Our Faculty
Jazz Clinics are only as good as their organization and faculty. That’s why inDepth Jazz has the clinics that are emulated around the country! We’ve been featured in newspapers, magazines, on radio and television. We put our focus on helping you get your chops up.
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Jeff Antoniuk - Saxophone & Artistic Director Saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk is an internationally respected jazz composer and musician whose concerts and recordings are consistently well received by critics. His 2010 CD, Brotherhood, has been lauded by jazz critics around the world who noted his exceptional compositions as well as the peerless technique demonstrated by all members of his quartet, the Jazz Update. The group sold out the first run of their 2007 CD, Here Today, which also enjoyed extensive airplay and fine reviews. Antoniuk has shared the stage with U.S. hitmakers Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Freddie Hubbard, Najee and Marcus Miller. He's worked with Canadian greats PJ Perry, Senator Tommy Banks, big band leader Rob McConnell, pop icon David Foster and trumpet sensation Ingrid Jensen. Additional work with the funk and R & B band Sound Connection has taken him from The White House to Las Vegas. A dedicated teaching artist, Antoniuk has been a featured performer and educator Juneau Jazz & Classics, the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, the Vic Lewis International Band Festival, MacEwan Summer Jazz and Maryland Summer Jazz. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Maryland Summer Jazz camp and festival and directs two other adult music programs in the U.S.: Jazz Band Masterclass and inDepth Jazz Clinics & Concerts. He is a master teaching artist with Washington Performing Arts Society and the Capitol Jazz Project, in conjunction with Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis. |
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Dave Ballou is an internationally acclaimed composer and trumpet player. Across the jazz, rock and classical genres, he is one of the most sought after New York trumpet players of his generation. He as toured with Steely Dan, gigged with Joe Lovano and was a featured soloist for the premiere of Gunther Schuller's Encounters, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Jordan Hall. With eight albums on the SteepleChase label, he is the director of the Jazz/Commercial Music Division at Towson University. |
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Bassist Tom Baldwin backs many modern jazz greats like James Moody, George Garzone, Eartha Kitt and Eric Alexander. A member of the Jazz Update band, he has performed in countless venues, including the Wolftrap Jazz and Blues Festival and the Princeton JazzFeast. Highly respected as a tasteful, articulate and inspired bassist, he teaches in the jazz department at University of Maryland. |
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Pianist Wade Beach is widely respected for his harmonic sophistication and superb technique. A top-call player in the DC area, he is a 20 year Air Force veteran and former member of the Airmen of Note. With a master’s degree in classical piano performance and extensive jazz training, Wade teaches at George Mason University, and performs regularly with the Jazz Update. |
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Greg Boyer is best known as the trombonist and horn arranger with Prince's New Power Generation (NPG) Band and a long-time member of George Clinton’s Parliament/Funkadelic. Greg has played with a star-studded line-up of artists such as Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker, Stanley Clarke, David Sanborn and countless others. He has brought his trombone talent to some of the top TV showcases, from “Saturday Night Live” to “Late Night with David Letterman” and “The Jay Leno Show.” |
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While continuing to earn accolades for her beautiful voice and dramatic delivery, Felicia Carter is also a noted composer and lyricist. In 2007, Carter performed in Chile for the Jazz y Vino Festival with the Tony Martucci Quartet, as well at the Martin Luther King International Chapel with the Sistas Can Sang! ensemble. That same year, she collaborated with bassist/ composer Amy Shook, writing and performing music for Next Stop Silver Spring, a PBS documentary on the B&O Railroad (WETA-DC). Carter’s 2008 CD release, Feather/Step Lightly, is a double-disc recording of original music and jazz standards. |
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Steeped in the rhythms, melodies and lyrics of the 1920s – 1950s, vocalist Christina Crerar also embraces modern tunes. She injects her own spirit into familiar and rarely heard gems on her new jazz vocal CD, Little Jazz Bird, which is receiving acclaim and airplay around the globe. A private voice teacher and vocal coach, Christina holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Catholic University and is certified in Somatic Voicework from Shenandoah University. |
