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EDUCATION
• Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
M. Mus. June 1985
Program: Jazz and Commercial Music
Course Concentration: Composition and film writing
• Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Graduate Studies in composition 1972-1973
• Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
B.M. June 1972
Program: Performance/trumpet
Course concentration: Composition and arranging (Warren Benson, Robert Gauldin, Daryll Scott, Rayburn Wright)
TEACHING POSITIONS
• Conservatory of Music, State University of New York at Purchase, 2000-present
Position: Associate Professor of Studio Composition
Duties: Teach private lessons in composition, classes in ear training and musicianship, jazz seminars
• University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1993-2000
Position: Asst. Professor, Director of Jazz Program
Duties: Teach jazz composition and arranging, jazz history, independent study, computers and music, music theory, direct large and small ensembles, faculty recitals and special events, plan curriculum, and advise students
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1997-98
Position: Visiting Artist Faculty
Duties: Teach private lessons to percussion students
• William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, 1996
Position: Adjunct Professor
Duties: Teach advanced arranging, coach ensemble
• Aspen Music Festival, Aspen Colorado, 1984-1993
Position: Director of Jazz Studies
Duties: Teach composition and arranging, compose, coordinate program, supervise faculty, plan curriculum, recruit students, select guest artists, program and conduct big band concerts
• Lincoln Center Institute, New York, New York, 1994-present
Position: Teaching Artist, Jazz artist and composer
Duties: Teach a variety of seminars in aesthetic education, perform with own ensembles
• Selmer Company, Musser Division of Ludwig, Inc., 1980-present
Position: Artist Clinician
Duties: Present master classes at university music schools throughout the country, represent manufacturer at state and national conventions as an artist and teacher, perform and record using Musser vibraphones
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1985-1987
Position: Lecturer in Music
Duties: Teach improvisation, coach jazz ensembles, teach private lessons to percussion students, advise graduate students on special projects, coach students on use of computer music programs
• Private students in vibraphone and composition, 1980-present
• Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1972-1973
Position: Graduate teaching assistant
Duties: Teach arranging, compose and perform for jazz ensemble, direct ensembles
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
• International touring with the George Shearing Quintet
• US and Canadian touring with the duo, Pendulum (IMG Artists)
• National and International touring as solo artist and leader
• Recordings as leader:
"Destinations" Seabreeze Records, 1986, number eight in
national jazz airplay
"Unicycle Man" Equilibrium, released in Fall, 1998
"Standing Alone" Equilibrium, released Fall of 2001
• National touring for Affiliate Artists, Inc.
• National Touring with Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble of Tokyo
• Guest Performer/Composer with UMO Jazz Orchestra, Helsinki, Finland
• Guest Artist / Ritmos da Terra, Campinas, Brazil
• Guest Artist / IX Festival Internacional de la Percussion, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Guest Artist / Patagonia International Percussion Festival, Rio Negro, Argentina
• Guest Artist / 1st Encontro Internacional de Percussåo, Tatui, Brazil
• Guest Artist / 2nd Festival Internacional de Percusiones, Monterrey, Mexico
MEMBERSHIPS
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (composer and publisher memberships)
• American Federation of Musicians
• International Association of Jazz Educators (Resource Team Member, mallet instruments)
• Percussive Arts Society (Contributor and focus editor for Percussive Notes)
Detailed vitae available upon request
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