Professional Service

  • UMEA. Adjudicator/Clinician for UMEA State Jazz Reading competition March 22–23, 2024. 03/22/2024 - 03/23/2024
  • UMEA. Guest performer for UMEA big band chart sight reading session, UMEA conference, February 2, 2024. 02/02/2024 - present
  • Jazz Education Network (JEN). Role: judicator/Clinician. Adjudicator/Clinician for JENerations Jazz Festival at the 2024 JEN conference in New Orleans. 01/04/2024 - 01/05/2024
  • University of Wyoming. Role: External Reviewer. • Served as external reviewer for the application for promotion from Associate to Full Professor for Dr. Benjamin Markley, Director of Jazz Studies, University of Wyoming. July 2023. 07/17/2023 - present
  • International Association of Schools of Jazz. Round Table Discussion participation: International Association of Schools of Jazz Conference, Helsinki Finland, June 2023. 06/12/2023 - present
  • Jazz Education Network. Round Table Discussion participation: Jazz Education Network Conference, Online Platform, February 2022. 02/01/2022 - present

Internal Service

  • • Committee Chair – Jazz Area Career-Line Faculty Search Committee, 2023–2024 . Committee Chair, 10/12/2023 - 05/01/2024. Department service.
  • Performing at School of Music Board Social. Performer, 09/14/2023 - present. Other service.
  • School of Music Executive Committee Member. 09/01/2023 - 08/01/2026. Department service.
  • Committee Member – Fridays with Faculty Committee, 2023–2024 . 08/01/2023 - present. Department service.
  • CFA Faculty Counsel Committee Member. 08/01/2023 - present. College service.
  • Performing at School of Music Board Social. Performer, 09/01/2022 - present. Other service.
  • Committee Member – Undergraduate Studies Committee, Fall 2022/Spring 2023. 08/15/2022 - present. Department service.
  • Committee Member – Advisory Board, Fall 2022/Spring 2023. 08/15/2022 - present. Department service.
  • Committee Member – CAV Reviews for Adjunct Faculty, Fall 2022/Spring 2023. 08/15/2022 - present. Department service.
  • Committee Member – Scheduling Committee, Fall 2022/Spring 2023. 08/15/2022 - present. Department service.
  • Committee Member – Scholarships Committee, Fall 2022/Spring 2023. 08/15/2022 - present. Department service.
  • Faculty Community Engagement Learning Community Participant. Fall 2021 (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). 08/02/2021 - present. University service.

Community Partnership

  • Community Engagement/Outreach – “SLC JAMS” University of Utah Public Free All-Ages Jazz Jam Sessions Hosted at the Salt Lake Academy of Music. August–December 2022 (weekly). 08/01/2022 - present