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Nu-Jazz singer and pianist Alison Crockett honed her craft at Temple University before earning a masters degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Best known for her work with DJ/producer King Kritt and as a former vocalist with the acid jazz group Us3, she has made music with Greg Osby, Terreon Gully and Orrin Evans as well. As an educator, she worked with the Highbridge Voices choral program in the Bronx and has been an instructor at Temple, George Washington Univ. and Fillmore Arts Center. Look for her fourth record, Bare, on the Sol Image label. |
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Luques is a young Berklee graduate with a reputation for versatility. He performs with the Donald Harrison Quintet, The Ralph Peterson Sextet and the Christian Scott group. He is also appears in the newest incarnation of Gary Burton's Generations band and is featured on that group's critically acclaimed CD, Next Generation. He and his brother, Zaccai, are core members of the band, Insight. Their second album is entitled "Blood • Spirit • Land • Water • Freedom." |
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Zaccai is the leader of the New York based band, Insight. He began a meteoric rise in the Latin Jazz genre even before graduating from the New England Conservatory in 2005. Winning numerous awards and commissions, he received a Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Artist Fellowship for original composition in 2007. He has performed with Ralph Peterson, Ray Vega and Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band. With his brother Luques and other Insight band members, he has toured in the American Music Abroad (Jazz Ambassadors) program. |
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Joshua Davis, Ph.D. - Acoustic Bass Joshua Davis is Director of Jazz Studies at Susquehanna University. He was previously the Director of Jazz Studies at Towson University and served on the faculties of Berklee College of Music in Boston and the University of Maine at Augusta. In addition, he has taught numerous clinics, at many skill levels, in the US and Japan. Joshua’s feature recording as an arranger and leader, Squashua, showcases Take Toriyama, Tim Miller, and Vardan Ovsepian interpreting Romantic Era symphonies and the music of Sting. Recent releases include Tim Miller’s Trio II and Vardan Ovsepian’s Aragast, on Fresh Sound Records. |
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David has been touring the world for years with Grammy winning artists ranging from New Kids On The Block and Walter Beasley to Chico Freeman and Me'Shell N'degeocello. He is one of the most in demand bassists on the planet. |
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Born in Spain and now living in Washington, DC, Pepe Gonzalez is a performer, producer, arranger, and teacher. He has performed primarily in the Jazz, Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian idioms, appearing on many recordings and at many festivals in Europe and the Caribbean. He has had the pleasure of working with Maria Rodriquez and her Latin Jazz Orchestra, Jeannie Bryson, Pepper Adams, Dorothy Donegan, Clifford Jordan, Horacio Icasto, Hilton Ruiz, Slide Hampton, Dave Valentin and many others. |
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Gary Grainger has forged a distinctive voice in funk/jazz bass for over 30 years. From his early days as a member of the acclaimed fusion band |
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Bernard Hairston - Electric Bass Bernie started playing music professionally at the age of 16, and then studied music at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. He toured extensively in the US and Caribbean with vocalist Jane Powell and has shared the stage with many great names such as Rufus Thomas, Percy Sledge, Wayman Tisdale, Brian Simpson, Najee, Marcus Miller and blues artist Deanna Bogart. He is the musical director for the hugely popular funk and R & B band, Sound Connection. |
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Todd grew up in Houston, Texas and began his professional career at age 14 playing drums in various funk, R&B, rock and jazz big bands at local clubs. Post high school he studied jazz composition and percussion performance. His career spans more than 28 years, many with aggressive funk bands such as Cold Sweat and TKOH! In Houston. He has also played with El DeBarge, Kirk Whalum, Phil Woods, Slide Hampton, Rick Perry, Dick Oatts, Andy Bey, Carl Filipiak and Patrick DeSantos. Despite this diversity, he remains rooted in the traditions of funk and R&B. He tours widely as the drummer/percussionist for the world renowned Jazz Ambassadors of The US Army Field Band. |
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Steve Herberman is becoming one of the true voices of the modern jazz guitar. His 2006 CD Action: Reaction and 2008 CD Ideals met with rave reviews. According to Jazz Times, “ Steve Herberman exhibits a vast harmonic palette involving uncommon stretches on the fretboard along with a real capacity to burn on fluent single note lines…” A graduate of Berklee College Of Music, the seven-string guitar player has performed at venues such as Birdland in NYC and Spazio in Los Angeles, joining such renowned musicians as Gary Bartz, Drew Gress, Mark Ferber, Chuck Redd and the late Keter Betts.
