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CHRISTOPHER G. BAKRIGES

37 Heartwood Lane, Whitingham, VT 05361

Telephone: 802-368-7217

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AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Jazz (musicianship, theory, arranging, history, ensemble, performance), piano, M.I.D.I.

World Music, Ethnomusicology (transcription, analysis, field/lab methods, area studies)

American and non-Western Music History, Modernism, Traditional, Ethnic and Popular Music

EDUCATION

Ph.D. | Musicology/Ethnomusicology. York University, Toronto, Ontario - June 2001

M.A. | World Music Program/Ethnomusicology. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT - May 1995

M.A. | International Politics and Economics. University of Detroit, Detroit, MI - May 1984

B.A. | Honors College, University of Detroit - May 1980

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

Professional Development Workshop for Composers, American Composers Orchestra, New York, NY- |  06/12

Adventures in Sound Play: Creativity Workshop with Paul Winter, Rowe Conference Center, Rowe, MA- |  06/12

Jazz at Lincoln Center, Band Director's Academy, New York, NY- |  06/11                                                   

Institute on Pedagogies of World Music Theories, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - | 07/10                              

Thomas A. Dorsey Gospel Institute, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA- |  08/07
Classes in Conducting Gospel Choirs, Accompanying, Music Theory, & Vocal- Technique

Teacher Training Track, International Association of Jazz Educators, Manhattan, KS- |  01/01
Jazz in America: The National Jazz Curriculum, University of Southern-California

College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York |  08/92-05/93
Courses in orchestration, arranging, improvisation, big band, & studio sound- recording

University of Massachusetts, Jazz in July Program. Amherst, Massachusetts- |  07/90, 07/91
Studies with Billy Taylor, Fred Tillis, Max Roach and Victor Gaskin

Manhattan School of Music. New York, New York |  06/89-08/89
Studies with Harold Danko and Jaki Byard

Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont |  08/84-05/87
Coursework with Joel Chadabe in computer music and Bill Dixon in creative improvisational music

State University of New York @ Albany, New York |  08/85-05/87
Graduate work in international relations at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE

Massachusetts College of Art and Design [MassArt] | Spring 2013    Adjunct professor teaching The World of Music

Elms College, Chicopee, Massachusetts | 1/03-present
Lecturer in Music/Artist-in-Residence, Division of Arts and Humanities
Teaching Music Appreciation, Fundamentals/Theory, Ensembles, World Music, Jazz History: America's Music in Global Context, Applied and Group Piano, Great Composers: Approaches to Creativity; Assist with advisement and development of academic minor-curriculum

The Putney School, Putney, Vermont| 6/09-present                                                                                              Jazz Instructor                                                                                                                                               Teaching jazz theory, beginning jazz combo, advanced ensemble, and applied piano in an independent, co-educational, college-prepatory high school

Concord Conservatory of Music, Concord,- Massachusetts| 6/09-6/10                                                               Faculty, Jazz Piano, Theory, and Musicianship                                                                                                       Initiate jazz curriculum and conservatory theory program; Assist with keyboard core content standards

Hilltown Cooperative Charter School, Haydenville, Mass.- | 10/05-6/07
Music Consultant, 7-8th grade classes integrative arts curriculum.
Topics include: Music of Worship, Music of Belief; Art and Culture in Ancient- Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome; African American Freedom Songs; Native American Music- and Dance; Life Force Music: Reggae, Tropicalia, Rai, Morna, Qawalli, Blues; Early-America's Hit Parade; also direct student cross-cultural- ensemble

National Guitar Workshop, Litchfield, Connecticut- | 7/04-7/06
Summer Program Faculty, Keyboard Division.
Teaching Keyboard Intensive Seminar blues/jazz/classical piano, theory,- improvisation, arranging and synthesis

Castleton State College, Castleton, Vermont |- 9/03-5/04
Adjunct Faculty, Division of Fine Arts
Teaching Jazz Big Band, Music Appreciation, Improvisation, and Jazz- Vocal

Community College of Vermont, Bennington, Vermont- | 9/03-12/03
Adjunct Faculty, Division of Performing Arts
Teaching course in Music Cultures of the World

Halifax School, Halifax, Vermont | 5/03-6/03
Tutor with Special Needs Student

Southwest Supervisory Union, Wilmington, Vermont- | 1/03-6/03
Substitute Teacher, Whitingham School, Whitingham, Vermont
Teaching in all subject areas including SPED and Reach Programs

Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire | 9/98-1/03
Operations Coordinator, Office of Student Affairs
Coordinate daily operations of the student center, including programming events,- event management, facilities scheduling, staff training, and provide technical- support services (sound, lighting, video/overhead/LCD projection, set-up and strike,- etc.)

International Association of Jazz Educators, Conference Liaison, New York, N.Y.- | 1/98
Facilitate Women in Jazz, Young Talent, and Community College- ensembles

York University | 6/97-5/98
Teaching Assistant in Music / African American Popular Music
Grader/Marker in Social Sciences / Music and Society
Research Assistant in Music / Early Jazz History and Repertory Studies

9/96-5/97
Teaching Assistant in Fine Arts / Arts and Ideas
Grader / Marker in Social Sciences / Music and Society
Graduate Assistant in Music / Popular Music Post World War II
Reference Clerk / Sound and Moving Image Library
Clinician-Lecturer / Jazz Ensemble and Jazz History. Arts Education- Center.
North York Board of Education (Music Education, Special- Services)

5/96-11/96
Local Arrangements and Planning Committee Assistant

Society for Ethnomusicology
Annual meeting hosted jointly by York University and University of- Toronto

9/95-8/96
Research Assistant in Music / creating an American popular music- database
Teaching Assistant in Music / Jazz History and Repertory Studies
Grader/Marker in Music / Musical Perception
Graduate Assistant in Music / The World of Music

Wesleyan University | 9/93-5/95
Instructor in Music / Jazz Ensemble
Teaching Assistant / Worlds of Music
Research Assistant / World Music Instrument Collection.
Oversee aspects of collection of historical instruments; participate in research,- education, outreach, and external relations programs

Northfield Mount Herman School, Northfield, Massachusetts- | 1991-1993
Periodic Clinician-Special Lecturer / Methods and Materials in Jazz- Improvisation

The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York- | 7/92-7/93
Coordinator of International Programs, Office of Academic Affairs
Act as chief international education officer, reporting directly to the Academic- Vice President. Coordinate programs for international students, scholars and faculty- including orientation, processing of visas and immigration documentation; advise- students on international education options; administer study abroad programs; advise- deans and vice president on all matters relating to internationalization of the- curriculum; supervise international student associations; provide cultural- programming for the campus; write/edit publications; coach NCAA Division II tennis- team

National Jazz Service Organization, Committee Member
New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts
Ad-hoc committee spearheading community-based initiatives in jazz programming in New- England schools, local artist funding and professional development strategies

