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Spenard Jazz Fest 2010 at The Organic Oasis Restaurant

June 6, 2010 from 6pm to 7pm
The 3rd annual Spenard Jazz Fest 2010 based in Anchorage, AK runs from June 11-13, 2010. It features original music by more than 20 of Alaska's creative composers, including John Damberg (2010 Rasmuson Foundation Artist Fellowship award winner), Yngvil Vatn Guttu (Norweigen expat jazz trumpet artist and SJF organizer), Rick Zelinsky (Anchorage saxophone wizard), Daryl Hollingsworth, Mark Teckinbrock & the Elite 9 (Seward, AK's creative gurus), Anthony Reed (Anchorage's new upcoming trombone…See More
Jun 6, 2010
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First Name
John
College/University:
University of Alaska Anchorage
I am here for:
Gigs, Job Inquiries, Educational Purposes, Meet Players, Networking
Whom I want to meet:
1. Concert and education promoters who will hire me to teach clinics, workshop and perform concerts on the vibes, marimba, steel drum, percussion instruments in a jazz and Latin setting
2. Jazz Clinicians/educators who have national recognition for my Alaska Jazz Workshop Summer Camps at the University of Alaska Anchorage
3. Other musicians who want to collaborate with me in composition and performing from around the world
Employment Status
Self-Employed
Occupation:
Music instructor and professional percussionist
Employer:
University of Alaska Anchorage, Self Employed as a music teacher in percussion and jazz studies
About Me:
John Damberg is the Instructor of Percussion at the University of Alaska Anchorage where he directs the UAA Percussion Ensemble, maintains a full studio of percussion students and he teaches courses in Percussion Methods, and the Appreciation of World Music Cultures. In 1995 John founded the Alaska Jazz Workshop, a non profit Jazz Education Institute where professional jazz artists mentor with Middle School, High School and College age students. Courses taught include jazz improvisation, theory, Jazz History, jazz repertoire and performance skills. Since its inception the Alaska Jazz Workshop has worked with over 2000 students. John is also the president of the Percussive Arts Society Alaska Chapter (PAS).

As a composer John is focused on writing original music for: the John Damberg Latin Jazz Quintet, , the JoMaLa Jazz Quintet, the Human Hands Composers and Improvisors Ensemble, the Sourdough Ragtime Orchestra, and feature length travel and industrial videos using computer technology. To his credit are many CD releases including: Azure-JoMaLa Jazz Quintet (2005), Angie’s Samba-John Damberg Latin Jazz Quintet (1998), Human Hands (1993), the Chilkoot March (1990), and Soaring (1986).

As a performer John is very active in the Anchorage Music Scene. He is the leader of the John Damberg Latin Jazz Quintet, co-leader of the JoMaLa Jazz Quintet; he has performed regularly with the Anchorage Symphony and he has backed up numerous nationally acclaimed jazz artists including: Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Shew, Oscar Stagnaro, Steve Erquiaga, Mimi Fox, Michael Davis, Carl Saunders, Michael Davis, Jovino Santos Neto, Denis DiBlasio, Don Lanphere, Dan Balmer, Rebeca Mauelon, Joshua Davis, Bobby Watson, and Saturday Night Live Percussionist Valerie Naranjo.
Musical Background & Experience:
Percussionist, Educator, and Composer

Work Experience

Performance Experience

Jazz Artists: 1971-present-Vibist, Drummer and Percussionist
John Damberg Latin Jazz Quintet, Wynton Marsalis, Milt Jackson, Cedar Walton, Oscar Stagnaro, Roscoe Mitchell, Denis Diblasio, Jovino Santos Neto, Steve Erquiaga, Dan Balmer, Michael Davis, Allison Miller, Don Lanphere, Jay Thomas, Nadine Shanti, Human Hands Composers Ensemble, Barney McClure, Joshua Davis, Paul Lucas, Peggy Stern, Bobby Shew, Bill Molenhof, Carl Saunders, Carl Fontana, and the Snapping Turtle Swing Band, Roy Cummings Big Band, etc.
Popular Entertainers: 1971-present-Percussionist and Drummer for
Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Harry Connick Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., the Temptations, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dionne Warwick, Liberace, Joel Gray, Robert Goulet, Bob Hope, Steve Allen, Roger Williams, Sherri Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Shields and Yarnell, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Leslie Uggims, the Mills Brothers, John (J.R.) Robinson, Carol Lawrence, James Darren, Mimi Hines, Tex Beneke, Kay Starr, Frankie Laine, Sherie Lewis, Sammy Kahn, Gorden Macrae, Tony Martin, Scott Cossu, Les and Larry Elgart Big Band, Mitch Miller, etc.
Broadway Shows: 1968-Present-Percussionist and Drummer
A Chorus Line, The Wiz, Man of La Mancha, The King and I, Pal Joey, Cabaret, The Fantastiks, Brigadoon, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Guys and Dolls, Sugar Babies, George M., Little Abner, The Boyfriend


