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  • Jazz Combo Program Coordinator, School Of Music
801-581-6762

Professional Service

  • Sinfonia Salt Lake . Role: Principal bass, personnel manager. Principal double bassist . 01/01/2019 - present
  • Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra. Principal bass. 01/01/2019 - present
  • Sinfonia Salt Lake. Principal double bass. Founding Board member. Personnel manager. 12/01/2015 - present
  • Salt Lake Symphony. Salt Lake Symphony. Role: Principal/Section Leader. Principle Double Bassist for volunteer orchestra, Salt Lake Symphony. Non-Scholarly Service. 08/05/2015 - 06/30/2017
  • Jazz Vespers Quartet. Role: bassist, coach, . The JVQ provides a free musical experience every Monday evening at Gracie's Bar. This event is open to the public. It is a "jam session" where students and community members can attend and perform with the JVQ to gain knowledge and experience in a safe/non-competitive environment. 06/01/2015 - present
  • Jazz Teacher Immersion Workshop. Role: instructor/clinician. Clinician/instructor for high school music teachers wanting to better help their students. 07/08/2014 - 07/10/2014
  • Utah High School Activities Association. Utah State Jazz Festival Adjudicator. I judged the State level high school jazz bands. 03/28/2014 - 03/29/2014
  • PASIC Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Role: adjudicator/performer. Adjudicator/performer. I played bass for students and for featured guest artist Ignacio Berroa . 03/22/2014 - 03/22/2014
  • Salt Lake Symphony. Role: Principal/Section Leader. Principle Double Bassist for volunteer orchestra, Salt Lake Symphony. 08/2013 - 08/2014
  • Pioneer Theater Company. Role: play bass in the pit for Les Miserables. Double Bass Player. 05/24/2013 - 05/25/2013
  • Utah High School Activities Association. Role: Judging string players that have qualified for State Performace. State Solo and Ensemble Adjudication. 04/27/2013 - 04/27/2013

Outreach

  • Clinician for various high schools and colleges. See Scholarly Research/presentations for details. 02/01/2017 - present
  • Clinician for Jefferson Jr High. Bass section. Through legacy music alliance. 09/07/2016 - 09/07/2016
  • Clinician for Jefferson Jr High Bass section. 09/29/2015 - 09/29/2015
  • Clinician for Bountiful high school summer jazz program. 06/18/2015 - 06/25/2015
  • Clinician for Judge Memorial High School jazz band. Rhythm section work. 10/21/2014 - 10/21/2014
  • Clinician/Performer for Layton High school Jazz band. 09/30/2014 - 09/30/2014
  • Clinician for Bountiful High School Jazz band. 09/06/2014 - 09/16/2014
  • Clinician and workshop instructor for Corner Canyons Honors Orchestra. Serving students from Corner Canyon, Alta, Jordan, and Herriman High schools. 02/19/2014 - 02/19/2014

Honors & Awards

  • First place winners: Music Talent Contest footage broadcasted all over the globe. Blizzcon, 11/06/2015
  • Special Citation for Outstanding Musicianship: Bass Solo. UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival, 04/20/2012

Affiliations

  • Utah Wing Chun Club (UWCC), President, 01/2011 - 02/2012
  • Wing Chun Hall (wch), Member/student, 06/2009 - present
  • International Society of Bassists (ISB), member, 01/2000 - present

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