Simon's Rock of Bard College, Great Barrington,- Massachusetts | 1992
Director of Programs and Activities, Dormitory Residence Director
Live-in, full-time professional staff with the Office of Student Services,- reporting directly to the Dean of Students. Formulate and administer extra-curricular- programs and activities for campus and Berkshire community; manage co-ed dormitories,- including an international population; coordinate emergency services; write/edit- publications; coach New England Athletic Association tennis team
Tutorial Instructor in Music / Jazz Piano and Electronic Music

State University of New York @ Albany | 8/85-5/87
Teaching Assistant / Comparative Political Systems and Public Policy
Teaching Associate / Introduction to Political Science

Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont | 9/84-8/87
Assistant Dean and Associate Director of Student Affairs
Provide supervision and direction for the departments of Residential Life and Student- Activities, reporting directly to the Dean of Students. Direct all aspects of student- life (e.g. residential living, athletics, intramural programs, intercollegiate- activities including social clubs and special events); write/edit calendar of events- and student handbook; coordinate emergency services; advise international students;- assist student adjudication processes; scheduling facilities; coach Independent- Division tennis team)

GRANTS/HONORS/AWARDS (1991-present):

					2012          Bursary to Rowe       Conference Center, Rowe, MA
					2011 2010								Calvin Grant, Artist-In-Residence with the Oikos Ensemble, Missouri Mid-South Conference, UCC Arts and Imagination Initiative Arts & Humanities Professional Development Award & Academic Affairs Bursary to University of Colorado Boulder, CO; Milton Keynes, United Kingdom; West Long Branch, NJ; Elms College
					2008								ARSC Book Award, Sound Research
					2008								Faculty Bursary to Denver, CO; Elms College
					2007								Worldfest Houston Film Festival Platinum Remi Award
					2006								Faculty Bursary to New York; Elms College
					2004								Faculty Bursary to Gloucester, U.K.; Elms College
					2003								Faculty Prof. Dev. Bursary to New York; Castleton State- College
					2000								Prof. Dev. Bursary to The Czech Republic; York University
					1997								Faculty of Graduate Studies Fieldwork Grant; York- University
					1997 (also 1995, 1996)								International Student Merit Scholarship; York University
					1996								Graduate Studies Development Grant Paris, France; York- University
					1992								Artist Award, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Delhi,- India Recipient, Meet the Composer Grant. Composer's Performance- Fund. N.Y.
					1991								Recipient, Philip Morris International Performance Arts Grant. Istanbul,- Turkey Recipient, New York State Decentralization Arts Grant. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

PUBLICATIONS

CULTURAL DISPERION, CULTURAL CREATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIANS IN EUROPE FROM BECHET TO BRAXTON
"Cross the Water Blues": African American Music in Europe. ed. Neil Wynn.
University Press of Mississippi (2007) ISBN: 1578069602

NOT THINKING IN JAZZ: MUSICAL & EXTRAMUSICAL METHODS & MATERIALS IN THE WORK OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS
Reassessing the Modern, Modernity and Modernism.' PDF format (2006)
http://media.schoolofvisualarts.edu/sva/media/1403/large/Proceedings2006.pdf

THIS MUSIC IS CLIMATE CONTROLLED: CRITICAL REACTION TO POST WAR JAZZ
The Source: Challenging Jazz Criticism. United Kingdom: Leeds College of Music. Journal Issue #2. (2005) ISSN: 17405777

AFRICAN AMERICAN AVANT-GARDISM AND NEW JAZZ CRITICISM
International Association of Jazz Educators Conference, New York, New York. Vol. 24, Jazz Research Proceedings Yearbook, International Association of Jazz Educators, Manhattan, KS (2004)

MUSICAL TRANSCULTURATION: FROM AFRICAN AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE JAZZ TO EUROPEAN CREATIVE IMPROVISATION, 1962-1981
Jazz Planet: Transnational Studies of the '˜Sound of Surprise,' ed. E. Taylor Atkins. University Press of Mississippi (2003) ISBN: 1578066093

AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICAL AVANT-GARDISM
York University Libraries, Toronto, ON M3J-1P3. ISBN 0612679047. OCLC 52685618 (2001)

EVENT AS CULTURE CAPITAL: THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION IN JAZZ AND THE FORMATION OF THE JAZZ COMPOSERS GUILD. Wesleyan University Olin Library, Middletown, CT (1995, 2004) ML3508.B34

PRESENTATIONS/ PAPERS/WORKSHOPS (SINCE 1993)

THE HISTORICALLY SACRED SIDE OF JAZZ                                                                                                                                                                                            Eden Seminary, St. Louis, MO

EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF MATHEMATICS AND MUSIC: A LABORARY STYLE INVESTIGATION INTO HOW THE MATHEMATICS OF SINUSOIDAL FUNCTIONS IS USED TO VISUALIZE MUSICAL CONCEPTS  The Putney School Academic Projects, Putney, VT

IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY, AND THE ARTS  UCC Annual Conference, Drury University, Springfield, MO

STOKING THE CREATIVE FIRES: IN CONVERSATION WITH PHIL COUSINEAU   
Creativity and Faith Engaged, Eden Seminary, St. Louis, MO

SITUATING AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSIC IN EUROPE
Jazz and Race, Past and Present Conference, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

THEORIZING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICAL AVANT-GARDE: Dedicated to Bill Dixon (1925-2010)
Conference Examining Race in the 21st Century, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ' CROSS SECTIONS: IMPROVISATION AND GLOBAL THEMES IN JAZZ Institute on the Pedagogies of World Music Theories, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Research mention in Analyzing musics, understanding music: Creative work and production line (创与作) Jazz Lesson. http://analyzing-music-understanding-musics.blogspot.com/
by Dr. Eddy Chong (http://eddychong.myplace.nie.edu.sg/), National Institute of Education, Music Unit, Singapore. http://www.vpa.nie.edu.sg/music/eddychong/index.htm

REASSESSING THE CULTURAL AND MUSICAL LEGACY OF HENRY PURCELL'S DIDO AND AENEAS Co-sponsored by Arts/Humanities Division & Intercultural Affairs, Elms College, Chicopee, MA.

TEACHING THE EYE TO HEAR: MUSICAL REFLECTIONS ON MATISSE'S JAZZ
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, VT ' WADING IN MUDDY WATERS, SWIMMING UP CLEAR STREAMS: CELEBRATING THE SPIRITUAL AND THE BLUES
Duffy Dance Ensemble. Ohio Theatre-Playhouse Square, Cleveland, OH ' SPIRITUALS SACRED AND SECULAR
Motown Review. Cleveland Skating Club. Cleveland, OH

MAKING JAZZ FRENCH: AMERICAN MUSIC'S INTERNCONTINENTAL PILGRIMAGE                                                                                                                                         Concord Conservatory of Music Faculty Recital Series, Concord Library, Concord, MA

Research mention in The Excelsior Profile Series of American Composers: The Music of Anthony Braxton, by Mike Heffley. Zinn Publishing Group, New York, 1996. ISBN: 0-935016-18-X

THE JAZZ IMAGINATION 2009 PIM Retreat (Persons in Ministry) The Resort at Port Arrow Head, Lake of the Ozarks, MO

UBUNTU: THE SOUNDS, COLORS, CULTURES AND AGES OF JAZZ New Haven Jazz Festival 2009, New Haven, CT

Research mention by Edward Komara, Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal ISSN: 0004-5438 Review, March 22, 2009

Research mention in How Britain Got the Blues: The Transmission and Reception of American Blues Style in the United Kingdom by Roberta Freund Schwartz. ISBN 978-0-7546-5580-0 Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2007

Research mention in British Jazz Voices: Crossing Borders of Race, Nation and Class, by Hillary Moore. ISBN 0754657442, 9780754657446. U.K.: Ashgate Books, 2008.