He has written instructional material for Downbeat and has produced dozens of top selling instructional videos for www.mikesmasterclasses.com. . He teaches at Towson University and has taught master classes at several other universities. |
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Fred Hughes has performed, conducted and presented workshops worldwide for over two decades. He can be heard on over thirty recordings. Hughes was a member of the US Army’s premier touring jazz ensemble, the Jazz Ambassadors. He has performed with the Baltimore Symphony & the Kennedy Center Orchestra, as well as jazz greats Al Cohn, Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Bill Watrous, & Toots Thielemans. Fred has appeared the Newport, Montreux, Nice, & North Sea Jazz Festivals. As musical director for Cook, Dixon and Young, he appeared on PBS television's "Great Performances, " and conducted the Cincinnati Pops and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His book, The Jazz Pianist: Left Hand Voicings and Chord Theory is available from Alfred Publications. |
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Popular and versatile area guitarist Tom Lagana began as a rock player, became well schooled in jazz and classical music and now uses these influences to create his own brand of music, under the jazz label, but not confined by it. To students at Towson University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, he is a jazz professor. For symphony orchestras he may be strumming a guitar, banjo or mandolin. As a jazz guitarist, he heads the Tom Lagana Group. His first album, Patuxent, peaked at No. 17 in the US jazz charts. His second, Schematic, has been in the works for several years and is set for national release in 2010. |
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Jennifer has been referred to by critic Leonard Feather as the "left-handed virtuoso of the upright bass." She appears on over 100 recordings with many giants of jazz and has recorded her own highly acclaimed CD’s. Well known for her decade-long stints with both Mel Tormé and Doc Severinsen, she has also performed with distinguished artists such as Woody Herman, Joe Pass, George Shearing and Peggy Lee. She has also been a member of the Tonight Show All-Stars, Benny Carter Quintet and The Diva Trio. A highly regarded educator, she presents workshops and clinics at schools and colleges around the country, and has joined the faculty at California State University, Long Beach as a Studio Artist. She performs often for diverse, enthusiastic audiences. |
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Guitarist/composer Dan Leonard is a member of the Deanna Bogart Band, the Doug Segree Band and leads his own trio. He majored in classical guitar and composition at George Mason University and has performed in the Washington, D.C. area for 30 years. As a composer, Dan took first place in the Jazz/New Age category of the 1998 Songwriters Association of Washington, D.C. (SAW) contest. His performances include the Vaison Jazz Festival in France, the Monterey Blues Festival and the Clearwater Jazz Festival. Dan is also in demand as a studio sideman, soundtrack composer and private guitar instructor. |
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A native of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Lucini studied with master percussionist Ney Rosauro at the Escola de Musica de Brasilia. He continued his studies at the Pro-Arte School of Music, the University of Rio de Janeiro, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Howard University in Washington, DC. He moved to the United States in 1990, and quickly established himself as a driving force on the local music scene. Mr. Lucini received recognition from the International Association of Jazz Education (IAJE) for his method book, "Brazilian Rhythms for Percussion and Drums." In 2002 he was named by Washington Area Music Awards as "Best Latino Instrumentalist," and has been nominated by WAMA multiple times. Lucini received a grant from the DC Commission for the Arts in 1994 to record his original compositions with his Brazilian jazz group, Origem. He performs throughout the Washington Metropolitan area, and teaches Latin Percussion at George Washington University,where he leads the Latin Band "Los Gringos" in addition to playing with the Faculty Jazz Quintet. |
