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Currently

  • Faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth teaching Saxophone-Jazz Studies, The UMD Large Jazz Ensemble and The Art & History of Rock & Roll.

  • Faculty member at Wheaton College teaching Saxophone, Jazz Piano, 
    Jazz Theory, African American Originals II and  The Wheaton Jazz Band.

  • Instructing Old Rochester Regional High School Jazz Band in an after school project to develop improvisational skills.

  • Jazz performances with local artists John Harrison, Semenya McCord,  Jim Robitaille, Matt Richard, Dave Zinno, Paul Delnero, John Wallace, Alon Yavnai, Greg Wardsen, Marcelle Gauvin and numerous other performers.

  • Producer, engineer, arranger, orchestrator, composer and MIDI consultant at Saurus Studio.

  • Recording and producing commercials for radio and television in the New England area.

  • Adjudicator for All-State Jazz auditions for RIMEA– Rhode Island Music Educators Association

 

Performing Experience

  • Have performed in various musical genres, including Classical, Jazz, Rock, R&B, Soul, Theatre.

  • Performed with New Bedford Symphony for special George Gershwin program.

  • Performed with Grammy Award winning artists Queen Latifa, Tavares, Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Tune Weavers, The Platters and The Drifters.

  • Toured nationally with vocal jazz group “One O'Clock Jump” double billed with Buddy Rich Big Band, Jackie and Roy Kraul, Ray Brown, Rosemary Clooney, The Artie Shaw Band, and The Count Basie Orchetra.

             

 

 

 

 

 

Production Credits

  • Music Director for Gateway Playhouse in Wareham for a season's performance on Cape Cod.

  • Composed and produced soundtrack for "Earth Day" video for Rhode Island University.

  • Numerous musical productions for children's theater in the local areas of Fall River and New Bedford.

  • 1979 Award for Best Original Composition by A.R.T.A. (Area Regional Theater Association).

  • Composed and produced musical soundtrack for video documentary "Profiles Of Living History" for the Black Heritage Foundation of New Bedford funded by The Polaroid Corporation.

  • Produced commercials for radio or TV for the following local companies:
    Pencils, Dartmouth Building Supply, Better Homes of New Bedford, Ralph’s Chevrolet Cadillac Geo, First Citizens’ Federal Credit Union, Dartmouth Mitsubishi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording Credits

  • NOW performing recording and mastering new recording of avante garde saxophone duet with Erik Van Damm and myself, Rick Britto so far untitled.

  • To be released this Winter 09, performed, recorded and mastered "Trine Plus One"  for avante garde trio, "Trine", featuring Jim Robitaille; guitar, Rick Britto; saxes, and Chris Poudrier; drum with guest artist Chris Lopes on bass.

  • Sept 09 CD release, performed recorded and mastered "One O'clock Jump Live" a 1930's-50's jazz/swing vocal group  from an audio tape series of live performances dating back to the 1980s by One O'clock Jump in both concerts and jazz clubs from East to West Coast.

  • Recorded and mastered CD, "Crystal Fortress II to be released this Fall", for pianist and composer Cheryl Conte.

  • Mastered CD for the Andy McWain Ensemble: Resmeblance
    This project features music from two separate recording sessions: one with Assif Tsahar (tenor sax/bass cl), Albey Balgochian (elec upright bass), and Chris Poudrier (dr/perc) with me on acoustic piano; and another session with Sofia Koutsovitis (voc), Rick Britto (sax). Jeremy Udden (sax), David Landoni (acoustic bass), and Chris Poudrier (dr/perc) with Andy McWain on elec. piano...).

  • Performed sax on CD, "Holy City" with The Lord's Orphans, best described as a modern day american version of Pink Floyd with a mix of other influences that include Peter Gabriel, late Beatles, The Doors, Alan Parsons Project and Led Zeppelin.

  • Mastered CD, "Crystal Fortress", for pianist and composer Cheryl Conte.

  • Recorded and mastered CD, for avante garde trio, "Trine", featuring Jim Robitaille; guitar, Rick Britto; saxes, and Chris Poudrier; drum.

  • Recorded and mastered live CD in concert for classical vocalist,  Rachel Weis.

  • CD mastering for a new book, Music of South India published by Professor Matthew Allen of Wheaton College released by Oxford Publishing. 

  • CD mastering and digital restoration for a new compilation CD for Wheaton College's Music Department in honor of retiring professor of music Carlton T. Russel.

  • Recorded, mastered and co-produced CD, "Harmonious Healings" for Spiritualist Medium, Rev. Gail Hicks.

  • Performance and song credits on Dan Moretti's second CD release "Saxual" on PAR Records.