' DESCRIBING MUSIC: CREATING SONIC ENVIRONMENTS AND RITUAL SPACES
' ORDER AND BALANCE IN MUSIC OF THE ANTIQUITY
' HE WHO CONTROLS THE PAST CONTROLS THE FUTURE': HISTORICAL APPROACHES TO MUSICAL STYLE AND BIOGRAPHY
' ALTERITY: CASE STUDIES IN MUSICAL 'OTHERNESS'
' COMMUNAL CREATION: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITION AND PEDAGOGY
' SAYING SOMETHING: HOW ROCK N' ROLL SHAPED A NEW KIND OF CULTURAL REVOLUTION
Great Composers Colloquia, Elms College, Arts and Humanities Division, Chicopee, Massachusetts

IMPROVISATION & IDENTITY: DISCOVERING SELF AND COMMUNITY IN A TRANS-CULTURAL AGE
International Society of Improvised Music Conference, Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, CO

HOW A DRUM CIRCLE WORKS AT POWWOWS
The Hundredth Monkey Spiritual Center, Wilmington, VT

THE WORLD OF MUSIC: HOW CULTURES IMPROVISE
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Graduate Course: Spirituality & the Arts, New Brighton, MN

THE SPIRITUAL AND THE MUSIC OF MOTOWN: UNIVERSAL MESSAGES
Sponsored by The United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland and American Legacy Magazine. Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square. The DuffyLit Ensemble, Rollo Dilworth Conductor. Cleveland, OH

RESEARCH CONTRIBUTOR, Four Parts, No Waiting: A Social History of American Barbershop Harmony, Gage Averill. American Musicspheres Series. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003 ISBN 0195116720

MUSIC AND MEMORY
Southeast Association Colorado Conference, UCC, Colorado Springs, CO

PIANO JAZZ: IN CONVERSATION AND PERFORMANCE WITH BILL CARTER
Filmed by UCC Ministry of Imagination, Creativity & the Arts, Amistad Chapel, Cleveland, OH

DANCING IN THE STREETS: DETROIT AND MY LIFE IN IMPROVISATION
Southeast Association Wisconsin UCC, South Milwaukee, WI

DOOR TO THE DIVINE: SOUNDSCAPES IN WORLD RELIGIONS
Conference on Imagination, Creativity and the Arts, UCC New Jersey Association, Central Atlantic Conference, Summit, NJ

IMPROVISATION IN THE COMPOSING OF MUSIC
Conference on Imagination, Creativity and the Arts, UCC New Jersey Association, Central Atlantic Conference, Summit, NJ

NOT THINKING IN JAZZ: MUSICAL & EXTRAMUSICAL METHODS & MATERIALS IN THE WORK OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS
[Primary Subjects: Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Yusef Lateef, and Wadada Leo Smith] Reassessing the Modern, Modernity and Modernism' Twentieth Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

BLUES SPIRIT: J.C. HANDY'S VIEWS ON ORIGINS OF A MUSIC AS EMOTION, SCALE, AND FORM
Workshop for West Coast Seminarians Forum, National UCC Headquarters, Cleveland, OH

DANCING WITH THE SPIRITS
Improv Workshop for Central Pacific Conference Spring Assembly of the UCC, Vancouver, WA

THELONIOUS MONK IN EUROPE
Colloquium. Department of Music, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB

OLD AND NEW DREAMS: JAZZ STYLES AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICE IN THE POST BOP ERA
University of Nebraska-Lincoln student chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators, Lincoln, NB

SWING, SWING, SWING: JAZZ MUSIC, DANCE, AND POETRY (1-6 GRADE)
Black History Month Lecture/Demonstration, St. Thomas Day School, New Haven, CT

SCHOOL DAZE: WHAT TO LISTEN FOR IN JAZZ (1-6 GRADE), ROMARE BEARDEN DEDICATION
Black History Month Lecture/Demonstration, St. Thomas Day School, New Haven, CT

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE W/ THE SOUND OF MUSIC: ORGANOLOGY IN THE SPHERE OF FIELDWORK
Introduction to the Arts, Elms College, Arts and Humanities Division, Chicopee, Massachusetts

THE NATURE OF MUSICAL CHANGE IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP
Colloquium, presented jointly to the departments of musicology, American studies, and African and Afro-American studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts

' UNIVERSAL BLUES: SEVDAH, SAUDADE, FLAMENCO, BOSSA NOVA, FADO
' FOLK USAGE AND POPULAR MUSIC: CONSIDERING GAETANO VELOSO AND PAUL McCARTNEY
' VERNACULAR USAGE AND POPULAR MUSIC: THE WORK OF THE BROTHERS SABRI AND BALFA
' BETWEEN THE SACRED AND THE SECULAR: HILDEGARD OF BINGEN AND SUSANNA BACA
' COMMERCIAL USAGE AND POPULAR MUSIC: ALICIA KEYS, USHER AND 3 MILLION WEB HITS
Great Composers Colloquia, Elms College, Arts and Humanities Division, Chicopee, Massachusetts

EXPATRIATION, CHOSEN EXILE, AND MUSICAL TRANSCULTURATION: AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ AMERICAN MUSICIANS IN EUROPE FROM BECHET TO BRAXTON
Conference sponsored by University of Gloucestershire, in conjunction with the European Blues Association, 2004

AFRICAN AMERICAN AVANT-GARDISM AND NEW JAZZ CRITICISM
International Association of Jazz Educators Conference, New York, New York, 2004

MODERATOR, America Wins Again: Ken Burns and the Institutionalization of Jazz History.
Symposium on the Music of Makanda Ken McIntyre. New England Conservatory, 2002

EXODUS TO EUROPE: OVERVIEW OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DISCOGRAPHICAL MOVEMENT OUTSIDE THE U.S.
International Jazz Education Conference,' Re-defining Music: Jazz in Europe,' Leeds College of Music, Leeds, United Kingdom

THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT IN LESTER YOUNG'S SOLO ON "OH, LADY BE GOOD"
Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, Vermont

THELONIOUS MONK'S COMPOSITIONAL MANIPULATION OF POPULAR SONG FORM
Brattleboro Music School, Brattleboro, Vermont

