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Joe Eckert
4828 Bellflower Way
Fort Worth, Texas 76123


Education
1973-1977    Baldwin-Wallace College    Berea, OH
B. M., Saxophone Performance
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Recipient of Outstanding Senior Award

1977-1981    University of North Texas    Denton, TX
M. M., Saxophone Performance (December, 1979)
Graduated with 4.0 average (also earned 27 hours towards D.M.A.)

1998        Distinguished Graduate - Flight Commander
USAF Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
Gunter Annex - Maxwell AFB, AL

Professional Experience
2007-        Texas Christian University            Fort Worth, TX
        Associate Professor of Music
        Teaches all applied classical/jazz saxophone (undergraduate/graduate)
        Teaches woodwind techniques class as needed
        Directs saxophone chamber ensembles
        Teaches courses in jazz improvisation
        Actively recruits/performs representing University interests and
        recruiting objectives
        Soloist with student/faculty ensembles

2004-07    Shenandoah University            Winchester, VA
        Associate Professor of Music/Director of Jazz Studies
        Taught all applied classical/jazz saxophone (undergraduate/graduate)
        Directed University Jazz Program
        Directed University Jazz Ensemble - Ensembles invited to participate in
        Regional/national festivals
        Directed/booked all tours, concerts, guest artists
        Initiated annual recording project - coordinated CD production
        Active recruiter, performer-representing University interests
        Frequent soloist with student/faculty ensembles

1987-2004    Shenandoah University            Winchester, VA
        Adjunct Assistant/Associate Professor of Music
        Taught all applied classical/jazz saxophone (undergraduate/graduate)
        Directed chamber ensembles as needed
        Active recruiter, performer-representing University interests
        Frequent soloist with student/faculty ensembles

1984-2004    USAF Band/Airmen of Note        Washington, DC
        Lead Alto Saxophonist/Music Director
        Senior jazz saxophonist/woodwind specialist/soloist in USAF
        Music Director for the "Airmen of Note" 1998-2004
        Assistant Music Director 1993-1998
        Developed jazz education outreach series
        Introduced "Sammy Nestico" award for jazz composition
        Concert producer for Jazz Heritage Guest Artist Series
        Producer for CD recording projects

1981-1984    West Virginia University            Morgantown, WV
        Assistant Professor of Music/Director of Jazz Studies
        Taught all applied saxophone (undergraduate/graduate)
        Directed University Jazz Program
        Developed first jazz improvisation curriculum
        Ensembles awarded for excellence
        Received Outstanding Teacher Award for 1982-1983

1980-1981    Southern Methodist University        Dallas, TX
        Adjunct Instructor of Music
        Taught all applied saxophone (10-12 hours per week)

1977-1981    University of North Texas            Denton, TX
        Graduate Teaching Fellow
        10-15 hours of undergraduate saxophone instruction per week
        Directed several lab bands in the University jazz program

Summary of Courses Taught

        Applied Classical Saxophone (all levels through DMA)
        Applied Jazz Saxophone
        Jazz Ensemble
        Jazz Combo
        Jazz Improvisation
        Saxophone Quartet
        Woodwind Techniques
        Classical Recital (all levels through DMA)
        Undergraduate Jazz Recital
        Applied Repertoire Survey (Independent study - Doctoral level)
 
 
Internal Grants/Faculty Development

2006            Faculty Development Grant (Shenandoah University)
            Comparative analysis of Finale and Sibelius Music Software

2005            Faculty Development Grant (Shenandoah University) - Analysis
                and review of scholarly presentations at 2005 IAJE Conference


SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Public Performances (International)


January 7, 2006    International Saxophone Symposium
            George Mason University - Fairfax, VA
            Lecture/Recital "Playing Both Ways"
            Sponsored by US Navy Band

January 19, 2005    "Salute to the Veterans" Orchestra member
            Cable television salute presented at MCI Center
            in Washington, D.C. by the President, Vice-President,
            the cabinet and members of Congress

July 24, 2004        International Clarinet Symposium w/guest artist
            Paquito D'Rivera, University of Maryland - College Park, MD

March 1, 2004        Voice of America Studios, Washington, D.C.
            100th Anniversary of Glenn Miller's birth celebration
            concert recorded and broadcast to over 95 million
            listeners worldwide

