Professional Experience
Musicals: National Tour #1 and #2: Evita National Touring Companies: A Chorus Line, Rent, Joseph w/Donnie Osmond Professional Chicago-area Productions: Dream Girls, Hot Mikado, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, They’re Playing Our Song, Joseph, The Boys From Syracuse, Annie, Grand Hotel, The Sound of Music, Once on This Island, Pacific Overtures, Company, A Funny Thing Happen on the Way To The Forum
Jazz: Bill McFarland and The Chicago Horns, Bobby Enriquez, Defunkt, Hal Russell, NRG, Rich Corpolongo Quartet, Les Demerle, Mike Finnerty and The Heat Merchants, The NRG Three, Mike Pagan Trio, Guy Fricano Sextet, Michael Thorn Group, Louis Hall, Howard Baker Trio, Tim Tobias Trio, Dennis Anderson Duo, Bob Baglione Quartet
Revues: Grapefruit Moon, Naked, Tan and Sassy, Heartstrings, Moon Over Miami, Harry Chapin Lies and Legends, A Salute to Sondheim, Jerry’s Girls, Holiday Heat Wave
Entertainers: Sid Caesar, Red Skelton, Eddy Arnold, Roger Williams, The Four Lads, Vic Damon, Al Martino, The Pied Pipers, Jerry Vale, The Marvelettes, The Shangri-Las, Dick Contino, Bill Acosta, The Stars of Lawrence Welk, Valentino Delorenzo, Stardust, Ann Jillian, Pudgy, Denise Tomasello, Cirrus Falcon, The Harmonicats, Steve March, The Lennon Sisters, Tony Ocean, Sam Gibson, Cory Jamison, Alexandra Billings, Becky Menzie, Ann Pringle,
Casuals: Over 2600 career casual dates: The Brian Patti Orchestra (14 years), Frank Rumoro (2 years), Drew Lane (2 years), Bob Perna (1 year)
Latin Tropical: Los Siglos, Los Profetas and Los Sabinales
Liturgical: Glen Ellyn Bible Church (2001-2002), Apostolic Church of Christ,Immanuel United Church of Christ, Divine Providence, Blanchard Alliance Church
Teaching Experience
DePaul University: Lecturer (Music 100, 7/2003) National Guitar Workshop - Bass Instructor IL 2003 Triton College: Listening to Music (Music 110-06/07/08 2000-2003) Sight Singing and Ear Training III / IV (Music 218-01 2001-02) Music Theory III / IV (Music 208-01 2001-02) Richard J. Daley College: Introduction to Music (Music 121 2000-2001) Fundamentals of Music Theory (Music 101 2001-2002) New Trier High School: Combo coaching (1999) National High School Institute: Fellowship (1999) Grad Assistant: Northwestern University (1998-1999) Bass Instructor: Gemini Jr. High School (1990-1993) Bass Instructor: Sherwood Conservatory of Music (1985-1987)
Education
Northwestern University, Master of Music, Jazz Pedagogy, June 1999 Arranging: Owens.html>Don Owens Jazz Pedagogy: Antonio Garcia, Don Owens Applied Improvisation: Michael Kocour
DePaul University, Bachelor of Music, Composition, 1979 Jazz Composition, Jazz Ensemble: Tom Hilliard Essentials of Jazz I thru VI: Alan Swain Composition: Dr. Raymond Wilding-White, Dr. George Flynn String Bass: Brian Ferguson-Lyric Opera of Chicago
Private Teachers Outside of the University
Jazz Improvisation: Joe Daley, Frank Dawson String Bass: Ray Brown - Twelve Private Lessons Joe Guastafeste, Steve Lester, Steve LaSpina, Rob Kassinger Miroslav Vitous - Six Private Lessons Electric Bass: Tom Beranek, Hugo Schultz, Chuck Webb, Frank Russell
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