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN POPULAR SONG
Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, Wilmington, Vermont

AFRICAN AMERICAN INNOVATION AND NEW JAZZ CRITICISM
Leeds International Jazz Conference, Leeds College of Music, Leeds, United Kingdom

The Devil's Music:' THE RECEPTION OF JAZZ IN AMERICA
Fine Arts Division, Highline Community College, Seattle, Washington

"...we had ideas about Africanizing the 12-tone row":
THE IDIOMATIC TRANSFORMATION OF THELONIOUS MONK'S 'œEPISTROPHY' IN EUROPE
The College Music Society, Northeast Chapter Meeting, Crane School of Music, S.U.N.Y. Potsdam

CONCEPTUALIZING THE AVANT-GARDE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPRESSIVE CULTURE
Colloquium, 'œJazz in Europe,' Charles University, Prague, The Czech Republic

READER/EDITOR, Dixonia: The Bio-Discography of Bill Dixon, Benjamin Young.
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1998

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO CREATIVE IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC IN EUROPE: AN ESSAY IN HONOR OF THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF HOLLAND'S INSTANT COMPOSERS POOL
Colloquium, 5th Guelph Jazz Festival, School of Literatures and Performance Studies in English.

JAZZ AND THE SEVEN-YEAR ITCH: A CENTURY OF CHANGE
Glendon College, Living and Learning in Retirement/'Performing Arts in Toronto'

CULTURE JAZZ: THE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
AVANT-GARDE MUSIC IN EUROPE
Indiana University of Pennsylvania/Sydney Bechet World Music Symposium

NOTIONS OF THE NEW: THE INCURSION OF NEW BLACK MUSIC IN EUROPE
University of Michigan/Music and Dance of Africa and the Diaspora

THE MUSIC OF BILL DIXON AND ANTHONY BRAXTON
York University/Dacary Hall Lecture Series

INVENTING THE HERITAGE OF HARMONY: CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND NATION IN THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA (S.P.E.B.Q.S.A.)
York University, Division of Social Anthropology/'Ethnicity and Nationalism'

BLACK MUSIC AS DOUBLE DIASPORA: PRECURSORS TO THE 'œNEW THING'S DISPERSION ABROAD
Sorbonne, University of Paris/Conference on the Legacy of African American Music in Europe
(co-sponsored by The University of Paris and Harvard University)

"I want them to be clear shapes with a life of their own:'
ON JUDITH DUNN AND THE BLACK CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN AMERICAN DANCE
Pomona College/Black Music and Dance Conference: An Integrated Approach

JAZZ IN SOUTH AFRICA: MARABI STYLE AND ITS JAZZ ANTECEDENTS
York University Graduate Music Program/'African Music'

THE SEMIOTICS OF ALBUM COVER ART: ESPERANTO RECORDS AND THE NEW JAZZ
York University Graduate Music Program/'Problems and Methods'

THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION IN JAZZ: CRITICAL REACTION TO THE 'œNEW THING'
Wesleyan University World Music Colloquium

THEORIES OF ETHNICITY AND ETHNIC CONTENT IN BARBERSHOP SINGING
Wesleyan University Ethnomusicology Colloquium

MUSIC AS NIHILISM/MUSIC AS SECESSIONISM/MUSIC AS
BLACK REVOLUTIONARY NATIONALISM
Wesleyan University Graduate Studies Program/'Sixties Movements'

SHIFTING MODERNIST IMPULSES IN JAZZ
Wesleyan University Program in Intercultural Studies

THEORIES OF AKAN IN AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPRESSIVE CULTURE
Wesleyan University Program in Intercultural Studies

SURVEY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN MODERN JAZZ
Bennington College Music Division/'The Music of Bill Dixon'

READER/EDITOR, The Musical World of Anthony Braxton, Michael Heffley.
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1996

TRANSCRIBER, Saxophone Styles, David Bond. Masters Thesis, Tufts University, 1995
Musical transcription of solos by Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Ornette Coleman

FRAMING THE REVOLUTION: THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION IN JAZZ
Produced for WESU Radio, Middletown, Connecticut/'Crosscurrents'

AESTHETIC CONVERGENCE: BLACK MUSICAL VANGUARDISM AND THE GENESIS OF CREATIVE IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC IN EUROPE
Produced for WCRT Radio, Toronto, Ontario/'Global Music Perspectives

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: MUSIC 1990-PRESENT (Selected)

2012

New York: Carlysle Hotel, New York City; Grace Cathedral, Harlem

Massachusetts: Nick's Bar & Cabaret, Worcester

Vermont: Seasons, Manchester Center; Stratton Mountain Resort, Stratton; Walkover Gallery, Bristol; School For International Training, Brattleboro; The Putney School, Putney; Middlebury College, Middlebury; Ponce Bistro, Manchester; Equinox Hotel & Resort, Manchester Ctr.; Brandon Music Series, Brandon

New Hampshire: Keene State College, Keene; NH Jazz Center, Laconia; Studio 99, Nashua

	2011

Arlington Inn, Arlington, VT; Port Jefferson Jazz Concerts, Port Jefferson, NY; SUNY Oneonta, NY; Pilgrim Church, St. Louis, MO; Trinity Cathedral, St. Louis, MO; Dover UCC, Westlake, OH; Oakville UCC, Oakville, MO; Columbia UCC, Columbia, MO; Pilgrim UCC, St. Louis, MO; St. Paul Oakville, St. Louis, MO; Trinity Church, Cleveland, OH; Dover Church, Westlake, OH; St. John UCC, Manchester, MO; New Hampshire Jazz Center, Laconia, NH; Miles’ Jazz Café, New York, NY; Hope Church, St. Louis, MO; Vernissage Jazz Series, Brookline, MA; Tri-C Jazz Festival, Cleveland, OH; Fat Spy Tavern, Stratton, VT; Elliot Street Café, Brattleboro, VT; Season’s, Manchester, VT; Tabernacle Church, Salem, MA; St. Paul’s Cathedral, Boston, MA; OpenSpirit Gallery, Natick, MA; 1st Congregational Church, Columbia, MO; Central Church, Jefferson City, MO; Eden Seminary, St. Louis, MO; Avon Lake Performing Arts Center, Avon Lake, OH; Drury University, Springfield, MO

