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PERSONAL INFORMATION
| Surname: |
Price |
| Given Name: |
Lenny |
| Address: |
110 W 6th Ave PMB 132
Ellensburg, WA
98926-3106
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| Citizenship: |
USA |
| Phone: |
206.375.5777 |
| Email: |
lenny@lennyprice.com |
| Gender: |
Male |
OBJECTIVE
Jazz artist-in-residence and Independent
Music Producer
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor of Arts, Music, Central Washington
University, Ellensburg WA (in progress)
Bachelor of Science, Physical Science, United
States Naval Academy, Annapolis MD, 1984
Certification in Academic, Leadership and
Military Studies, Naval Academy Preparatory School, Newport RI, 1980
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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Lupton, R. A., Rawlinson, D. R., Watkins, S., Lupton, N. A.,
and Price, L. (April, 2009). Do You Really Think Your Online Course Serves the
Students Like Your Traditional Course? Assessment of Marketing and Management
Web-Based Courses, Proceedings of Marketing Educators' Association, p. 12.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Private Instructor,
1991- Present
Kittitas and Yakima
Counties WA; Metro Detroit MI
Courses: Applied
instrumental and vocal music lessons with an emphasis on jazz studies and
improvisation
Saxophone and Jazz Studies
Instructor,
2005-2009
Yakima Valley Community College
Courses: Jazz Improvisation, Saxophone Quartet
Established quarterly adjudication for jazz
improvisation and single reed students; created performance evaluation form,
repertoire sheet, and jazz jury rubric, Winter 2008
Artistic Director,
2005
Washington Homeschool Jazz Camp, Port Orchard WA
Courses: Jazz Improvisation, Using Technology for
Music Composition
Interim Band Director, Winter 2004
Thompson Middle School, Southfield MI
Courses: Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Beginning
Band, Orchestra
Instrumental Music Program
Coordinator, 2001-2002
St.
Peter Lutheran Day School, Plymouth MI
Courses: Applied Instrumental Music Lessons,
Beginning Band
Adjunct Instructor,
2001
Washtenaw Community College
Courses: Basic Combo
and Improvisation, Instrumental Combo
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Refereed - Blind peer-review)
Do You Really Think Your Online Course Serves the Students Like
Your Traditional Course? Assessment of Marketing and Management Web-Based
Courses, Marketing Educators' Association, Newport Beach CA, April 2009.
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SELECTED OTHER PRESENTATIONS
Price, Lenny. Introduction
to Jazz Improvisation for Flute. CWU Flute Studio, Central Washington
University, Ellensburg WA, 8 May 2008.
Price, Lenny. Strategies
for Modern Single Reed Playing; Beginner's Guide to Jazz Improvisation. Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima WA, 17 May 2008.
Price, Lenny. Jazz
improvisation for Strings. Kairos Chamber Lyceum, Quincy WA, June 2005.
Price, Lenny. Jazz
saxophone. Yakima Jazz Saxophone Workshop, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima WA,
February 2005.
Price, Lenny. Jazz
improvisation. Puget Sound Homeschool Jazz Workshop, Port
Orchard WA, June 2004.
Price, Lenny. Jazz history and its relationship to 20th Century American culture;
Jazz ensemble workshop for high school students providing practical experience
in rehearsal procedures, sight-reading and basic music arranging. Hancock
County Jazz Seminar, Findlay OH, 2002.
Price, Lenny. Jazz history and its
relationship to 20th Century American culture; "Mars Millennium Project"
music composition workshop; MIDI technology in-service workshop for district
music faculty. Tour of 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools in
the Greenville County School District, Greenville SC, 2000.
PROJECTS AND
INITIATIVES
Morning Jazz Warm-ups,
Central Washington University, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Conducted daily warm-up sessions covering tone
production, rhythm, jazz theory, technical proficiency, ear training, jazz
repertoire, and playing with other musicians
Renaissance Winds, Metro Detroit MI, 1999
Founded and directed instrumental chamber music
ensemble for gifted area students; created musical arrangements, rehearsed, and
conducted for ensemble performances at Dearborn Heights Spirit Festival
(Dearborn Heights MI) and International Freedom Festival (Windsor ON, Canada)
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WORK IN
PROGRESS
Planning, production, and release of solo
contemporary jazz compact disc containing compositions recorded or inspired by
Grammy™-winning group, the Yellowjackets. Key secondary goals of the
project include:
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Planning, production, and release of companion
digital video disc (DVD, HD-DVD, or other format) documenting the creation
process;
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Professional apprentice opportunities for Central
Washington University, Yakima Valley Community College, and Ellensburg High
School students in disciplines including, but not limited to, project management
and funding, instrumental and vocal music performance, music composition &
arranging, music and video production, music research, art direction,
illustration and photography, computer and information technology, audio and
video postproduction, marketing and publicity;
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Subsequent development of papers, lectures, and
presentations on a wide variety of topics related to the project;
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Securing the musical contributions of established
artists with verbal commitments already from Allan Molnar, Earl Klugh,
Jake Reichbart, Jeff Cox,
Memo Acevedo, Nelson Rangell, and Randy Scott
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Donating a portion of the proceeds to Breast Cancer Research.