December 8-20, 2002    Troop morale tour of selected sites in Europe and
            Southwest Asia as Director/Lead Saxophonist of USAF
            Airmen of Note with guest artists BeBe Winans and
            Lari White
           
March 17, 2000    International Trumpet Competition
            George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

January 14, 2000    International Association for Jazz Education Conference
            New Orleans, LA

October 1999        Percussive Arts Society International Conference
            Columbus, OH

October 2, 1999    Lajes AFB, Portugal

September 30, 1999    American Club at Incirclik, Incirlik, Turkey

September 29, 1999    Turkish Club at Incirlik, Incirlik, Turkey

September 27, 1999    Haus de Burgers, Ramstein, Germany

September 26, 1999    Spangdahlem AB, Spangdahlem, Germany

September 25, 1999    Wiltz Chateau de Wiltz, Wiltz, Luxembourg

September 24, 1999    Oostende Performing Arts Center, Oostende, Belgium

September 23, 1999    SHAPE Compound Cinema, Casteau, Belgium

September 22, 1999    Darmstadt Performing Arts Center - Ernst Ludwig Kas
            Darmstadt, Germany

September 21, 1999    Village Pavilion - Patrick Henry Village
            Heidelberg, Germany

September 19, 1999    RAF Fairford, United Kingdom

September 18, 1999    Liberty Club at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom

September 17, 1999    Pattersails, New Market, United Kingdom

September 1996    Ten-day tour of Norway & Sweden as part of the International
            Military Bands "Tattoo" - Six Solo and group performances in
            Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway

October 1994        Fourteen-day concert tour of Japan as soloist/principal
            Saxophonist w/USAF Band Airmen of Note  (6 concerts
            and 2 educational clinics)
            
May 1993        Thirteen-day tour of Hong Kong, China and Hawaii as
            Guest soloist with the Shenandoah University Jazz
            Ensemble

Sept/Oct 1990        Twenty-eight day tour of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay,
            Chile and Panama as lead alto saxophonist/woodwind
            Soloist with USAF Band's "Serenade in Blue" touring
            Ensemble

July 1989        Fourteen-day tour of Brazil as lead alto saxophonist/
            Soloist with USAF Airmen of Note

Public Performances (National/Regional)

March 1, 2008        Guest Soloist/Winthrop University Jazz Ensemble
            Jazz Discovery Music Festival - Rock Hill, SC

February 25, 2008    Guest Soloist/TCU Wind Symphony
            Texas Premiere of  "Precipice" Concerto for Alto Saxophone

February 14, 2008    Lecture Recital - The Saxophone from Bach to Bop
            Annual TMEA Conference - San Antonio, TX

November 29, 2007    Guest Soloist/TCU Jazz Ensemble Annual Fall Concert

October 15, 2007    Solo Recital - TCU PepsiCo Recital Hall

October 12, 2007    Guest Soloist/ TCU Symphony Orchestra
            "Buenos Aires al Borde" World Premiere Performance

September 27, 2007    Duo Recital - Brookhaven College
            Grand Prairie, TX

September 21, 2007    Guest Soloist /TCU Jazz Ensemble - TCU Music Alumni
            Banquet

July 18, 2007        University of North Texas Annual Jazz Combo Camp
            Guest Soloist - Denton, TX

May 22, 2007        Battlefield High School (guest soloist - concert & jazz bands)
            Haymarket, VA

March 29, 2007    North Texas Jazz Festival at Addison (guest soloist/adjudicator)
            Addison, TX


February 3, 2007    All-County Jazz Ensemble (guest conductor/soloist)
            North Hagerstown High School - Hagerstown, MD

January 25-27, 2007    Delaware All-State Jazz Ensemble (guest conductor/soloist)
            Dover, DE

July 21, 2006        Harry James Orchestra (Lead alto/featured soloist)
            Shenandoah Valley Music Festival
            Orkney Springs, VA

July 14, 2006        Saxophone Soloist for Milhaud's "La Creation du Monde"
            Shenandoah Performs - Winchester, VA

June 27 - July 2,    Woodwind I- National Tour of "Annie"  (8 performances)
2006            Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
            Vienna, VA

June 3, 2006        Forest Park High School (guest soloist -"Jazz Night")
            Dumfries, VA

