Out Of The Shadows - Music

One Of The Country's Foremost Woodwind Artists Chris Vadala Is In Demand As A Jazz/classical Performer And Educator. He Has Appeared On More Than 100 Recordings To Date As Well As Innumerable Jingle Sessions Film And TV Scores Performing On All The Saxophones Flutes And Clarinets. A Native Of Poughkeepsie N.Y. He Graduated From The Eastman School Of Music Earning The Honor Of The Performer's Certificate In Saxophone As Well As A B.M. In Music Education Received An M.A. In Clarinet From Connecticut College And Pursued Postgraduate Study In Woodwinds At Eastman.. Professor Vadala Director Of Jazz Studies And Saxophone Professor Is A Distinguished Scholar-Teacher At The University Of Maryland. Previous Academic Appointments Include Teaching Studio Woodwinds And Conducting Jazz Ensembles At Connecticut College Montgomery College Hampton University Prince George's Community College And Mount Vernon College As Well As Visiting Professor Of Saxophone At The Eastman School Of Music 1995 And 2001. Mr. Vadala's Performing Career Has Been Highlighted By A Long Tenure As Standout Woodwind Artist With The Internationally Recognized Chuck Mangione Quartet Which Included Performances In All 50 States Canada Australia Japan Phillipines China Brazil Mexico Argentina Bermuda Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Dominican Republic England Italy France Germany Austria Netherlands Poland Belgium And Switzerland And Performing Credits On Five Gold And Two Platinum Albums Plus Two Grammy One Emmy One Georgie AGVA And One Golden Globe Award. In Addition He Has Performed And/or Recorded With Such Greats As Dizzy Gillespie Quincy Jones B.B. King Chick Corea Ella Fitzgerald Aretha Franklin Placido Domingo Sarah Vaughn Natalie Cole Herbie Hancock Ray Charles Stevie Wonder Henry Mancini Doc Severinsen Joe Lovano And Many Others. As Of 2009 He Became A Regular Member Of The Award-Winning Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra And Has Been The First Call Saxophonist With National Symphony Orchestra For Many Years. As One Of The Selmer Company's Most Requested Artist In Residence Clinicians Mr. Vadala Travels Worldwide Performing With And Conducting Student And Professional Jazz Ensembles Symphonic Bands And Orchestras. He Has Appeared With Countless Musical Ensembles Across The Nation And Canada And Has Conducted 46 All-State 1 All-Eastern As Well As Numerous All-County And All-District Jazz Ensembles. Mr. Vadala Served Three Terms As President Of The Maryland Unit Of The International Association For Jazz Education Was A Permanent Member Of Its MD Executive Board College Faculty Representative And A Woodwind Representative To The International Resource Team. In 2009 He Became A Member Of The Award-Winning Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Saxophone Section. Mr. Vadala's Column On Woodwind Doubling Appeared Regularly In The Saxophone Journal For Over 10 Years And He Has Authored Articles For Many Other Magazines. A Downbeat Magazine Poll Finalist In Four Categories And The Recipient Of A National Endowment For The Arts Jazz Study Grant He Has Published A Number Of Original Compositions And Arrangements Medici Music & Cimarron Music Press . His Book Improve Your Doubling Dorn Productions Is Acclaimed As A Valuable Addition To Woodwind Literature. In Addition To His Debut Solo CD Out Of The Shadows Amazon.Com Art Of Life Records Recent Recording/publications Include Jazz/Rock In The USA Jazz Solos Nothin' But Jazz Jazz Adventures Modern Jazz-Rock And R & B And Fusion Solos 6 Books With Play-A-Long CDs By Dehaske/Curnow As Well As A Contributions To Warner Brother's Approaching The Standards Play-A-Long Improvisation Series And Jazz Pedagogy The Jazz Educator's Handbook And Resource Guide . He Also Has The Honor Of Being Included In A New Publication "The History Of The Top 40 Sax Solos 1955-1998 ." Visit His Www.Chrisvadala.Com Website For Additional Information On Discography Bio Info Publications Calendar Of Performances Booking Request Form CD Purchases Sound Bytes And More! read less