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Leonardo Lucini is a bassist, composer and educator in the Washington DC area. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mr. Lucini records and performs locally and has toured abroad with a variety of artists including Nestor Torres, Arturo O’Farrill, Alex Acuna, Leo Gandelman, Raul Mascarenhas, Rogerio Souza, Federico Pena, and Gregoire Maret. He also performs with his own Brazilian jazz band Origem. In Brazil, he performed with well-known groups and artists such as Nó Em Pingo D'Agua, saxophonist Paulo Moura, singer-composer Marcos Vale, and the Orquestra de Música Brasileira. As a teacher, Mr. Lucini has given lectures and clinics at the Levine School of Music, Goucher College, George Washington University, George Mason University, and the University of Maryland. Mr. Lucini is an Artist in Residece at Montgomery College, where he lectures on Brazilian music and directs the Latin Ensemble. A graduate of Howard University, Mr. Lucini also holds a Masters in Music from University of Maryland, where he is a candidate for the Doctoral Program. |
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Sherrie Maricle, Ph.D. – Percussion
One of the foremost women in jazz, Sherrie is a percussionist, educator, composer and arranger. From her drum set she leads The DIVA Jazz Orchestra; her quintet, FIVE PLAY and The DIVA Jazz Trio. She performs with The New York Pops and is the director of education. She is on the jazz faculty of The New York State Summer Music Festival and is a busy clinician for Yamaha Drums, Sabian Cymbals and Vic Firth Drum Sticks. She has appeared at many prestigious music festivals and venues. Among them: Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Tanglewood and the Kennedy Center. |
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Drummer Tony Martucci has played and recorded with giants from many periods of jazz, including Mose Allison, Joe Henderson and Sonny Stitt. He performs regularly in the region with Jeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update. A master of rhythm, he explores myriad possibilities with nuance and relish. He has worked with percussionists Don Alias, David Earl Johnson, and Rafael Solano, as well as "Bossa Nova ambassador" Charlie Byrd, flute virtuoso Dave Valentin and Brazilian trumpet master Claudio Roditi. He teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University. Wrote Music Monthly, "Martucci's drum set magic is rich in detail and ambience..." Jazz Times said Martucci "is an exciting yet sensitive player with chops, taste..." He brings these qualities to both teaching and performing. |
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Joe McCarthy - Drumset, Percussion A native of Meriden, Connecticut, Joe earned a bachelor of music degree from The Hartt School of Music and an MM from The University of North Texas. He then headed the Percussion Department at Texas Wesleyan University. Joe is currently an adjunct professor and instructor of drumset and Afro-Cuban percussion at Georgetown University. An active clinician and performer, he is founder and leader of Afro Bop Alliance. With Caribbean Jazz Project, the group won a 2008 Latin Grammy and was nominated for a 2009 Grammy for the album Afro Bop Alliance featuring Dave Samuels. Alfred Publishing has just released a book and CD set based on the winning album entitled Big Band Play-Along. Joe wrote the drumset/percussion book while Samuels covered the Mallet/C Instrument volume. |
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Versatile trombonist Jim McFalls 17 years with the Jazz Ambassadors and is now busier than ever. He has played with DC’s “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown, with Thievery Corporation and on well-received recordings with Denis DiBlasio and The Capitol Bones. Jim has worked with jazz luminaries Dave Liebman, Geoff Keezer, Ingrid Jensen and Clark Terry. He appears on the 2008 Latin Grammy winning album, Afro-Bop Alliance featuring Dave Samuels. A prominent educator, he is full time professor at Towson University and the head of faculty at the Mason/Dixon Summer Jazz Camp. He is also a Buffet Crampon/Antoine Courtois performer and education specialist Jim has taught at Maryland Summer Jazz since its inception. |
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New York City-based drummer Allison Miller defies boundaries as she goes from playing with songwriting vocalists Ani DiFranco and Natalie Merchant to touring with avant-garde saxophonist Marty Ehrlich and legendary organist Doctor Lonnie Smith. An avid composer, she earned high marks for her debut album,5am Stroll with Boom Tic Boom (Foxhaven Records) and collaborated with Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Enrique Haneine (piano) and Carlo DeRosa (bass) to record At the End of the Day on the same label. She holds a bachelor of music performance degree from West Virginia University (summa cum laude). A busy artist and educator, she’s been featured in publications such as Downbeat and Modern Drummer. |
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Alex Pope Norris - Trumpet