February 16, 2006    Arkansas All-State Jazz Ensemble (guest conductor)
            Hot Springs, AR

December 24-31,    Woodwind I - "West Side Story" (9 performances)
2005            The Lyric Theater and Opera House
            Baltimore, MD

December 8, 2005    Saxophone Soloist - Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra
            Winchester, VA

April 16, 2005        South Central Regional IAJE Conference
            Collegiate All-Star Jazz Ensemble (guest soloist)
            Baylor University - Waco, TX

March 23, 2005    Creative Scholarship Day - Shenandoah University
            Lecture Recital - "The Saxophone from Bach to Bop"

March 20, 2005    Saxophone Soloist - Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra
            Winchester, VA

November 7, 2004    Solo Masterworks Saxophone Recital - Shenandoah University
            Winchester, VA

June 20, 2004        Saxophone Soloist for Bernstein's "Symphonic Dances"
            Shenandoah Performs - Winchester, VA

April 19, 2004        Public Concert - National Museum of American History
            Behring Center - Carmichael Auditorium
            Washington, D.C.

March 24 - April 1,    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Minnesota,
2004                          North Dakota and Wisconsin (7 performances)

December 4, 2003    Guest Saxophone Soloist for Howard Brubeck's "Dialogues for
            Jazz Quartet and Symphony Orchestra"
            Shenandoah University Symphony - Winchester, VA

November 1, 2003    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Eric Marienthal
            Howard University - Cramton Auditorium
            Washington, D.C.

October 18-29, 2003    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of New Mexico and
            Texas (9 performances and 3 clinic/workshops)

October 4, 2003    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Nneena Freelon
            Howard University - Cramton Auditorium
            Washington, D.C.

September 21, 2003    Guest Saxophone Soloist - Shenandoah Faculty Brass Quintet
            Shenandoah University - Winchester, VA

September 6, 2003    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Eddie Palmieri
            Howard University - Cramton Auditorium
            Washington, D.C.

June 2003        Harry James Orchestra (Lead alto/featured soloist)
            Shenandoah Valley Music Festival
            Orkney Springs, VA

April 23-29, 2003    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Massachusetts,
            Maine and Connecticut (7 concerts and 3 clinics/workshops)

February 1, 2003    World Premiere - "Sonata for Saxophone and Piano"
            By Jamayal Douglas - Student Composers Showcase
Shenandoah University - Winchester, VA

October 3, 2002    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Frank Wess
            Howard University - Washington, D.C.

September 29, 2003    Masterworks Recital - Shenandoah Faculty Jazz Sextet
            Shenandoah University - Winchester, VA
September 8, 2002    Tribute to Duke Ellington
            The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
            Washington, D.C.

September 7, 2002    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Vanessa Rubin
            Howard University - Cramton Auditorium
            Washington, D.C.

July 27, 2002        USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert series w/Greg Abate
            Howard University - Cramton Auditorium
            Washington, D.C.

June 3, 2002        Lake Braddock High School (guest soloist)
            Burke, VA

May 23, 2002        Sherando High School (guest soloist)
            Stephens City, VA

May 11, 2002        USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Kenny Werner
            Chesapeake Center for the Creative Arts
            Glen Burnie, MD

April 5-20, 2002    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Florida
            (16 concerts/2 clinics/workshops)

January 27, 2002    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Jimmy Heath
            Howard University - Cramton Auditorium
            Washington, D.C.

January 21, 2002    Saxophone Soloist - Shenandoah University Chamber Orchestra
            Winchester, VA

December 20, 2001    Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
            Featured Performance
            Chicago, IL

November 6-18, 2001    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Ohio, Michigan,
            Indiana and Illinois (13 concerts and 2 clinic/workshops)

October 2, 2001    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Keter Betts
            Morgan State University
            Bowie, MD

September 23, 2001    Dedication Week Inaugural Concert
            Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Concert Hall
            University of Maryland - College Park, MD
July 28, 2001        USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Terry Gibbs
            Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Concert Hall
            University of Maryland - College Park, MD

April 20, 2001        USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Kevin Mahogany
            George Mason University - Center for the Performing Arts
            Fairfax, VA

March 27 - April 12,    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Texas,
2001                   Arkansas, Tennessee and Oklahoma (17 concerts/2 clinics)

January 27, 2001    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Kirk Whalum
            Lincoln Theater - Washington, D.C.