2010	Fountain of Youth, Manchester, VT The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Monmouth College, West Long Branch, NJ Hilton Garden Inn, Cleveland, OH Villa Isidoro, Richfield Springs, NY Ochre Point, Newport, RI Silver Bay Conference Ctr., Silver Bay, NY University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Tri-C Jazz Festival, Cleveland, OH Liberation Church, Cleveland, OH Middleburg Heights Community Theatre, Middleburg, OH St. Thomas’s Day School, New Haven, CT Gallery In The Fields, Brandon, VT Richmond Shepard Theatre, New York, NY Tabernacle Church, Salem, MA Stompin’ at the Savoy, Lincoln, MA Bangs Community Center, Amherst, MA Old South Church, Boston, MA Concord Conservatory, Concord, MA Season's, Manchester, VT Arlington Inn, Arlington, VT Community Church, Cleveland, OH Old South Church, Kirtland, OH Cafe Isadoro, Richfield Springs, NY
2009	Media Appearances: VT: WVPR, WKVT, WBTN, MA: WFCR, WMUA, WICN, NY:-- WAMC Concert Tour Itinerary: Birmingham, AL; Boston, MA; Burlington, VT;-- Cleveland, OH; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Nashville, TN; Los Angeles, CA;-- Denver, CO Club Dates: 5c Cultural Center, New York, NY;-- Pink's Alley, Manchester, VT; Stratton Mountain Club,-- Stratton, VT; Cavendish Retreat, Cavendish, VT; Mountaintop Inn and Resort,-- Chittenden, VT, Arlington Inn, Arlington, VT Schools: Concord Conservatory of Music, Concord, MA; Williams College,-- Williamstown, MA; Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, NH; Keene State College,-- Keene, NH; Elms College, Chicopee, MA; Lamont School of Music, University of-- Denver, CO Festivals: Belmont in the Park, Belmont, VT; Ochre Point, Newport, RI;-- New Haven Jazz Festival, New Haven, CT
2008	Media Appearances: Alternative Public Radio, Boulder, CO; jazz89 KUVO-- Radio Denver 89.3FM, KGNU Radio 88.5FM/1390AM Boulder/Denver; Manhattan Cable-- Television, New York, NY Clubs: Arlington Inn, Arlington, VT; Stratton Mountain Club, Stratton,-- VT; Plum Tree, Kortright, NY; Elixir, White River Junction, VT.; Bistro-- Henry, Manchester, VT; Mo' Jazz Café,-- Wilmington, VT; Pink's Alley, Manchester, VT; Iron Lantern-- & Olde Iron Taproom, Castleton, VT; Ristorante DiPaolo, Turners Falls,-- MA, Knotty Pine Motel, Bennington, VT Concerts: International Society of Improvised Music Conference, Lamont-- School of Music, University of Denver, Denver, CO; Parkview Church, Aurora,-- CO; Sixth Avenue United Church, Denver, CO; Plymouth Congregational, Fort-- Collins, CO; Concert for Homelessness Prevention, Salem Church, Denver, CO;-- UCC Rocky Mt Conference, Denver, CO; Muhammad Salahuddeen Memorial Jazz-- Theatre, University of the Streets, New York, NY; Williams College,-- Williamstown, MA; Avon Congregational Church, Avon, CT; UCC Connecticut-- Conference, Hartford, CT; First Church, Simsbury, CT; Archwood Church,-- Cleveland, OH; Duffy Dance Academy, Cleveland, OH; Gallery In The Fields,-- Brandon, VT; W. Dover Church, W. Dover, VT; W. Suffield Church, Suffield, CT;-- WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Albany, NY; St. John's-- Church, Milan, OH; Amistad Chapel, Cleveland, OH; Garden Inn Hotel,-- Cleveland, OH; Faith Church, Middletown, NY; Cortina Resor, Killington, VT;-- Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, VT,;Memorial Hall, Wilmington, VT; Equinox-- Hotel, Manchester, VT; Plum Tree, So. Kortright, NY; Ochre Point Mansion,-- Newport, RI; Kingsland Bay State Park, Ferrisburg, VT.; Terryville Church,-- Terryville, CT; University of the Streets, New York, NY; Hildene Meadows,-- Manchester, VT; LINK Program, Amistad Theatre, Cleveland, OH; South Church,-- Middletown, CT; First Church, Longmeadow, MA; Olmsted Community Church,-- Cleveland, OH; Plymouth Church, Shaker Heights, OH; United Methodist Church,-- Rocky Hill, CT; Union Church, East Bridgewater, MA; Preakness Reformed-- Church, Wayne, NJ; Earth Day, Church on the Hill, Lenox, MA; Union-- Congregational Church, East Bridgewater, MA; Congregational Church, Rocky-- Hill CT; Jazz On High Series, Middle Church, New York, NY; First-- Congregational Church River Edge, NJ; West Mountain Inn, Arlington, VT;-- Hartford Public Library Solo Jazz Piano Series, Hartford, CT; Cool Nights,-- Hot Jazz Piano Series, First Baptist Church, Manchester, VT; Pilgrim Church,-- Cleveland, OH; Haden Planetarium, Museum of Natural History, New York, NY;-- Black History Month Celebration, St. Albans Congregational, Queens, NY;-- Crotched Mountain School, Greenfield, NH; State University of New York,-- Oneonta, NY; South Church, Middletown, CT; First Church, Pittsfield, MA;-- First Church of Sheffield, Sheffield, MA; Christ's Community Church,-- Chicopee, MA; Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA; Church of the-- Apostles, Lancaster, PA; St. Paul's UCC, Douglassville, PA; Old First-- Reformed Church, Philadelphia, PA; UCC East Goshen, West Chester, PA;-- Stratton Mountain Resort, Stratton, VT Festivals: Hartford International Jazz Fest, Hartford, CT; Jamaica Fest,-- Jamaica, VT.; Eco Festival, Middletown, CT
2007	Media Appearances: In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond WHUS 91.7FM, Storrs,-- CT; Crawdaddy Magazine, U.K.; CTV, Bennington, VT; Cleveland Broadcasting,-- Cleveland, OH; ABC, New York, NY; Hallmark Network, New York, NY; RSN-TV 41,-- Dover, VT Clubs: Pink's Alley, Manchester, VT; Mountain Top Inn-- and Resort, Chittendon, VT; Killington Rec Center, Killington, VT; The-- Lakehouse, Bamoseem, VT; Quechee Club, Quechee, VT; Emperor at the Linden,-- Hartford, CT; Bistro Henry, Manchester, VT; Iron Lantern, Castleton Corners,-- VT; Mo' Jazz Café, Wilmington, VT Festivals: Hartford International Jazz Festival, Hartford, CT; Ingenuity-- Festival: Arts and Technology, Cleveland, OH Concerts: Arlington, Inn, Arlington, VT; Walkover Gallery, Bristol, VT;-- Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, Boston, MA; A Xmas Eve Journey,-- Christ's Community Church, Chicopee, MA; Return of the-- Light Winter Solstice