  • Compositions “Xumusca” and “Nova Samba” on the Whaling City Sound Super Band CD released by Whaling City Records.

  • Recorded and mastered CD of dialog and soundtrack for noted photographer Ron Barboza’s slide show presentation based on the history of Cape Verdean Americans for the “So Sabe Festival” funded by Boston University.

  • Performance, recording and production of Christian choir "Praise Twice" Choir Master Edward Viveiros, Jr..

  • Live recording of classical group Cobach Trio, flute, oboe and cello.

  • Live recording of classical oboist Donna Dreisbach at Grace Episcopal Church of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

  • Recorded and produced meditation CD “Focus Your Thoughts I” for Dionysius Skaliotis, Doctor of Chinese Medicine.

  • Digital editing for Brazilian group Searles & Allen’s “Time & Again".

  • Mastering for Spanish vocalist Andres Pena Gomez’s release “La Banda Negra”.

  • Mastering for jazz saxophonist Treg Monty’s release “No Place To Hide”.

  • Mastering on CD releases “Santa Monica”, O Caboverdiano & “Boa Vista” 
    for Cape Verdean guitarist and cavaquinho player Tazinho.

  • Recorded and produced first CD release of poetry and music “When The Smoke Clears” for Corey Cokes.

  • Recorded and produced “Heaven or Hell” for Christian Rap artists B.A.C.

  • Recorded and produced G. Bruce West’s album “Dream Catcher”.

  • Recorded and produced Country artist Wendi Hayden Davis"s record release "What's Next".

  • Performance and arranging credits on European release CD by Roberto Culpado.

  • Recorded and produced music for Edd Kalehoff Productions in New York (music library company).

  • Performance credits on Joel Hiller's second record release "In The Interest of Soul" for Lobelia Records

 

Radio & TV Appearances

  • Ch.10 WCVB on "The Today Show"

  • Ch.6 WLNE " Sounds of Jazz" hosted by Bob Bassett

  • Ch.13 "Musician's Showcase" hosted by Carol Defino.

  • Radio appearance on Boston’s WGBH's" Music America" hosted by Ron DelaChiesa.

  • Radio appearance on Boston’s WGBH's "Jazz in the Evening" hosted by Eric Jackson.

  • Radio appearance on University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth’s WUSM

  • Radio appearance on Brandeis University’s WBRS hosted by Marc Leibowitz,

  • Radio appearance on Newport’s WOTB's "Spotlight on Local Artists" hosted by Michael Troy.

 

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Education

  • Graduate of Berklee College of Music; B.M. in Music Composition.

  • Graduate of New Bedford High School.

  • Recipient of scholarship awards from the following: The Kenneth S. Tripp Memorial Music Scholarship, Berklee College of Music, The Cape Verdean Action Committee, Your Theatre Inc., and The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant.

  • Private studies in saxophone with Prof. Joseph Viola (head of Berklee College’s Woodwind Dept.).

  • Private studies in saxophone with Prof. Bill Pierce (saxophonist for Art Blakey and Tony Williams).

  • Private studies in clarinet and saxophones with Lionel Soares (B.A. Boston Conservatory).

  • Studies in arranging and composition with Prof. Barry Nettles (arranger for Manhattan Transfer, Stan Kenton)

  • Studies in arranging and composition with Prof. Tony Texiera (composer of jingles for corporations: Fayva Shoes, Filenes, etc.,).

  • Private studies in music theory, composition, solfege, and piano with Prof. Jose DaCosta (former head of Composition Dept. New England Conservatory).
 

Teaching Experience

  • Faculty member at Wheaton College teaching Saxophone, Jazz Piano, Jazz Band Director, Saxophone Quartet, Jazz Theory

  • Faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth teaching Saxophone-Jazz Studies, Saxophone Quartet and The Art & History of Rock & Roll

  • Instructing Old Rochester Regional High School Jazz Band in an after school project, sponsored by the music department's band director, Stan Ellis, to develop improvisational skills.

  • Instructing the New Bedford High School Jazz Band in an after school program, sponsored by the band parent's committee and the music department's jazz band director, Russ Campoli.

  • Private instructor of saxophone, clarinet, piano and organ for more than 20 years.

  • Private instructor of piano and music theory at the Symphony Music Shop

  • Adjudicator for All-State Jazz auditions for RIMEA– Rhode Island Music Educators Association

  • A member of Jazz Expressions an educational outreach program presenting jazz to elementary grade school children.

  • Music instructor for Camp Kennedy program in New Bedford, MA

  • Music instructor for Upward Bound program in Dartmouth, MA.