Results for "Jazz Educator / Clinician"

Tobias Gebb

Born: August 26, 1968

Tobias Gebb is a drummer, composer and educator based in New York City. Over the years he has shared the stage or recording studio with a wide variety of artists. From Blue Note jazz guitarist Peter Burnstein to Donald Fegan of Steely Dan. From the famed west coast jazz pianist Smith Dobson to the famed rocker Lenny Kravits. He has a BA in composition from Berklee College of Music, an MA from Manhattan School of Music and a dual MSE in general and special education from The Bank Street School. His album Free At Last featuring Bobby Watson was in the Top 10 on American jazz radio charts in 2009 and through his licensing business his group Trio West has been heard on shows such as Dexter, Madam Secretary, Key and Peele, Pitch Perfect and others.

Edward Partyka

Born: August 23, 1967

Ed Partyka is an arranger, composer, conductor and educator specializing in large ensemble jazz music. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he earned a BA degree from Northern Illinois University before moving to Germany in 1990. He completed a master's degree in jazz trombone at the Musikhochschule in Cologne, where he was also a member of the G.E.M.A. Jazz Composers Workshop under the direction of Bob Brookmeyer.

He was recipient of the 2000 “A.S.C.A.P. / I.A.J.E. Commission Honouring the Centenary of Louis Armstrong”. He was 1st prize-winner of the 1998 “NDR Musikpreis” (Hamburg), 1st prize winner of the Jazz Composers Alliance 1998 Julius Hemphill Composition Awards (Boston) and finalist in the 1996 HR Emerging Composers Competition (Frankfurt).

Earl MacDonald

Born: July 26, 1970

Described as “a magical, musical alchemist of hip hybrids” (Hartford Courant) and “a major force in the world of jazz composition” (Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz.com), MacDonald’s inexhaustible commitment to the jazz art form reveals itself in his performing, composing and teaching. All seven of MacDonald’s albums differ in instrumentation — ranging from a quartet comprised of cello, saxophone, piano & percussion to a full 17-piece jazz big band. This variance speaks to MacDonald’s restless artistic spirit, unquenchable inquisitiveness and his desire to continue stretching himself musically

Mike Caudill

Born: November 15, 1991

Mike Caudill is a Boston-based saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator.

A member of several projects performing across New England and New York, Mike leads his own bands, plays saxophone and electric wind instrument in the jazz-fusion group City of Four, and performs in Felipe Salles’ Interconnections Ensemble, among other groups. Mike has played in historic spaces, ranging from Boston’s Symphony Hall to jazz venues like Sculler’s, Regattabar, NYC’s Birdland, Dizzy’s Club, and The Jazz Gallery. Mike writes for a variety of ensembles, including saxophone quartets, big bands, and orchestras, and his compositions have been performed internationally.

Charles Carey

Born: November 25, 1970

Charles Carey, Assistant Professor Contact Information Memorial Hall 006 Phone Number: 308-432-6321 Fax Number: 308-432-6071 [email protected] Education/Background MM, Florida International University BM, Florida Atlantic University AA, Musical Arts, Palm Beach Community College Presently pursuing Doctoral Degree at North Central University Teaching Areas Music Fundamentals Elements of Music Improvisation Guitar and Bass Studies Jazz Studies Professional Activities and Awards Endorser for Heritage Guitars and the Buzz Feiten Tuning system Led the groups CountItOff and The Swing City Wise Guys Campus Involvement Faculty Jazz Ensemble Research Interests Improvisational studies Musical analysis Composition and arranging Performance and clinics Recording Studio and theatre work Hobbies and Interests Basketball Weight Lifting Motorcycles Cars Background Charles Carey joined the Chadron State College Music Faculty in 2008 as the guitar and bass studies instructor