Celebration, Amistad Chapel, Cleveland, OH; Bigelow-- Chapel, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities Arts Symposium, New-- Brighton, MN; Robbinsdale UCC, Robbinsdale, MN; Fairbault UCC, Fairbault, MN;-- Ohio Theatre, Cleveland, OH; Judson Memorial Church, NY, NY; Pompton Reformed-- Church, Pompton Lakes, NJ; First Presbyterian Church, Englewood, NJ; United-- Church of Montbello, Denver, CO; Southeast Association Colorado Conference,-- UCC, Colorado Springs, CO; Broadmoor Community Church 315 Lake Avenue,-- Colorado Springs, CO; Concerts On The Green, Manchester Center, VT; Art In-- The Park, Bennington, VT; 1st Congregational Church, Bloomfield, CT; 1st-- Congregational Church, Glastonbury, CT; Strongsville UCC, Strongsville, OH;-- First United Methodist Church, Bennington, VT; Ten Thousand Villages,-- Cleveland, OH; Oberlin College Chapel, Oberlin, OH; Archwood UCC, Cleveland,-- OH; Southeast Association Wisconsin UCC, South Milwaukee, WI; UCC, Williams-- Bay, WI; Western Reserve Association UCC Ohio Conference, Dover-- Congregational Church, Lakewood, OH; Capitol Community College, Hartford, CT;-- Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT; Paramount Theatre, Rutland, VT; Christ-- Church, Summit, NJ; Jazz In The Sanctuary Series, Old South Church, Boston,-- MA; UCC New Jersey Association Celebration, Church World Service/Crop 60th-- Anniversary Celebration, Marriott Quorum Hotel, Dallas, TX; Central Church,-- Dallas, TX
2006	Media Appearances: Smooth Jazz 92.7FM for Central Pennsylvania; Java Jazz-- WMUA 91.1FM for Western Massachusetts; WRSN TV, Recreational Sports Network,-- Dover, VT; GNAT , Greater Northshire Access Television, Manchester, VT;-- WMBR-FM, MIT Radio, Cambridge, MA Festivals: Moondancer Winery, Wrightsville, PA; Rock and Roll Hall of-- Fame, Cleveland, OH; New England Culture Festival, Lowell MA; Manchester-- Summer Concert Concerts, Manchester Ctr., VT; Summer Solstice Fest, Pilgrim-- Congregational Church, Cleveland, OH Schools: Western New England College, Springfield, MA; St.-- Thomas's Day School, New Haven, CT; Hilltown Charter-- School, Haydenville, MA; Elms College, Chicopee, MA; Keene State College,-- Keene, NH; University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB Concerts: Church of the Apostles UCC, Harrisburg, PA; St.-- Paul's, UCC, Mechanicsville, PA; First Congregational-- Church, Chicago, IL; Amistad Chapel, UCC, Cleveland, OH; Archwood UCC,-- Cleveland, OH; Bethel UCC, Elmhurst, IL; 'œMusical-- Reflections on Maya Angelou's '˜A-- Prayer',' Old South Church, Boston, MA; South-- Congregational Church, Amherst, MA; North Adams Congregational Church, North-- Adams, MA; Haystack Centennial Celebration, Williams College Church,-- Williamstown, MA; UCC, Vancouver, WA; First Congregational Church, Hillsboro,-- Oregon; A Celebration of the Bridge Community Garden, Bridgeport U.C.C.,-- Bridgeport, WA; Soundscape Cabaret, First Congregational, Portland, OR;-- Vision 2015: And the World Took Notice, Musical Theatre Presentation for UCC.-- National Conference, Hilton Towers Hotel, Hartford, CT Clubs: Watershed Tavern, Brandon, VT; Spiral Press Café,-- Manchester, VT; Alois at Bube's Brewery, Mt. Joy, PA; Iron-- Lantern, Castleton Corners, VT; Spoletto's, Northampton,-- MA; The Night Kitchen at Montague Mill, Montague, MA; Music Director,-- Mo' Jazz Café, Wilmington, VT Resorts:-- Radisson Hotel, Indianapolis, IN; 4 Points by Sheraton, Harrisville, PA;-- Oakleaf Manor, Millersville, PA; Dream Misty Mountain Lodge, Wilmington, VT;-- Deerhill Inn, West Dover, VT; The Lake House, Bamoseem, VT; Melbourne Place,-- Pittsfield, MA; Mountaintop Inn and Resort, Chittendon, VT; Killington-- Recreational Park, Killington, VT
2005	Soloist, Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, MA Member, The Reese Collective. Chaddsford Jazz Festival, Chadds Ford, PA;-- Moon Dancer Winery Jazz Festival, Wrightsville, PA; Belvidere Club,-- Lancaster, PA; Harrisburg Community College Cultural Council Music Series,-- Harrisburg, PA; Vincent's Jazz Bistro, West Chester, PA Member, Jimmy Burgoff Trio. Keene State College, Keene, NH; Spoffard Lake-- Resort, NH Member, Sandra Wright Band, The Lakehouse, Bamoseen, VT; Depot Park-- Concerts, Manchester Center, VT Member, The Housecats, Delaney House, Holyoke, MA Member, The Reese Project, Dream Makers Theatres, Kewadin Casino, Sault-- Saint Marie, MI Leader, Bakriges Trio/Q'Tet, 5-Tet, Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA.;-- Apple Hill Music Barn, Sullivan, NH; Black History Month Celebration, Elms-- College, Chicopee, MA Radio Interview and Performance. W.I.C.N. Public Radio, Worcester,-- MA Member, Cicci Santucci Group. Street Café, Great Barrington,-- MA; Acton Jazz Cafe, Acton, MA Music Director, Mo' Jazz Café, Wilmington, VT Performer, 35th Anniversary of "In C," by Terry Riley. Riverview Gardens,-- Brattleboro, VT Performer, Gloucester Blues Festival, Gloucester, United Kingdom Music Director, Mo' Jazz Café, Wilmington, VT Conductor, Marble City Big Band, Rutland, VT. Performances: Rutland-- Chamber of Commerce, Rutland, VT; Stratton Mountain Club, Statton, VT; Swing-- Into Summer: Weston Playhouse Theatre Gala, Victorian Inn, Wallingford, VT;-- Paramount Theatre, Rutland, VT Member, Vermont Big Band, Basin Harbor, Panton, VT Member, Vineyard Trio, 1794 Meeting House Summer Concert Series, Turro,-- MA; Keene State College, Keene, NH; Amherst Chamber of Commerce Gala, Amherst-- College, Amherst, MA Member, Sandra Wright Band, The Lakehouse, Bamoseen, VT; Proctor on the-- Green Series, Proctor, VT; Bates Mansion, Ludlow, VT
2004	Member, The Housecats, The People's Pint, Greenfield, MA; Red Cat Lounge,-- Holyoke, MA; Delaney House, Holyoke, MA; Holyoke Festival for the Arts Leader, Chris Bakriges Trio, The Thirsty Mind, South Hadley, MA; Aura-- Restaurant, Mount Tom, MA; Lilly's on the Pond, Rindge, NH; Canoe Club,-- Hanover, NH Leader, Bakriges-Johansson Quartet, Festival of the Arts, Elms College,-- Chicopee, MA Soloist, Deerhill Inn, West Dover, VT; Castle Street Café,-- Great Barrington, MA; Fennessey's Lounge, West Dover, VT; White House Inn,-- Wilmington, VT