December 2000    The White House - Washington, D.C.
            Various Holiday Performances w/USAF Airmen of Note

November 8 - 19, 2000    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of
             New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey   
            (12 Concerts) 

October 8, 2000    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Mike Mainieri
            George Mason University - Center for the Performing Arts
            Fairfax, VA

September 28, 2000    Airmen of Note 50th Anniversary Gala Concert
            DAR Constitution Hall
            Washington, D.C.

June 24, 2000        USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Harold Jones
            George Mason University - Center for the Performing Arts
            Fairfax, VA

June 13, 2000        Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Festival
            Featured Performer - USAF Airmen of Note
            Clarinda, IA

April 4 - 16, 2000    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of California,
            Oregon, Washington and British Columbia (13 concerts)

March 2000        USAF Band Guest Artist Concert Series w/Keiko Matsui
            DAR Constitution Hall - Washington, D.C.

February 2000        Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival - Moscow, ID
            Featured Ensemble/soloist - USAF Band Airmen of Note

December 1999    Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic - Chicago, IL
            Featured Performance/soloist - USAF Band Airmen of Note

October 8, 1999    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Clark Terry
            Lincoln Theater - Washington, D.C.

August 28, 1999    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Rosanna Vitro
            Reston Town Center - Reston, VA

July 17, 1999        USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/David Liebman
            George Mason University - Center for the Performing Arts
            Fairfax, VA

July 4 - 9, 1999    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of California
            (6 concerts including gala July 4th in San Francisco)

May 2 - 15, 1999    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Illinois, Wisconsin,
            Minnesota, South Dakota and Montana (14 concerts)

April 30, 1999        Duke Ellington Centennial Celebration
            USAF Band Airmen of Note - Featured soloist
            DAR Constitution Hall - Washington, D.C.

April 16 - 19, 1999    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Alabama and
            Mississippi (Concerts at Mobile Jazz Festival and the University
            Of Southern Mississippi)

April 9, 1999        USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/James Moody
            George Mason University - Center for the Performing Arts
            Fairfax, VA 

October 24 -         USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Arkansas, Texas 
November 5, 1998    Louisiana and New Mexico  (10 concerts)

September 4, 1998    USAF Band Jazz Heritage Concert Series w/Conrad Herwig
            George Mason University - Center for the Performing Arts
            Fairfax, VA 

June 19 - 25, 1998    USAF Band Airmen of Note Concert Tour of Pennsylvania,
            Maryland, New York and Ontario, Canada  (7 concerts including
            The DuMaurier Downtown Jazz Festival in Toronto)

June 12, 1998        Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Festival - Clarinda, IA
            Featured Ensemble/soloist - USAF Band Airmen of Note
           

Additional Performance Highlights (1981 - 1998)


May 1991        Memorial Day Concert at US Capitol w/Doc Severinsen and
            USAF Band Airmen of Note - single concert attendance of
            500,000+ (nationally televised)

1984 - 98        Twenty-Eight National Concert tours w/USAF Airmen of
            Note covering 48 states - 400+ concerts for audience of over
            2,000,000

1984 - 98        Regular Performances at National Music Educators Conventions to
            include IAJE, MENC and MidWest

1984 - 98        Featured Performances and National/Regional Jazz Festivals to
            include Pensacola, Jacksonville, Detroit Montreaux, Notre Dame,
            Hartford, Wilmington (Clifford Brown Festival), Mobile

1984 - 98        Performances with icons of the music industry in include Carmen
            MacCrae, Joe Williams, The Brecker Brothers, Louie Bellson,
            Ray McKinley, Peter Erskine, Lena Horne, Diane Schuur, Red
            Rodney, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Michael
            Jackson, Quincy Jones, Cleo Laine, John Dankworth, Tommy
            Newsom, Rob McConnell, Arturo Sandoval, Kirk Whalum,
            Sammy Nestico, Maureen McGovern, Jack Jones, Shirley Jones,
            Frank Sinatra, Jr., Liza Minelli, Joel Grey, Diahann Carroll, Nell
            Carter, Marvin Stamm and many others...