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SELECTED
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Earl Klugh,
1997-present
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Saxophone and wind synthesizer (WX5) on
recordings and performances with Grammy™-winning jazz legend. Have toured
the United States, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Japan,
Mexico, Nigeria,
Puerto Rico, Russia, Saint Lucia, South Africa, South Korea, and Thailand.
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Performed at White House dinner hosted by President and Mrs. George W. Bush
honoring American jazz, June 2008
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Galileo Quartet,
2004-2006
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Founding member and leader of jazz quartet; served as musical
director and artist management of ensemble.
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Served as saxophonist, keyboardist, arranger, and
producer of 2005 CD release, Live at the Starlight.
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Provided artistic and musical direction for
tribute concerts presenting the music of Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny, and Joe
Sample.
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Central Washington University
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Guest soloist with CWU Jazz Band I and Professor John Harbaugh
for John Moawad Invitational Jazz Festival, Ellensburg WA, January 2008
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Guest soloist with CWU Jazz Band I and leader of Galileo Quartet during
engagements at Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux, Switzerland), Luxembourg
Gardens (Paris, France), and North Sea Jazz
Festival (The Hague, Netherlands), July
2005
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Guest soloist with CWU Jazz Band I and Vocal Jazz
I on recruiting tour of Washington State, Spring 2005
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Keith
Washington, 1991-92
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Saxophone and percussion on tour of the United States and Japan with
Warner Brothers recording artist.
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Recording and
Touring Artist,
1990-present
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Recorded as sideman on nearly 50 projects for artists including
David Peaston, Earl Klugh, Randy Crawford, and The Four Tops.
View discography »
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Performed at nearly 140 venues in 5 countries
View venue list »
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Performed at more than 50 festivals in 12 countries
View festival list »
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Served as multi-instrumentalist, composer,
arranger, producer, and art director of 1993 Darcel Browne recording, Why.
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Served as multi-instrumentalist, vocalist,
composer, arranger, producer, executive producer, and art director of 1990 debut
solo recording, From My Heart. This project earned Grammy
entry nominations in the Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Best Instrumental
Solo [Jazz], and Best New Artist categories.
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Store Manager, The Musicland Group,
1988-1991
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Responsible for successful operation of
entertainment retail store with an annual sales volume of $781,000 and on-hand
inventory of $1.5 million
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Hired and supervised staff of seven (7) sales
associates and two (2) entry-level management personnel; achieved 8% increase in
annual sales vs. 1.68% for entire company during the same period
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Conducted independent purchasing from outside
vendors by projecting purchasing trends through sales volume analysis
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Directed store merchandising
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Advised national-chain R&B/Jazz buyer by
researching and projecting local/regional buying trends.
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TELEVISION
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Good Morning Northwest, KAPP-TV35
Yakima WA, 2008
Live music performance with Dave Rawlinson
Trio
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Fox2 Morning, WJBK-TV2 Detroit, 2002
Live music performance (solo)
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Jazz Central, Black Entertainment
Television, 1999
Live music performance with Earl Klugh
Band
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Madonna Magazine, WXON
TV Detroit, 1998
Theme song arranger,
multi-instrumentalist, and engineer
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The Dayna Show, WJBK-TV2 Detroit, 1991
Live music performance (solo)
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Inside Inkster, Barden
Cablevision, 1990
Theme song composer,
arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and engineer
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ARTISTIC SKILLS
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Music Composition and
Arranging |
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Music Production |
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Music Publishing |
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Web Design |
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Graphic Design |
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PHOTOGRAPHIC
EXHIBITIONS
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Heaven and Earth, First
Friday Art Walk, Ellensburg WA, April 2009 |
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Life on the Road, First
Friday Art Walk, Ellensburg WA, July 2009 |
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COMPUTER SKILLS
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Finale 2009, MS Excel, MS FrontPage, MS
Outlook, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, MS Word, Paint Shop
Pro 8, Sonar 8.52, Quicken |
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MEMBERSHIPS
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Voting Member, National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) |
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Member, NARAS Producers and
Engineers Wing |
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Member, North American
Saxophone Alliance |
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AWARDS AND HONORS
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Grammy entry nomination in Best Instrumental
Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) category for "Midnight
Dance" (Dave Rawlinson Band), 2008 |
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Promising Arts Leader, 2006 |
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Special Assistant in Jazz,
Full tuition scholarship, Central Washington University,
2006 |
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Grammy entry nominations in
the Best New Artist, Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, and
Best Instrumental Solo [Jazz] categories, 1990 |
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PERSONAL
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Honorable discharge, US Navy, 1984 |
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Interests include music, cinema, photography,
cooking, hiking, cycling, and travel |
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REFERENCES
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Excellent references available upon request.
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