Professional Experience:
Creator of The Bill Evans Jazz Resource. http://www.selu.edu/34skid Writer, editor publisher, Letter from Evans, An international jazz newsletter.
Performer, lecturer, and consultant, The Bill Evans Jazz Festival, Hammond, LA.
Performer in many bands and shows at Walt Disney World for over 20 years.
Performed on bass and lectured at Bill Evans, Ten Years On at Hertfordshire, England, broadcast by BBC-One. Other TV with Bob Hope, Crystal Gayle, Wayne Newton, WDW.
Presented Lecture on the music of Bill Evans at the New England Conservatory of Music. Currently blogging on Bill Evans and other subjects at bewinblog.blogspot.com
Taught Rhythm Section principles for North Carolina State University jazz bands. 2002
Florida Symphony Orchestra, 17 seasons (trombone).
Education:
BM, North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas)
Played in the 3:00 o’clock and played and recorded with the 2:00 o’clock bands. Minor in music theory. Brass Honors Recital.
MM, the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
Charlie Haden (bass) Workshop, Jamey Aebersold Clinic (bass)
Jazz Artists I have worked with:
Marian McPartland
Howard Roberts
Don Lamond
Ira Sullivan
Nathen Page
Gary Burton
Branford Marsalis
Clark Terry
Elvin Jones
Bill Mays
Bobby Shew
Al Grey
Idris Muhammed
Enrico Peirunzi
Carl Fontana
Marcus Printup
Rich Matteson
Hubert Laws
Tommy Tedesco
Gene Bertoncini
Willie Thomas
James Drew
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Buddy DeFranco
Don “Jake” Jacoby
Bill Alred, John Alred
Les Elgart
Larry Elgart
Warren Covington
Johnnie Long
Buddy Morrow
Ray McKinley
Billy May
Nelson Riddle
Artie Shaw
Ted Weems Jr.
Tony Martin
Lee Castle
Bud Forest and In The Mood-Live
Entertainers I have worked with
Smothers Brothers
Marvin Hamlish
Joel Grey
Lisa Minneli
Suzanne Somers
Ray Charles
Al Hirt
Ben Vareen
Joyce Collins
Bob Hope
Wayne Newton
Crystal Gale
Chet Atkins
Boots Randolph
Steve Allen
Jerry Vale
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Frank Gorshin
Mel Torme
Rosemary Clooney
Rita Moreno
Martin Mull
Fifth Dimension
Up With People
Stars of Lawrence Welk Show
Peter Duchin
Glen Stetson “The Diamonds”
The Platters
Four Aces
Frankie Lane
Johnny Rae
Many classical artist including
Placido Domingo
Issac Stern
Luciano Pavaroti
Yehudi Menuhuin
Mistislav Rostroprovich
Jeffery Kahane