1990            Performance at IAJE Conference in Washington, D.C. with
            guest artist Bunky Green

1988            Performance at IAJE Conference in Detroit, MI with guest artist
            J. J. Johnson 

August 1984        Performance with original members of Glenn Miller AAF
            Orchestra at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - Festival Performance
            Audience of 25,000+


1981 - 84        Regular performances in WV/OH/PA as member of the "Miltenberger Jazz Quartet" while faculty member at
                      West Virginia University - performances included regional MENC
                      Conference (Morgantown, WV) and WV Jazz Festival    (Charleston, WV)              




Compact Disc Recordings-Performer/Producer/Director
Free-lance Performer


January 2005        "Scat Like That" A Musical Word Odyssey*
            Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
            *2006 Grammy Award Winner - Children's Album

Featured Performer/Producer/Director

October 2007        "Saxophone Study at TCU"
            Performance compilation to be used for recruiting

April 2006        "Lullaby of the Leaves"
            Shenandoah University Jazz Ensemble

October 1, 2005    "Take the Lead"
            Compact Disc Recording to accompany
            Masterclass/article in Saxophone Journal

April 2005        "SU JAZZ 2005"
            Shenandoah University Jazz Ensemble   
   
August 2004        "iTiempo Latino"
            A Celebration of Latin Jazz
            The USAF Airmen of Note

August 2000        "Let's Dance"
            The USAF Airmen of Note


August 1999        "Invitation"   
            The USAF Airmen of Note

August 1999        "50 Years of the Airmen of Note"
            The USAF Airmen of Note

Featured Performer

June 1999        "Remembering the Glenn Miller AAF Orchestra"
            The USAF Band and Airmen of Note

January 1998        "Duke Ellington:  The Symphonic Portrait"
            The USAF Orchestra

January 1998        "Christmas Time is Here"
            The USAF Airmen of Note

September 1996    "Legacy"
            The USAF Airmen of Note

June 1996        "Blues and Beyond"
            The USAF Airmen of Note

June 1996        "Joyous Reunion"
            Bruce Gates Jazz Consortium Big Band

August 1994        "Forced Air Heat"
            Bruce Gates Jazz Consortium Big Band

February 1993        "Children of the Night"
            The USAF Airmen of Note

January 1990        "Jazz Heritage:  Old, New, Borrowed & Blue"
            The USAF Airmen of Note

August 1988        "Somewhere Out There"
            The USAF Airmen of Note

May 1986        "Serenade in Blue"
            The USAF Band and Airmen of Note

September 1985    "Crystal Gardens"
            The USAF Airmen of Note

June 1981        "Lab ‘81"
            University of North Texas 1:00 Lab Band


Publications
Published by a professional journal/periodical/invited


May/June 2006    "Take the Lead" Masterclass for Saxophone Journal
            Produced 4 compositions, one arrangement; produced
            CD recording and performed all saxophone parts for
            Demo/play-a-long product
            Volume 30, Number 5




Materials prepared for presentations at symposiums/conferences

October 2007        "The Saxophone from Bach to Bop"
            Lecture recital tutorial updated for scheduled presentation
            at TMEA Conference in San Antonio, TX

January 2006        "Playing Both Ways"
            Lecture recital tutorial used in conjunction with
            Performance at International Saxophone Symposium

October 2004        "Tips for Aspiring Jazz Musicians and Jazz Ensemble
            Directors"
            Tutorial presented to the Delaware Music Educator's
            Association Professional Development Conference





December 10, 2007    Saxophone Masterclass - Plano East High School - Plano, TX

October 5, 2007    Saxophone Masterclass - North Crowley High School
            Fort Worth, TX

September 19, 2007    Saxophone Masterclass - Creekview High School - Carrollton, TX

September 10, 2007    Saxophone Masterclass - Rowlett High School - Rowlett, TX

July 2007        Member of University of North Texas Jazz Combo Camp
            Faculty - daily master classes with area/regional saxophonists
         

Community Service Activities

2005-07        Co-chair of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival's "Daily Grind
            Jazz Fest" - Volunteered 100+ hours annually to coordinate all
            aspects of concert performance to include procuring services of
            nationally-known jazz artists - Involvement of SU Conservatory
            Jazz Ensemble provided meaningful link to the community and
            projected positive impression of the University to a new and
            appreciative audience