Trumpet player Alexander Pope Norris has played with legends Betty Carter and the Village Vanguard Band and modernists Joshua Redman and Marvin Smitty Smith. He began his Latin Jazz exploration with Baltimore based Rumba Club, going on to work Afro-Cuban jazz artists Andy and Jerry Gonzalez, Giovanni Hildago and Monguito Santamaria. He appears on over 60 CDs including Alex Norris Quintet, "A New Beginning" on the Fresh Sounds Label. Tours with Steve Winwood and Miami Sound Machine show the pop side of his career. He graduated from the Peabody Conservatory in 1990, received a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 1995 and earned a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Miami's Frost School of Music in 2007. He taught there and at the Manhattan School, the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and Towson University. Living in NYC, he remains a busy artist and clinician. |
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Born in Tokyo, Tomoko began piano studies at age four. In her teens she was playing jazz professionally. After graduating from Rikkyo University in Law and Politics, she entered the Jazz Studies Program at William Paterson University in New Jersey. She was performing with such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson and Joe Henderson even before earning her B.A. Tomoko Ohno has appeared at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, Sweet Basil and The Lenox Lounge in Harlem. She has performed and/or recorded with Slide Hampton, Claudio Roditi, James Spaulding, the New York Pops and the Diva Jazz Orchestra. With her own group, she has released three CDs on the Japan-based Tokuma label. |
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Jon has been working in the DC area for over two decades as an educator, performer and producer. He has performed and recorded extensively in the jazz and contemporary music genres with names such as Buck Hill, Al Jarreau, and Chuck Brown and toured nationally with the Blackbyrds and Maceo Parker. He was a member of the popular DC salsa band, Macchu Picchu, with Alfredo Mohica and Rafael Solano. Jon performs with Afro-Rican Ensemble and has appeared in concert with flutist Nestor Torres. He is currently on the jazz faculty at both American University and the University of Maryland. |
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Benjie Porecki, is often called a “musician’s musician.” He has earned that moniker by performing equally well as a jazz/gospel/funk B-3 organist, jazz/blues pianist, and rock keyboardist, while holding his own as a solo artist. In addition to four solo releases, Porecki’s work as a sideman has graced countless recordings and live venues throughout the world. An abridged list of artists that Benjie has performed and/or recorded with include Carlos Santana, Buddy Guy, Pieces Of A Dream, Maysa, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Angie Stone, Isaac Hayes, Regina Belle, Kim Waters, Chuck Brown, Angela Bofill, and The Blackbyrds. His gigs and recordings take him all over the globe. |
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Since 1993, Pope has been a fixture on the New York jazz scene, distinguished as an acoustic upright and electric bass player. |
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Venezuelan-born Roberto Quintero comes from a long family line of outstanding musicians. He studied at the Conservatory of Music in Caracas-Venezuela and Orquesta Sinfonica Juvenil de Venezuela, where his percussion technique soon garnered attention. He is known for his skillful conga work and also plays bongos, drum set, djembe, timbales and a wide variety of assorted percussion instruments. He keeps busy working with high profile artists in jazz and Latin music. Among them are Dave Samuels, Diane Schuur, Richard Bona, Jack DeJohnette, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Marc Anthony, and Celia Cruz. Comfortable working in any genre of music, Roberto is eager to share his knowledge with up and coming musicians. |
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Geoff is a mainstay guitarist on the DC/VA/MD scene. He recently added to his lengthy resume by joining the world famous USAF Airmen of Note Big Band. Geoff records, plays, teaches and tours extensively, so we are very happy to have him share his expertise |
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Dan Reynolds - Piano & Keyboards Hailing from Washington, DC, Dan's soulful piano and keyboard playing and compositions can be heard on recordings by artists such as Gary and Greg Grainger, Ken Navarro, Origem, Dani Cortaza, Al Williams, & Tim Eyermann’s East Coast Offering. He has also performed with Eddie Harris, Larry Coryell, Najee, Vinny Valentino, Marshall Keys and many others. His own CD's (Never Alone, Lifeline and To Be Sure) received several Washington, DC area WAMMIE nominations and acclaim from such publications as Jazz Times and Jazziz.
