The California Jazz Conservatory Faculty Ensemble will be performing an exciting collection of intricate and high-energy music made up of original compositions by Jeff Denson and Dann Zinn along with some jazz standards.
Artist/Group Bio(s)
California Jazz Conservatory Faculty Ensemble: The 2019-2020 California Jazz Conservatory Faculty Ensemble is led by the Conservatory's Dean of Instruction, Dr. Jeff Denson. The ensemble s a all-star quartet comprised of some of the Conservatory's most highly revered faculty members: Jeff Denson (double bass), Dann Zinn (tenor saxophone & flute), Matt Clark (piano) and Hamir Atwal (drums).
Jeff Denson / Double & Electric Bass, Composer, Vocalist
DMA in Contemporary Music Performance with an emphasis in Composition, University of California San Diego; MM in Jazz Studies Magna Cum Laude, Florida State University; BM in Performance Cum Laude, Berklee College of Music. Enja Records recording artist with Minsarah and with the Lee Konitz New Quartet. National and international performing and recording artist; performed with Brian Blade, Bob Moses, Joe Lovano, Carl Allen, Kenny Werner, Anthony Davis, Mark Dresser, Geoffrey Keezer, Claudio Puntin, Lionel Loueke, Dan Weiss, Ralph Alessi, Cuong Vu, Charles McPherson and Lee Konitz, among others. Select performances include: Berlin Jazz Festival, the JVC Jazz Festival Paris and the Montreal Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center and the Village Vanguard. Jeff Denson is endorsed by Aguilar Amplifiers, Metropolitan Bows, David Gage, Lemur FlyAway Basses, Zon Electric Basses and DPA Microphones.
Dann Zinn / Saxophone/Flute
BA Music Performance CSUEB, UCLA 3-time NFAA Outstanding Teacher Recipient. Leader Dann Zinn Band. Featured on over 40 CDs. Performed/Recorded with Joe Henderson, Dave Eshelman, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Mary Wells, Frank Harris, Barry Finnerty. Faculty CSUEB, UCB, and Brubeck Institute.
Matt Clark / Piano
BFA in Jazz Studies from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Recorded and/or performed with Bobby Hutcherson, Benny Golson, Eddie Marshall, John Faddis, David “Fathead” Newman, Gene Bertoncini, Joshua Redman, and Teddy Edwards. Toured extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the United States including appearances at the Monterey, San Francisco, Vienne, Big Sur, Stanford, and Rochester jazz festivals in addition to televised performances for CNN Showbiz Today and numerous PBS specials. Clinician, lecturer in jazz history, and ensemble instructor at the Stanford, Oaktown and Cazadero jazz workshops.
Hamir Atwal / Drums
B.M. Berklee College of Music. Performed with Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Michael Formanek, Dayna Stephens and Jeff Denson among others, and is also a member of the internationally touring pop group, Tune Yards. Atwal is an active educator and has given clinics/classes at notable music schools including the California Institute of the Arts, Peabody Conservatory, Music Academy International, the Stanford Jazz Workshop, and Jazz Camp West. He is a faculty member at the California Jazz Conservatory.
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