EDUCATION
A Jazz Vocalist's Odyssey
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Teaching and educational experience
Adjunct quarterly visiting Professor at the Prince Claus Conservatory, Groningen, The Netherlands. 2010-present
Instructor for Undergraduate and Masters students of all instruments in Jazz Studies-composition/Theory/improvisation/ensembles
Yearly Jazz History teacher for Masters Students for fall semesters in NYC as part of their fulfillment of their Theses. (2014-present)
Visiting professor and lecturer quarterly at the Jazz and Music School (J&M Music school) St. Petersburg, Russia 2010-present
Visiting biannual lecturer at The Music Wave School, Moscow, Russia 2016-present
Adjunct Professor, Aaron Copeland School of Music at Queens College, NYC 2005-2016
Instructor for graduate students in jazz voice, and ensembles director
Adjunct Professor, The New School, NYC 2006-2010
Instructor for undergraduate students in jazz voice
Adjunct Professor, City College, NYC 2006-2011
Instructor for undergraduate students in jazz voice
Adjunct Professor, Long Island University, NYC 2008-2011
Instructor for undergraduate students in jazz voice
Adjunct Professor, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1998-2001
Developed curriculum for new Jazz Vocal degree, formed and directed three vocal ensembles, designed and taught a two-semester length class for theory and vocal improvisation. Instructor for undergraduate students in jazz voice.
Guest Lecturer and Clinician
Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Artists in Residence, Hamburg Germany, 2020
Jazzinty summer workshop, Novo Mesto, Slovenia, '18,’17,'16,'15, '14, '13
Jazz and Music school (J and M), St. Petersburg, Russia, '19'18, '17, '16, ’15, 14, ’13, ’12, '11
Music wave academy Moscow, Russia,’19 ’18, '17, '16
University of North Texas Guest Lecturer ’18, '09, '08
Penza Jazz Festival Master class lecture'18
Rostov-on Don International Jazz Workshop '15
Floxenia Euroo Jazz camp, Kryoneri, Greece, '19’16, '14
Fakanas school of Music, Athens Greece, '14
Rostov-Na-Donau Conservatory, Russia ’14, ’12, '11
Glen Buschmann Jazz Akademie Dortmund, Germany, '13
Athenaeum Conservatory, Athens Greece, '12
The Jazz School, Berkeley, CA '11
University of New Orleans '10
Ionian University, Greece '10, 09
Berks Jazz Festival '10
Umea Jazz Festival, Sweden '09
Susquehanna University '09, '08
Sibelius Conservatory, Helsinki, Finland '09, 08, 07
Lagoa Jazz Festival, Portugal '08
University of Jyavskyla, Finland '08
Turku Music Conservatory, Finland '07
Viitasaari Conservatory, Finland '07
Lisbon Music Academy, Portugal '07
Jazz De Palau De Valencia, Spain '06
City College of NY '05
Moscow Music Conservatory, Russia '04 (3 wks)
Dunaevskyi School of Music, Russia '03
Kazan Conservatory, Russia '01
Kuopio Conservatory, Finland '00
Pennsylvania Music Educators National Conference '00
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences '00, '99, '98