Outreach

  • Guest Lecture on Jazz Historiography at the Research Lab at the Jam Music Lab Private University in Vienna, Austria. 11/13/2023 - 11/13/2023
  • Park City High School Outreach Clinic. 09/27/2023 - present
  • High School Outreach Clinic: Alta High School. 09/18/2023 - present
  • Attended Jazz Mentors Foundation Concert. September 15, 2023. 09/15/2023 - present
  • Interview with Yoshi Kato for Downbeat Magazine Guide for High School Students and Their Parents Article. August 8, 2023. Published as: Kato, Yoshi. “Finding the Right School: Experts chime in on how to handle the journey of selecting a college or university.” DownBeat Magazine. October 2023. Pages 112–114. Print. https://archive.maherpublications.com/view/23800709/112/. 08/08/2023 - present
  • Helped initiate new weekly under-21 public jazz jam sessions at Pat's BBQ: https://www.facebook.com/events/1021853395444782/1021866195443502/?active_tab=about. 06/21/2023 - present
  • Guest soloist appearance at Woods Cross High School. 05/15/2023 - present
  • High School Outreach Clinic – Spanish Fork High School. Jazz Big Band and Improvisation Clinic. May 4, 2023. 05/04/2023 - present
  • Took Michie Jazz Quintet to perform at the Reno Jazz Festival. 04/26/2023 - 04/29/2023
  • High School Outreach Clinic – Copper Hills High School. Jazz Big Band and Improvisation Clinic. April 14, 2023. 04/14/2023 - present
  • Gene Harris Jazz Festival jazz ensemble judging. Boise, ID. April 2023. 04/05/2023 - present
  • High School Outreach Clinic – Spanish Fork High School. Jazz Big Band and Improvisation Clinic. April 2023. 04/2023 - present
  • High School Outreach Clinic – American Fork High School. Jazz Big Band and Improvisation Clinic. March 2023. 03/2023 - present
  • Created new twice monthly paid gigs at the restaurant THE PEARL in Salt Lake City, exclusively for University of Utah Jazz Area students. 01/10/2023 - present
  • High School Outreach – Caleb Chapman Soundhouse College Night. November 2022. 11/01/2022 - present
  • Facilitated the Michie Quintet performing for the Advisory Board Meeting on October 6, 2022. 10/10/2022 - present
  • Sponsored the creation of and advise a new student-led on-campus organization, the Jazz Society, dedicated to the promotion of jazz activities on campus. 10/03/2022 - present
  • High School Outreach Clinic – Corner Canyon High School. Jazz Improvisation Clinic. October 2022. 10/03/2022 - present
  • High School Outreach Clinic – American Fork High School. Jazz Big Band and Improvisation Clinic. Oct 2022. 10/2022 - present
  • High School Outreach Clinic – Park City High School. Jazz Improvisation Clinic. October 2022. 10/01/2022 - present
  • Working closely with the Marketing and Communications department to ensure advertisements for the University of Utah Jazz Studies program were published in the annual college guide in DownBeat Magazine (the most prestigious popular jazz magazine) and the programs for the National Jazz festival. 08/01/2022 - present
  • Community Engagement/Outreach – Ableton Clinic at SpyHop. August 2022. 08/01/2022 - present
  • Hosting an average of Two Guest Artists per Semester for Jazz Students. Guests have included: o David Binney, Award-Winning Jazz Saxophonist/Composer – February 2023 o Antonio Brito, Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias (Erasmus+ Program) – February 2023 o Geoffrey Burleson, Pianist/Improviser/Composer, Princeton University – October 2022 o Airforce Academy Delta Blue Band, Jazz and Blues Ensemble – September 2022 o The Inventures, Jazz and Improvised Music Ensemble – September 2022 o Jake Hertzog, University of Arkansas – September 7 and 11, 2023 o Kevin Hicks – September 28–29, 2023 o Mark Ramirez – April 1, 2024 o Antonio Brito, Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias (Erasmus+ Program) – February 15, 2024 . 08/01/2022 - present
  • Coordinating on and off campus performance opportunities for Jazz Area students including via the Red Hots program (on campus) and Alibi and the Pearl (bi-monthly and weekly off campus paid jazz performance opportunities exclusively for University of Utah jazz students); coordinating monthly performances for jazz students in the lobby before the Jazz SLC concerts at the Capitol Theater. 08/01/2022 - present
  • Jazz clinics and sectionals at public schools in the Salt Lake City region. 08/01/2022 - present
  • Email, face-to-face and phone communications with local band directors to identify potential students. 08/01/2022 - present
  • Standing offer of one free lesson to any student interested in our program, regardless of grade level. 08/01/2022 - present
  • Frequent communication with our Director of Bands and classical instrumental faculty to identify and contact prospective students. 08/01/2022 - present
  • • Facilitated the Michie Quintet performing for the College of Fine Arts’s University-wide exposure event, the annual Arts Bash, August 2022. 08/01/2022 - present
  • High School Outreach Clinic – Woods Cross High School Summer Jazz Camp. Jazz Improvisation Clinic. July 2022. 07/11/2022 - present
  • Recruiting efforts include communicating with prospective jazz students by way of email, phone, and campus visits. 07/01/2022 - present
  • Guest Director, TMEA All-Region High School Jazz Band. 02/01/2022 - present
  • Texas Jazz Educator’s Association (TJEA), regional judging, including the TJEA Region 28 and region 15 jazz etude competitions and the TMEA Pre-Area audition for region 28 and region 15. Edinburg, TX. 2020–2022. 02/03/2020 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Awarded a Björn Bärnheim Research Fellowship at the Hogan Jazz Archive for the 2017–2018 Academic Year (Tulane University, New Orleans, LA). 06/2017
  • Invited to 2017 Bucharest International Jazz Competition (Bucharest, Romania). 05/2017
  • Named a Henry Mancini institute Fellow (Frost School of Music, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL). 08/01/2016
  • Northridge Achievement Award (CSU, Northridge, Northridge, CA) Music Department Scholarship (CSU, Northridge, Northridge, CA) Outstanding Jazz Ensemble Member Award (CSU, Northridge, Northridge, CA) Ted Greene Scholarship (CSU, Northridge, Northridge, CA) Honors Student, Dean’s List (CSU, Northridge, Northridge, CA). 08/2011
  • 1st Place Jazz Combo (Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA). 05/2010
  • 1st Place Jazz Ensemble (Reno Jazz Festival, Reno NV). 04/2010
  • Most Outstanding Collegiate Saxophonist (Reno Jazz Festival, Reno NV). 04/2010

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