Larry Williams is a native of Maine. He received both his Bachelors Degree in Music Education and Masters Degree in and Jazz Studies from the University of Southern Maine. Larry has been teaching music in public and private schools for 38 years, He is the director of instrumental  music at Poland Regional High School and Whittier Middle School in Poland, Maine, a position he has held for 28 years. He also directs the Jazz Band at Bates College. Larry leads his own show and dance band, The Larry Williams Band, and performs regularly with Funkationland.   Although saxophone is his main instrument, he is equally proficient on electric bass.