CLINICIANS for TJYBF - Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival

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(11th annual) 10th anniv. TJYBF Sat., Feb. 13, 2016: 2016 Guest Clinician WYCLIFFE GORDON, trombone / trumpet tuba / vocals HISTORY of TJYBF GUEST CLINICIANS 2006 Bob Draga, clarinet 2007 Bob Schulz, cornet 2008 Eddie Erickson, gtr / bnj / voc 2009 Lee "Westy" Westenhofer, tuba 2010 Jason Wanner, piano 2011 Bria Skonberg, trumpet 2012 John Allred (he cancelled) 2013 Scott Whitfield, trombone 2014 Joe Midiri , reeds 2015 Duke Heitger, trumpet 2016 Wycliffe Gordon, trombone
	2016 Guest: WYCLIFFE GORDON, trombone/trumpet tuba/vocals from New York 2016 CLINICIANS Dr. Steve Roach will soon announce the outstanding faculty for this year's Festival Bill Dendle Trombone / Guitar / Banjo Bill began playing banjo in 1963, and by 1967 he performed at Mickie Finn's in San Diego as leader of the South Market Street Jazz Band. Bill was the lead banjoist at Capone's Warehouse in Monterey for nine years. 1977 found Bill as an entertainment consultant, banjoist, trombonist, band leader and entertainer at Florida's Disneyworld, where he opened on the Empress Lilly Showboat. In late 1977 he revived the South Market Street Jazz Band. From 1982 to 1995, Bill appeared as one-half of the duo called Goodtime Banjos. Bill is currently director of three trad. jazz camp programs. He plays trombone, guitar and banjo in Shelley Burns & Avalon Swing, and with Fast Eddie Erickson. Bill has performed with Bob Haggart, Bob Crosby, Johnny Varro, Dick Cary, Abe Most, Nick Fatool, Bob Draga and others. He is currently Vice-Principal at Lindbergh Educational Center in Manteca, California. Shelley Denny String bass Shelley Denny is a freelance musician and teacher whose broad experience ranges from ballet to big bands, from musical theatre to modern jazz. His playing credits include tours with Stan Kenton, Petula Clark, and Les and Larry Elgart, plus countless shows including such artists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Johnny Mathis, and The Supremes. Shelley has also enjoyed playing over seventy different Broadway musicals with the Sacramento Music Circus. As an educator, Shelley taught music theory and ear training at California State University, Sacramento and lower brass at the Conservatory of Music, U.O.P., Stockton. In addition, Shelley has published a method book titled, Developing the Upper Range on the Trombone: One (Half) Step at a Time. He can currently be found playing festivals with Bob Draga and Friends, or performing, coaching, and writing from his home in Sacramento, California. Bob Draga Clarinet TJYBF Guest Clinician in 2006 Bob’s professional career encompasses over thirty-five years of live performances (national and international) at jazz festivals, jazz cruises, and personal engagements. Bob has appeared regularly with the Titan Hot 7, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, and as a duo with Jeff Barnhart. Bob performs exclusively on the “high seas” for Jazzdagen Cruises, sailing throughout the world. Since leaving the Garden Avenue Seven, a band he founded and led for twenty-two years, Bob has led several all-star bands, was co-leader of the Draga-Vax Connection for three years, and has worked frequently with Johnny Varro, Tom Saunders, Rick Fay, Bob Haggart, and other world-class jazz performers, and has many recordings to his credit. In addition to playing superb clarinet, Bob presents an almost wicked brand of humor, making him one of the busiest musicians on the trad jazz circuit today. Eddie Erickson Banjo/Vocals TJYBF Guest Clinician in 2008 "Fast Eddie" Erickson began his banjo/guitar career the mid '60s in the San Jose, CA area. He moved to Monterey, CA in 1969 to work at Capone's Warehouse on Cannery Row. From there, Ed went to DisneyWorld and Disneyland. He has been a featured performer at banjo shows, conventions, private parties, jazz concerts, and has appeared with such noted jazz performers as Jackie Coon, Rick Fay, Dan Barrett, Dave Frishberg, Johnny Varro, John Lithgow, and others. Eddie has been featured with Big Mama Sue at festivals, fairs, and even the Sancy Snow Jazz Festival in France. Also a vocalist, Eddie has joined forces with Rebecca Kilgore and Dan Barrett to form BED, a fabulous jazz quartet that's a staple at jazz events throughout the country. Fast Eddie is a respected and beloved member of the jazz fraternity, and one of the funniest performers on the scene. Steve Homan Guitar Steve Homan has performed professionally for over 30 years. He has performed and appeared on recordings with major jazz artists and the Nelson Riddle Concert Orchestra. In addition, Homan has performed, composed and arranged music on CDs featuring The Delbert Bump Jazz Organ Trio and a tribute to the great jazz guitar/piano duets in collaboration with Joe Gilman. In 1998 Steve performed at The Glasgow International Jazz Festival in Scotland with jazz organ legend Jimmy Smith. He performed for the 1998 and 2000 Jazz Ambassadors Program at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Also as part of this program, Steve completed music tours throughout Africa, where he performed