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2008-09 - MSU College of Music - Michigan State University

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Jazz StudiesWess Warmdaddy Anderson, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Jazz SaxophoneWess Anderson is a longtime member <strong>of</strong> the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and sax player for WyntonMarsalis’ band. In 1988, he became a member <strong>of</strong> Wynton Marsalis’ Septet, with which he toured andrecorded for seven years, and has been a member <strong>of</strong> the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra since it begantouring in 1992. As a leader, Anderson has recorded and released three solo albums entitled "Warmdaddyin the Garden <strong>of</strong> Swing" (1994), "The Ways <strong>of</strong> Warmdaddy" (1996), and "Live at the Village Vanguard"(1999). Anderson is a frequent participant in Jazz at Lincoln Center educational events, and he served onthe faculty <strong>of</strong> the Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies.Office: 301 <strong>Music</strong> PracticePhone: (517) 432-2270Email: ande1200@msu.eduWebsite: http://www.music.msu.edu/pr<strong>of</strong>essors<strong>of</strong>jazzDerrick Gardner, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Jazz TrumpetDerrick Gardner has performed worldwide, working with some <strong>of</strong> the biggest names in jazz, includingDizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Frank Foster, Jon Faddis, Nancy Wilson, Tony Bennett, Joe Williams,Rufus Reid, Clark Terry, Kenny Baron and James Moody. He is a former member <strong>of</strong> the world famousCount Basie Orchestra, and is featured on the Grammy award winning recording "The Count BasieOrchestra Live at Manchester Craftman's Guild.” As composer/arranger, Gardner has written for theCount Basie Orchestra and also leads his own sextet, The Jazz Prophets. He toured with the big band <strong>of</strong>singer/actor Harry Connick, Jr., and was the featured trumpet soloist in the Broadway musical "ThouShalt Not," written by Harry Connick, Jr.Office: 311 <strong>Music</strong> Practice BuildingPhone: 517-432-9791Email: gardn154@msu.eduWebsite: http://www.music.msu.edu/pr<strong>of</strong>essors<strong>of</strong>jazzRandy Gelispie, Instructor <strong>of</strong> Jazz DrumsGelispie has traveled on the road with Wes Montgomery, Sonny Stitt, Dinah Washington, Etta Jones, LouDonaldson, and Gene Ammons. He has performed with Joe Williams, Nancy Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie,Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, Oliver Jones, O. C. Smith, Al Hibbler, and most recently with GeriAllen, Jimmy Witherspoon, John Lee Hooker, Big Maybelle, Donald Walden, Marcus Belgrave, PerryHughes, Rodney Whitaker, Gary Schunk, Rick Roe, Marian Hayden, Bill Heid, Andrew Speight, andWycliffe Gordon.Office: 304 <strong>Music</strong> PracticePhone: 517-432-6449Website: http://www.music.msu.edu/pr<strong>of</strong>essors<strong>of</strong>jazzDiego Rivera, Instructor <strong>of</strong> Jazz Saxophone and ImprovisationDiego Rivera has studied under Andrew Speight, Joseph Lull<strong>of</strong>f, Ron Blake, and Branford Marsalis.Rivera has toured with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and performed with Wycliffe Gordon, Rick Roe, RonBlake, Branford Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Marcus Belgrave, Randy Gillespie, Ali Jackson, The DirtyDozen Brass Band and The O’ Jays. He has also performed at the Detroit Ford, and Lansing JazzFestivals.Office: 302 <strong>Music</strong> Practice BuildingPhone: 517-432-4489Email: riveradi@msu.eduWebsite: http://www.music.msu.edu/pr<strong>of</strong>essors<strong>of</strong>jazzRick Roe, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Jazz PianoRick Roe has been a featured performer in the festivals <strong>of</strong>: Jacksonville (Fla.) Jazz, Savannah (Ga.)Onstage International Arts, Montreaux/Detroit Jazz, Birmingham Jazz, Lansing Jazz, Flint Jazz, andHawaii Jazz (with Frank Morgan). He has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Frank Foster, Jon Faddis,14

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