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Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Performance - Jazz Emphasis University of Texas, Austin May 2009 Master of Music - Jazz Performance Track William Paterson University, New Jersey May 2002 Bachelor of Arts from College of Arts and Sciences - Major in Music University of Tennessee, Knoxville August 2000 Bachelor of Science in Communications - Major in Broadcasting University of Tennessee, Knoxville May 2000 |
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I am currently available to teach lessons or give masterclasses on a wide variety of topics including trumpet playing and jazz improvisation. I am also available as a jazz ensemble or combo coach or jazz camp instructor. |
| I am also available to give lectures on the following paper topics as well as a number of related topics having to do with jazz trumpet history and analysis. Please contact me for further inquiries. In the meantime, I have included a couple of writing samples as well as a few pages from my Keynote presentation on Woody Shaw. The Keynote file is part of a larger multimedia presentation that includes audio, video and a live demonstration. |
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Masters Thesis: "Fats Navarro: A Missing Link in the Jazz Trumpet Heritage" -currently available in the Cheng Library at William Paterson University Doctoral Paper: "The Improvisational and Compositional Style of Woody Shaw" |
 Sample Pages from Woody Shaw Paper |
Sample Pages from the Keynote Presentation on my Woody Shaw paper (2.6 MB) |