and conducted jazz workshops featured on radio and television programs in over 12 countries. In 2003, Steve was a featured performer with the Cosumnes River College Jazz Orchestra at the North Sea Jazz Festival with additional performances in Amsterdam, Paris and England. In 2004 Steve travelled to Sao Paulo, Brazil with jazz accordion legend The Art Van Damme Quintet and performed at the Tim Festival. In 2010 Steve played guitar on jazz drummer Mike Clark's CD "Carnival of Soul", which climbed to #8 on the international jazz charts. Steve currently holds adjunct teaching positions at Cosumnes River College, American River College, and California State University, Sacramento. In addition to maintaining a private teaching studio, Steve teaches at several regional summer jazz camp programs including the Jazzmasters Workshop Jazz Guitar Series, the Sacramento State Jazz Camp, the Brubeck Institute Jazz Camp, and the Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony, UOP. .stevehomanjazz.com	2016 GUEST CLINICIAN WYCLIFFE GORDON Trombone Wycliffe Gordon is best known for his work with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of jazz maestro, Wynton Marsalis. The versatile trombonist can scat, multi-note, slide, and plunge, just like he stepped out of the 1930s. Gordon has played with many jazz luminaries, including Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Tommy Flanagan, Shirley Horn, Joe Henderson, Eric Reed, Randy Sandke and Branford Marsalis, plus many top players from the swing and traditional jazz world. His musical colleagues call him "Pine Cone," since he grew up in the piney woods of Georgia. His early works as a professional were with Wynton Marsalis, but in recent years he has expanded beyond swing and has experimented with new instruments. The strongest example of this might be The Search, where he plays didgeridoo and covers Thelonious Monk songs. He has also played Gospel music. Renowned Musician, Composer, Conductor, Arranger: • Downbeat Magazine’s Critics Choice Award Best Trombone 2014, 2013 and 2012 • Downbeat Magazine’s Critics Choice “Rising Star Award” Tuba 2014 • Jazz Journalists Association Award/Trombonist of the Year – 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 2001 • Jazz Journalists Association Critics’ Choice Award for Best Trombone – 2000 • Former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet • Former member of Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra • Featured guest artist on Billy Taylor’s “Jazz at the Kennedy Center” Series • Compositions performed by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon and Friends, the Brass Band of Battle Creek and numerous other ensembles, and performed in programs throughout the U.S. and abroad. More info on Wycliffe's site. Ron Jones Drums After Ron retired from playing drums with the US Air Force show bands for many years, he backed up such prime time entertainers as Frankie Laine, Kay Starr, the Ink Spots, and Diahann Carroll. Since he moved to Sacramento in the early 1980s, he’s played with many top West Coast jazz bands. A member of the Festival Committee and Vice President of the STJS Board of Directors, Ron is a very popular drummer on the national jazz festival circuit and performs with Sister Swing. Mike McMullen Reeds A highly regarded musician and educator, Mike McMullen is on the jazz faculty at CSU Sacramento, directs the Mondavi Center/SFJAZZ High School AllStars, and is a founding member of the Capital Jazz Project. He studied saxophone in San Francisco with Joe Henderson, studio woodwinds in Los Angeles with Phil Sobel, and composition and arranging with Dick Grove through a NARAS scholarship. Mike has performed in concert, toured, or recorded with many jazz greats, including Dave Liebman, Bobby Shew, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Doc Severinson, Manhattan Transfer, Randy Brecker, Sonny Fortune, and Dianne Schuur. Mike has worked commercially with radio orchestras in Denmark, Belgium, and Ireland, as well as for Johnny Mathis, Frankie Valle, The Temptations, The Moody Blues, and television’s Taxi. JOE MIDIRI Clarinet / Saxophone TJYBF Guest Clinician in 2014 PAUL MIDIRI Vibraphone / Drums / Tbn The Midiri Brothers have made music, both jazz and clasical, the focus of their lives since graduating Glassboro State College. They can be heard leading trios, quintets, sextets and big bands — all featuring Joe's outstanding clarinet and saxophones, with Paul on the vibraphone, xylophone, marimba, drums and trombone! After spending nearly a decade working in Philadelphia, New York and Atlantic City, they began to branch out along the East Coast. In 2002, the group made their West Coast debut and are now featured at many West Coast jazz festivals including Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee, Monterey Jazz Bash by the Bay, Pismo Jubilee by the Sea, and Redwood Coast Music Fest. They've also been at Sun Valley Swing-n-Dixie Jazz Jubilee and Central Illinois Jazz Fest in Decatur, Ill. They've been written about in the Mississippi Rag, The American Rag, and the L.A. Jazz Magazine. They can also be heard in their home state of N.J. playing both concerts and dances.	