Joe Verderese

Joseph J. Verderese, Jr. is a Middle and High School instrumental music teacher in the Cresskill School District since 2005.  He graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2003 and Manhattan School of Music in 2005.

While teaching in Cresskill, NJ, Joe is responsible for the 7th and 8th Grade bands as well as the High School Band.  In addition to these large ensembles, he also directs the HS Marching Band, MS & HS Jazz Bands, Pit Orchestra, Orchestra, various chamber groups and Rock Band.  He also serves as the co-advisor of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and Ski Club.  \

In 2008, Joe co-founded an 18 piece big band named “One More Once.”  Through the years, the band has created over 75 educational events bringing local middle school, high school and college bands to the stage with some of the greatest jazz musicians in the world.  Since 2012, the band has collaborated with artists such as Wycliffe Gordon, Jaleel Shaw, Rufus Reid, Ingrid Jensen, Gary Smulyan, Conrad Herwig and Slide Hampton, and many more. 

When away from the baton, you can find Joe at a Yankee game, grabbing a slice of pizza, listening to sports radio, binge-watching his favorite TV shows and most importantly, spending quality time with his wife and 3 kids.

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