2003	Leader, Quartet '˜Til the End of Time, Sounds of Summer-- Series, Kent, CT; Buttonwood Tree, Middletown, CT; Catamount Arts Music-- Series, St. Johnsbury, VT Substitute, Vermont Big Band, Montpelier, VT/Vermont Jazz Center Big-- Band, Brattleboro, VT Jam Session Director (Sub), Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, VT Performer, From Ballroom to Bop, Vineyard Jazz Ensemble, Masonic Hall,-- Amherst, MA Performances in the following venues: Keene State College; St. Mary's Church, First Night, Northampton, MA; Union-- Station, First Night, Northampton, MA; 19th Hole Lounge, Haystock Mountain-- Resort, Wilmington, VT; Weathervane Theatre, Littleton, NH; Fennessy Lounge,-- Dover, VT; Castleton State College, Castleton, VT; Eden Croft Inn, Lebanon,-- NH; Deerhill Inn, West Dover, VT; Wilburton Inn, Manchester, VT; Turro's,-- Lake George, NY; Elms College Music Recital, Chicopee, MA; Castle Street-- Café, Great Barrington, MA; Stratton Mountain, Stratton, VT;-- Crafts Inn, Wilmington, VT; Blue Skies Café, Turner Falls, MA;-- Café Koko, Greenfield, MA; People's Pint,-- Greenfield, MA; Salem Cross Inn, West Brookfield, MA;-- Bishop's Lounge, Northampton, MA; Amherst Brewing Company,-- Amherst, MA
2002	Performer, Marble City Orchestra, Governor's Ball,-- Killington Grand Resort, Killington, VT Substitute, Vermont Jazz Orchestra, Vermont Council on the Arts,-- Montpelier, VT Leader, RSVP Benefit Concert, 19th Hole Lounge, Wilmington, VT; Twice-- Blessed Benefit Concert, Haystack Country Club, Wilmington, VT Performer, Tribute to Makanda Ken McIntrye, Tremont Theatre, N.E.-- Conservatory, Boston, MA Performer, Chelsea House, London, England Performer, Leeds International Jazz Festival, Leeds, United Kingdom Performer, Dedication Concert, Carter Hall, Crotched Mountain School,-- Greenfield, NH Performer, Shambhala/Budhist Sangha Celebration of Tibetan New Year, St.-- Johnsbury, VT Leader, Off the Square Coffeehouse, Keene Unitarian Church, Keene,-- NH Performer, Circle of Healing: Jazz Vespers Service, First & Second-- Church, Boston, MA Music Director, Keep the Home Fires Burning: Fuel Assistance Benefit-- Concert, Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, Wilmington, VT Leader, Phoenix Rising: Fire Fighters Benefit Concert, Latchis Theatre,-- Brattleboro, VT Artistic Director, Tribute to Benny Carter, Village Pub-- Café, Wilmington, Vermont Performer, Benefit for On the Rise Women's Shelter,-- 1st Parish Unitarian, Cambridge, MA Performer, Bishop's Lounge, Northampton,-- Massachusetts Guest Soloist, The Catamount Jazz Ensemble, Catamount Arts, St.-- Johnsbury, VT Leader, Quartet Till the End of Time, Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro,-- Vermont Performer, Internet Café, New York, New York Performer, Jazz Vespers Service, St. Peter's Church,-- New York, New York Performer, Soulful Sundays: Poetry & Music, First and Second Church,-- Boston, MA Performer, Hungarian Jazz Diva Agnes McCraven Quartet, Jazz Bistro, Gt.-- Barrington, MA Leader, Swedish Guitarist Jonny Johansson Quartet, Vermont Jazz Center,-- Brattleboro, VT Substitute Ensemble Coach, Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, Vermont Performer, Festival of the Arts, Emmanuel Church, Boston,-- Massachusetts Artistic Director, Big Band Tribute to J.J. Johnson, Village Pub-- Café, Wilmington, VT Leader, Critical Theory Trio, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto,-- Ontario Touring Artist Program, The American Popular Song, Mass. Housing-- Authority, Boston, MA Leader, Jazz Vespers Service, St. Peter's Church, New-- York, New York Performer, Art at the Crossroads Festival, Meridan, Connecticut Performer, Autumn Equinox Concert, Emmanuel Church, Boston,-- Massachusetts Performer, Summer Solstice Concerts, Harvard-Epworth Church, Cambridge,-- MA
2000	Soloist, Opening for Diana Krall, Colonial Theatre, Keene, New-- Hampshire Guest Instructor, Bennington Sonata Piano School, Bennington,-- Vermont Artist-in-Residence, 'œConceptual Issues in Music and-- the Fine Arts,' Long Trail School, Dorset, Vermont. Sponsored by-- Southern Vermont Arts Council Workshop Leader, Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, Vermont Leader, Prague International Jazz Festival, The Czech Republic Performance Artist, Black Light Multi-media Company, Prague, The Czech-- Republic
1999	Workshop Leader, Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, Vermont Leader, Encounters. WBNG Television (CBS), Binghamton, New York Leader, Jazz Vespers Service. First Congregational Church, Binghamton,-- New York Leader, Music & A Movie Series. Colonial Theatre, Keene, New-- Hampshire Composer, 1999 Convergence Gala. A National Contemporary Art Exhibition.-- Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, Wilmington, Vermont Soloist, An Ellington Retrospective. New England Bach Festival, Marlboro,-- Vermont
1998	Soundtrack Composer, Digital Image Gatherings in Toronto. Festival of-- digital and computer animation, Poor Alex Theatre. International Academy of-- Design, TSB Animation, Seneca College Guest Artist, Latin American Ensemble. Redfern Arts Center. Keene State-- College, Keene, NH Leader, 5th Annual Guelph Jazz Festival. Guelph, Ontario Performer, Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto, Ontario
1993	Pianist, Anthony Braxton Orchestra
1995	Accompanist, Mickey Davidson Jazz Dance Workshop. Middletown,- Connecticut
1992	Musical Director, 'œJazz Alive.' Live- performance broadcast, Northeast Public Radio, Albany, NY
1993	Leader, 8th International Jazz Yatra Festival, India; touring Bombay, Delhi,- Goa and Bangalore
1991	Leader, International Arts Festival. Istanbul, Turkey
	Music Ministry, Arts Residency. United Church of Christ. Monterey, MA
1990	Project Coordinator, Simon's Rock of Bard College Jazz- Ensemble. Great Barrington, MA Performance Tours in Asia and Mediterranean