Dr. Steve Roach TJYBF Director Steve has been the Director of Jazz Studies at Sacramento State University since 2001. He has also served as Director of Jazz Studies at Baylor University and has held teaching positions at the University of Northern Colorado and Northern Illinois University. Steve's duties at Sacramento State include directing large jazz ensembles, the Latin Jazz Ensemble, and teaching courses in jazz pedagogy and jazz history. In addition, Roach directs the annual Winter Jazz Festival and Trad Jazz Youth Band Festival at Sacramento State. Steve holds a Bachelor of Music degree in trumpet performance from Indiana University, a Master of Music degree in trumpet performance from Northern Illinois University, and a Doctor of Arts degree in trumpet and jazz pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. Professional appearances as an assisting artist by Roach include studio and live sessions with such jazz/pop musicians as Tito Puente, Louis Bellson, Conrad Herwig, Lou Rawls, Jon Tchicai, Ben Vereen, Melissa Manchester, Toni Tennille, Roberta Flack, Rosemary Clooney, Jeffrey Osbourne, Carl Fontana, Paquito D'Rivera, the Glenn Miller and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras, and others. Steve is currently serving on the Executive Board for the California Institute for the Preservation of Jazz and the Capital Section of the California Music Educators Association. Roach also works as a clinician and adjudicator for jazz festivals and workshops nationwide and has directed several California high school honor jazz ensembles including the Sacramento Capital Section Honor Jazz Band, the San Mateo Honor Jazz Band, the Fresno-Madera County Honor Jazz Band, and the Solono County High School Honor Jazz Ensemble. For more information on the Sacramento State Jazz Studies program, visit: www.csus.edu/music/jazz For more information on the Sacramento State Jazz Studies program, visit: www.csus.edu/music/jazz/ Dave Robinson Cornet / Trumpet Dave has played and toured with the top traditional jazz and swing bands in the Washington, D.C. area for over 30 years, and currently leads the Conservatory Classic Jazz Band. He is Adjunct Professor of Music at George Mason University, where he teaches traditional jazz. Dave is the founder of the Traditional Jazz Educators Network (TJEN), is past President of the American Federation of Jazz Societies (AFJS), and has produced the Smithsonian's Jazz Concert Series. Dave has directed the award-winning Capital Focus Jazz Band youth group since 1988. For three years he hosted "The French Quarter," heard nationally on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. He has served on the faculties of the STJS Trad Jazz Camp and the National Jazz Workshop summer camp at Shenandoah University, as well as on the resource teams and committees of the Jazz Education Network (JEN) and the National Association for Music Education (NAME). He is the author and producer of the nationally-acclaimed Traditional Jazz Curriculum Kit, published in partnership with the Jazz Education Network (JEN), the Smithsonian, the National Endowment for the Arts, and various foundations, including the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society Foundation." Dave helped launch the TJYBF in 2006 and has participated every year since. Greg Varlotta Trumpet Began studying trumpet under his fathers direction in Lockport, Illinois at the age of 5 and received his music degree in Trumpet Performance from Arizona State University in 1985. He has performed with numerous symphony orchestras, brass quintets, jazz ensembles, and is the recipient of the prestigious Arion Trumpet Award. In addition to his accomplishments on trumpet and trombone, this multi-talented performer also enjoys singing, tap dancing, playing banjo, piano, guitar, tuba, and slide trumpet. Mr. Varlotta has a strong interest in music technology and enjoys working with computers, programming synthesizers, composing and arranging music. Jason Wanner Piano TJYBF Guest Clinician in 2010 In younger days, Jason Wanner's dad used to bring him to the Sac. Jazz Jubilee, where his love for jazz grew. As an STJS Music Award recipient, he played piano for TNT, the STJS-sponsored youth band. Amazingly, Jason went from being a student at the STJS Jazz Camp to earning his place as an instructor there. It brings a smile those who have watched him evolve into the brilliant musician he is today. Jason is also part of the faculty at the jazz camp in Mammoth Lakes, CA, and performs regularly with Blue Street Jazz Band across the U.S. He also apprears every so often with Sister Swing. He enjoys composing and arranging, and performing with his 11-piece swing band, Swing Syndicate. Jason studied music for one year at USC but returned north to graduate from the California State University Sacramento School of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Classical Piano Performance. You can find him on Facebook and Twitter, or visit Jason's website for the latest info and lots of great photos: www.jasonwanner.com Participating BANDS To be updated in January after all bands are registered and band bios are in.

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