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Self-taught guitarist Steve Rochinski was born in Washington, D.C. He has worked and performed with a host of top players such as Tal Farlow, Attila Zoller, Tim Hagans, Joe Lovano, Joe Hunt, Chuck Redd, Bob Freedman and Tony Tillman; He has made numerous club, concert, recording and clinic appearances. In 1984 he left the road to teach at Berklee College of Music. He teaches all levels of harmony and has written a numerous books for jazz study. Steve currently records for Jardis Records, Germany’s leading jazz guitar label. His books and recordings are sold internationally and students come from all over the world to study with him. |
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A performer who has literally played around the globe, Frank Russo is one of the local “go to” drummers in many styles. He is retired from the Naval Academy Band, and is currently Professor of Drum Set Studies at Towson University in Baltimore, MD. Frank has an active career playing and recording with local acts like the Rob Levit, the Fred Hughes Trio, and his own band, the FAB trio. |
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Perhaps the working-est bass player in town, Amy is known for her down to earth humor and her talent as both an educator and performer. Her two groups, the Shook/Russo Quartet and the FAB Trio both record for Summit Records, and she is a constant in the region’s jazz scene. Amy has shared her talents over the years with the likes of Lionel Hampton, Paquito D’Rivera and Al Grey. |
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Rory joins us from New York City where he teaches a very international student body at the prestigious New School. As head of the Rhythm Curriculum since 1992, he has played with and taught beside such legends as Reggie Workman, George Garzone, and Jim Hall. |
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Guitarist Robert Sullivan has performed with Vince Gill, Roberta Flack, Lee Greenwood, Gary Morris and Sean Rickman and opened for a host of other big names. He has played The White House, the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. and the Grand Ole Opry and he has been in the lineup of many July 4 performances at the Washington Monument. He has performed in 49 states and many countries and continents.
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Harold F. Summey, Jr. - Percussionist The Newport News, Virginia native has had an impressive career as both a classical and jazz artist. In 1992 he won first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. He has worked with icons Ray Charles, Sonny Rollins and Wynton Marsalis and performed with numerous orchestras such as the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and The Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra. He is a former member of the U.S. Navy Band is currently a member of "Pershing's Own" with The U. S. Army Band. He is on the adjunct jazz faculty of George Mason and Howard Universities and has taught at Mile High Jazz Camp in Boulder and various clinics and master classes. He was educated at Hampton University, Eastman School of Music and Howard University. |
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An innovative and highly respected vocalist, JD has shared the stage with many legendary artists including Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker, Billy Hart and Orrin Evans. He has recorded five CDs as a leader and co-leader and made guest appearances on numerous other recordings. Performances at numerous international jazz festivals and other venues have attracted an international audience. He teaches at both The New School and The Aaron Copeland School of Music in NYC. |
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Glenn Wilson - Baritone Saxophone One of the country’s finest baritone sax players and recording artists, Glenn has been a professional jazz saxophonist for over 30 years. In NYC, he worked and recorded with The Buddy Rich Band, the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Tito Puente and scores of other jazz and Latin-jazz groups. He lived and often performed in the Washington, DC area from 1991-2001. In 1993 he recorded with Bruce Hornsby on Harbor Lights, receiving a gold record for his playing and arranging. He tours often from his base in Illinois. |
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Wayne Wilentz was born in New York City. He moved to Washington in 1989, and has played Brazilian jazz in the area since then and accompanied such mainstay DC vocalists as Pam Bricker, Nicki Gonzalez and Patrick DeSantos. Wayne is also the vocal coach and accompanist for the DC Jazz Vocalists Network. He has performed with R&B acts such as the Coasters, The Shirelles and The Marvellettes. He was a keyboardist and composer for the '80's funk band "SKYY", and possesses a gold record commemorating their Number One Album Skyy Line on Salsoul Records. |
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Tom Williams - Trumpet
Baltimore native Tom Williams has led a sparkling and varied career. After graduating from Towson University, he joined the renowned Duke Ellington Orchestra. He was part of a national tour of the Broadway smash Sophisticated Ladies, and toured Japan with the road company. In 1987 he enlisted in the US Army. He was a featured soloist with the Jazz Ambassadors and Army Blues ensembles. He also performed with numerous show bands, such as those of Pattie Labelle, Anita Baker and Stevie Wonder. He has appeared at numerous jazz festivals and venues with many legendary performers. Trained on the drums as well as trumpet, he exhibits a strong sense of rhythmic, melody and harmony. |
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Stan Hamrick – Business Seminar Leader |
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Paula Phillips - Administrator Paula is the administrator of inDepth Jazz Clinics. She is also the administrative director and co-founder of Maryland Summer Jazz. She contributes to planning, organization, curriculum and faculty development and promotion. With years of experience in public relations and arts administration, she also runs The Phillips Agency, a PR firm that represents The Jazz Update and other arts-based clients. |
We reserve the right to change or substitute faculty members with no additional notice to clinic participants. |
