...........Jesse Bennett C.V.
...............................Jazz musician - tenor & soprano saxes
...........................Educator-theory/improv.technique/ensembles-all instruments
..............................373 Broad Street, Waverly, NY, 14892
...........................607.565.3729...

................. ...... Jesse Bennett Main Page

 

CURRICULUM VITAE:

I studied privately with Dave Gross and Joe Allard and at the Berklee School of Music before moving to Europe in 1978, where, for 18+ years, I performed with the Stefan Bauer Quartet, the Reinhardt Gloeder Quartet, and toured with Klaus Lenz Big Band. I also freelanced with Dennis Luxion, Charles Green, Charlie Mariano, John Thomas, Mel Lewis, Joachim Kuhn, among others. From 1980 to 1996 I was a member of the Jon Eardley (formerly with both Chas. Parker and Chet Baker) Sextet with Dennis Mackrel (NYC-VillageVanguard big band) as guest drummer, the Alex Sputh Quartet, recorded TV and radio performances and commercial spots, etc, and performed at various Jazz Festivals (eg., Leuven, and Spa [Belgium]; North Sea, and Maastricht [Holland]; Koelner, Aachen, and Leverkusen [Germany] and Sweden).

I taught Jazz and Jazz-related improvisation, theory, and technique for all instruments (individual instruction and workshops) at the University of Dortmund, Dortmund Music School Meerbusch Music Academy and Leichlingen Music School (both extensions of the Public Education System) to many young students, as well as young adults, adults, and professionals. I also gave private lessons and workshops, and organized a number of ongoing sessions in clubs and community centers for professionals, amateurs, and students. I worked for both Jiggs Whigham (Stan Kenton) and the WDR (radio) big band hand-writing (preferred) transcriptions/transpositions of original scores to individual parts. Additionally, I was trained (in NYC) to, and regularly repaired/overhauled (in Germany), saxophones for students, schools and professionals.

Since moving to Waverly, N.Y in 1998, I have freelanced with, among others, Steve Brown, the Aceto bros., Pat Kane, Brian Murphy, George Reed, Dino Losito and Doug Robinson. The Jesse Bennett Duo/Trio/Quartet has been featured in the Polyhymnia Music Club's yearly fund raisers, performed with, among others, Johnny Russo at Cornell Univ. graduation and reunion functions, numerous Finger Lake Wineries, regional Arts Council events, gallery openings, various award ceremonies (e.g: NYSCA-DEC grants, Black Student Awards at SUNY Binghamton and Mansfield Univ., NYS Wine Competitions at the Corning Museum of Glass). I've performed at jazz festivals in Corning, Syracuse and Ithaca, N.Y., as well as with the Brian Murphy Quintet, which performed its CD release concert in February 2003. I have taught jazz at various area NYS Public Schools through BOCES, and at the Ithacas' Community School of Music and Art (2003 summer jazz course). I also organized a local fifteen week long jazz series in the summer of 1998 , three summers of (first time in Waverly) music& arts street fairs and continue to teach and perform at clubs, festivals, schools, and universities.

 

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