoring touches and musical invention, I found this to be quite enjoyable and engaging even though I’m not that into band music. Good job Lee."
Mike Hewer, Award-Winning British Composer, in the TalkClassical forums, 27 January 2025