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Lenny Price

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname: Price
Given Name: Lenny
Address:

110 W 6th Ave PMB 132

Ellensburg, WA  98926-3106

Citizenship: USA
Phone: 206.375.5777
Email: lenny@lennyprice.com
Gender: Male

 

Objective

Education and Training

Conference Proceedings

Teaching Experience

Conference Presentations

Selected Other Presentations

Projects and Initiatives

Work in Progress

Selected Professional Experience

Television

Artistic Skills

Photographic Exhibitions

Computer Skills

Memberships

Awards and Honors

Personal

References

 

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

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.

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

Keith Washington, 1991-92

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Saxophone and percussion on tour of the United States and Japan with Warner Brothers recording artist.

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.

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

Good Morning Northwest, KAPP-TV35 Yakima WA, 2008

Live music performance with Dave Rawlinson Trio

 

Fox2 Morning, WJBK-TV2 Detroit, 2002

Live music performance (solo)

 

Jazz Central, Black Entertainment Television, 1999

Live music performance with Earl Klugh Band

 

Madonna Magazine, WXON TV Detroit, 1998

Theme song arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and engineer

 

The Dayna Show, WJBK-TV2 Detroit, 1991

Live music performance (solo)

 

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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