MEMBERSHIPS

The College Music Society (CMS)
Jazz Education Network (JEN)
Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)
European Jazz Research Network, Prague Conservatory of Music, Czech Republic
Arabic Music Network
International Society of Improvised Music (ISIM)
International Jazz Federation (IJF)

LANGUAGES

' Modern Greek
' Chinese (Mandarin)
' Spanish (Caribbean)

MENTORS

Piano:

Clela Pryor, DeWard Johnson Jr., Earl Van Dyke, Nadi Qamar (aka Spaulding Givins), Harold Danko, Jaki Byard, Billy Taylor, Frederick Simmons, Oscar Peterson

Composition:

Jimmy Guiffre, Alvin Lucier, Anthony Braxton, James Tenney

World Music Scholarship:

David McAllester, Mark Slobin, Su Zheng, Gage Averill, Robert Witmer, Brenda Romero, Beverly Diamond

African: Atta Anan Mensah

North Indian (Hindustani): Pandit Sushil Mukherje

South Indian (Carnatic): Vidwan Sri Ramnad Raghavan, Tanjore Vishwanathan, Sarah Morelli

Indonesia: I.M. Harjito, Sumarsam, Paul Humphreys, Victoria Levine, Aloysius Suwardi

Arabic: Munir Beken, Frederick Elias, Costas Maniatakos, Michael Gregiann

MUSICAL EXPERIENCE Highlight performances with:

Saxophonists	Bassists	Drummers	Guitarists
Cliff Aerie Michael Attias Paul Austerlitz Steve Berlin Anthony Braxton Leonard Brown Erik Elligers Marco Eneidi Joe Ford Russ Gershon Ron Gozzo Charlie Kohlhase Erik Lawrence James 'Ace' Leonard Jonathan Lorentz Kasuku Mafie [Norris Patterson] Andy McGhee David Muhsam Jaroslav Pasmik (CZ) Keith Pray Kurtis Rivers Benny Russell Willie Sordillo Benny Sharoni (ISR) Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith Glen Spearman Salim Washington Mark Whitecage Allen Won	Michael Bates (CAN) Mauro Battisti (IT) Phil Bowler Beldon Bullock Jimmy Burgoff M. Charboneau Bob Cunningham James Daggs Richard Downs Mark Egan Mike Fitzbenjamin Joe Fonda Henry Franklin Jeff Fuller Tal Gamleili (ISR) Mark Harding (U.K) Micah Herman Glen Holmes John Hunter George Koller (CAN) Michael Logan Greg Loughman Andy McKee Marcus McLaurine Atro Wade Mikkola (FN) Buddy Mohmed Rich Mollin Lello Mollinari Bill Moring Steve Neil Kells Nollenberger Eric Peirce Devere Pride Larry Roland Genevieve Rose Nathan Santos David Shaich Kazu Sato (JP) Jaribu Shahid David Shapiro Avery Sharpe Lou Smaldone Louie Spears (Mbiki) Kim Stone Christopher Dean Sullivan Harvie Swartz John Tate Nick Thys (NED) Brian Thomas Dave Troncoso John Turner Clayton Vaughan Jim Vivian (CAN) John Voight Ken Walker Jane Wang (JP) Mike Wittrien Dave Wertman Vishnu Wood	Pheeroan AkLaf Claire Aranius Billy Arnold Rumas Barrett Dwayne Cook Broadnax Gregory Caputo Brandon Draper Joe Farnsworth Ricky Exton Paul Garretson Tim Gilmore Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Danny Gottlieb Scott Goulding Lou Grassi Jeff Hirshfield Royal Hartigan Kyle Honeycutt Joe Hunt Randy Kaye Brian Kornfeld Baba Kwasi Olugbala Manns & AfrikaBeat Jamal Mohamed Marty Morrison Phil Neighbors Steve Ramos Karnell Robinson Steve Rose Shivamani (IND) Aaron Scott Dean Sharp Kevin Sharpe Syd Smart Tani Tabbal Michael T.A. Thompson Federico Ughi (IT) Tony Vacca Rodrigo Villanueva (Mex) Loyd Warden Bobby Ward Bob Weiner Fritz Wise	Kenny Burrell Chaim Burstein Carey DeNigris Lou Erlanger Jack Fragomeni Tim Jenkins Jonny Johansson (SED) Ryo Kawasaki (J) Scott Sasanecki Rikki Reyes (G) Peter Trias Baron T. Tymas Anthony Wilson Dan Wilson
Trumpeters	Vocalists	Vocalists
Arthur Brooks Danny Campbell Dave Ellis Mark Harvey Raphe Malik Gabriel Mervine Waldron Ricks Cicci Santucci (IT) John Schantz	Arianna Aerie Brenna Bavis Katie Bull Miranda Butler (Haiti) Samirah Evans Kat Gang Lilly Bryant-Howard Barbara Holiday	Sheila Jordan Kristin Korb Angela Lenard Bobby McFerrin Tyra Penn Libbie Jo Snyder Denise Thimes Sandra Wright Agnes Zsigmondi (Hun/Fr)

RECORDINGS

Transculturation. Private, 2010
Teaching the Eye to Hear: Reflections on Henri Matisse's Jazz, Northern Track, 2009
Dreams and Visions: Oikos Ensemble. The Abode, 2009
All That Jazz 2007, Live At Browne's Estate. Marble City Jazz Octet. Palms Records, 2007
Live At The Paramount Theatre. Marble City Jazz Sextet. Palms Records, 2007
Open Universe: Bakriges/Pelletier/Daggs. Northern Track, 2006
Wellspring: Oikos Ensemble. The Abode, 2006
Disciples of Cool Quartet. SimmerMusic, 2006
Live at Mo' Jazz Cafe/Trios and Quartets. Crawdaddy, 2006
Vicodin Dreams. The Reese Project. 95 North, 2005
Surface to Air: Trio with Denny Pelletier and Kazu Sato. Northern Track, 2004
The Vineyard Trio: Live at the 1794 Meeting House, Private, 2004
Quartet '˜Til the End of Time: Grassi/Wertman/Bakriges/Johannson. Northern Track, 2003
L'histoire de ma vie. Solo Piano. Northern Track Disklavier Project, 2002
Grassi/Wertman/Bakriges/Kohlhase. Private, 2002
The American Songbook, Interactions Ensemble.; Sound Design, 2001
Born Under the Sign of Cancer, United Nations Quartet. Vermont Jazz Center, 2001
The Magic Flowers, Critical Theory Trio. Toronto: Theatre Passe Muraille, 2001
'˜Round Midnight, Interactions Ensemble. Northern Track, 2001
Comin' Home, Robin Lloyd Quartet. Peru Records, 2000
Live at Weston Church, The Mark Harding Trio. Long Trail, 2000
Live at the Cybernet Cafe, Vols. 1-2, Chris Bakriges and Mauro Battisti. Private, 2000
Blessed Prince, Critical Theory Trio. Toronto: Music Gallery, 1998
Spiritual Unity, with Raphe Malik. Amherst: Eremite Records (compilation), 1998
Windows, Bakriges-Lulham Duo. Canadian Independent, 1998
Death By Jazz Trio: Live at Club Berlin. Canadian Independent, 1997
Anthony Braxton Double Orchestra. Milan: Soul Note, 1995
Anthony Braxton. Composition No. 17. Munich: Sound Aspects, 1994
Critical Theory Ensemble, Concert at Cubbon Park. Bangalore: CBS India, 1992
Critical Theory Ensemble, Istanbul Teknik Universitesi Vakfi. Kultur Ve Sanat Etkinlikleri, 1990
Jazz at the Rock, Vols. 1 & 2, Simon's Rock of Bard College Jazz Ensemble. 1990