2001-04        Volunteer assistant director for Sherando High School (Stephens
City, Virginia) Jazz Ensemble program - helped coordinate all aspects of ensemble performance to include personnel auditions,
Daily 7am rehearsals, repertoire and concert staging - band advanced to " top 3" at the prestigious Chantilly Jazz Festival (Virginia) for three consecutive years

Professional Endorsements

2006 -            "Performing Artist Clinician" for Yamaha Musical Instrument
            Company (Saxophone)

Professional Associations/Fraternal Organizations

American Federation of Musicians
Music Educators National Conference
Texas Music Educators Association
The College Music Society
Virginia Music Educators Association (former member)
International Association for Jazz Education (Virginia President-elect 2006-07)
                        (West Virginia President - 1983)
North American Saxophone Alliance
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity (honorary member)
Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society (Elected 1980)
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival (Jazz Festival co-chair 2005-07)
Retired Air Force Musicians Association


Guest teaching, performing, lecturing, conducting or presentation at other colleges, universities, conservatories, institutions and festivals

March 1, 2008        Guest Clinician/Adjudicator
            Jazz Discovery Music Festival - Rock Hill, SC

February 14, 208    Lecture Demonstration - "The Saxophone from Bach to Bop"
            Annual TMEA Conference - San Antonio, TX

July 2007, 2008        Saxophone and Combo Faculty
University of North Texas Jazz Combo Camp
            University of North Texas - Denton, TX

March 2007        Guest Adjudicator
            North Texas Jazz Festival in Addison
            InterContinental Hotel
            Addison, TX

January 2007        Guest Conductor
            Delaware All-State Jazz Ensemble
            Dover High School - Dover, DE

February 2006        Jazz Style/Improvisation clinic/demonstration
            Arkansas Music Conference
            Hot Springs, AR

January 2006        "Take the Lead" performance/clinic
            International Saxophone Symposium
            Sponsored by the US Navy Band
            George Mason University - Center for the Arts
            Fairfax, VA

April 2005        Presentation "The Life of a Military Musician"
            Southwest Regional IAJE Conference
            Baylor University - Waco, TX

November 2004    Jazz Clinic/Masterclass
            Glen Forest Secondary School
            Toronto, Ontario, Canada

            All-District Jazz Ensemble - Rehearsal/clinic
            Dunbarton High School
            Toronto, Ontario, Canada

April 2004        Saxophone Section Masterclass
            University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Jazz Festival
            Eau Claire, WI

March 2004        Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section clinic
            Makato West High School
            Mankato, MN

March 2004        Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section clinic
            Eden Prairie High School
            Eden Prairie, MN

October 2003        1:00 Lab Band open rehearsal/clinic
            University of North Texas
            Denton, TX

            Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section clinic
            University of Texas - El Paso
            El Paso, TX

April 2003        Open rehearsal/clinic/Sax Section Clinic
            Caribou High School
            Caribou, ME

            Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            St. Bernard High School
            Uncasville, CT

April 2001        Sax Section Clinic/rehearsal
            Arkansas State University
            Jonesboro, AR

            Sax Section Clinic/rehearsal
            Arkansas Technical University
            Russelville, AR

March 2001        Sax Section Clinic/rehearsal
            Langston University
            Langston, OK

November 2000    Full Band Rehearsal/Clinic
            Manchester High School
            Manchester, CT



July 28, 2000        Sax Section Clinic/Demonstration
            Arkansas Bandmasters Association
            Little Rock, AR

May 2000        Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            Jeb Stuart High School
            Fairfax, VA

            Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            Thomas Jefferson High School
            Alexandria, VA

April 2000        Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            Everett High School
            Everett, WA

March 2000        Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            Lake Braddock High School
            Burke, VA

            Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            Chevy Chase High School
            Chevy Chase, MD

            Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            T.C. Williams High School
            Alexandria, VA

February 2000        Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            Herndon High School
            Herndon, VA
       
            Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            Oxon Hill High School
            Oxon Hill, MD

            Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            Wakefield High School
            Stafford, VA


November 1999    Full Band Rehearsal/Sax Section Clinic
            East Carolina University
            Greenville, NC

           
 

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