Classical: Percussionist Michigan: 1973-1979
The Detroit , Flint , Lansing, Saginaw, Grosse Pointe, West Bloomfield, Dearborn Symphony Orchestras
Washington: 1979-1991
The Broadway, Bellevue, Federal Way Symphony Orchestras
Alaska: 1991-Present
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra-1991-1993
Director of UAA Percussion Ensemble
Music Director for UAA production of Cabaret-1996
Washington-1999
Seattle Symphony
Cascade Symphony
Soloist
1979 Oakland Michigan University Orchestra
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion-Bartok
1989 Master’s Recital: University of Washington
1996 Anchorage Community Orchestra
Concerto for Percussion-Darius Milhaud

Other Music Related Work Experience

Music Composer and Arranger: Anchorage, Seattle, Detroit 1976-present
Commissions: MIDI Computer Music Scores for: Alaska Video Postcards videos including Monty The Moose and Cruising to Alaska; and Highlights of Alaska for Gray Line of Alaska. Computer based arrangements and transcriptions for the Libby Roderick Song Book, Tonal Resources by Joe Craig and All About Us, a childrens’ show in Detroit.

Publications: Azure CD (2005), Angie’s Samba CD (1998) by the John Damberg Latin Jazz Quintet, Human Hands Jazz Quintet CD (1993), The Chilkoot March ragtime cassette tape (1991), and Soaring , an original jazz cassette (1985).

Arrangements: Over 2,000 arrangements for dance band and for percussion ensemble including “Samba De Orpheus” , “The Hammer” and An Evening with Mr. M.

Teaching Experience

University of Alaska Anchorage: Anchorage, AK 1991- Present
Adjunct Instructor of Music. Director of the UAA Percussion Ensemble. Instructor of Applied Percussion, Percussion Methods, and Introduction to Ethnomusicology. Founder of the UAA Jazz Week Concert Benefit Series and the UAA Jazz Outreach Program in the schools.

Alaska Jazz Workshop: a 501 (c) 3 non-profit jazz education service organization) Anchorage, AK 1995- Present
Founder, Coordinator and Instructor of the Small Jazz Combo Improvisation Class for beginning to advanced middle and high school students. Mentored as a Jazz Master Artist with over 1000 Alaskan music students in the art of jazz improvisation, music theory, jazz history through the study of jazz repertoire.

John Damberg Creative Music: Anchorage, Seattle, Detroit 1971-present
Music Clinician in Percussion and Jazz Performance, History and Theory.
Private Music Instructor in Percussion, Theory, Improvisation and Computer Music Applications.

Seward Middle High School: Seward, AK 1998-1999
Music Teacher grades 7-12: Director of the High School Concert/Jazz Band and the Concert Choir and the Middle School Band and Choir. Taught Middle School exploratory Music Appreciation class. Organized group concerts, festival events and coordinated music scholarship fund raiser concerts. Developed a strong Band and Choir Boosters Club.

University of Alaska Anchorage: Anchorage, AK Winter 1997
Student teacher in Colony and Service High Schools. Directed the Concert and Symphonic Bands, the Jazz Band, the Concert and Soprano choirs and the guitar class. Coached students on an individual basis, kept daily lesson plans and assessed student performance. Made conference calls to parents of the students.


University of Alaska Anchorage: Anchorage, AK Fall 1996
Student Practicum: Hanshew Middle School Observed and directed two intermediate and three beginning bands composed of 310 students per day. Practiced conducting techniques,
communication, classroom management and student assessment skills.


Anchorage School District: Anchorage, AK 1994-2003
Substitute Music Teacher, Grades 7-12. Coordinated classroom activities, upheld school and classroom rules, took roll, and maintained classroom order.

Imperials Music and Youth Organization: Renton, WA 1990-1991
Instructor of Music. Stage Band Director and Music Theory Instructor. Directed rehearsals and coordinated tour travel logistics for twenty junior high music students.

Shoreline Community College: Seattle, WA 1988-1990
Adjunct Instructor of Music. Rhythm Section Techniques Instructor.
University of Washington: Seattle, WA 1987-1988
Teaching Assistant in Music. Directed the U of W Percussion Ensemble and taught Jazz History and the lab sections for up to 250 students.


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Music Education: Secondary Music 1997
University of Alaska Anchorage: Anchorage, AK

Continuing Percussion Education Seminars 1990-present
Emphasis: Steel Drums of Trinidad, Cuban Hand Drumming, Nigerian Drumming, Middle Eastern Drumming, and World Percussion Clinics

Master of Music: Percussion Performance 1989
Emphasis : Jazz Studies, Ethnomusicology, Music Computer Applications
University of Washington: Seattle, WA

General Business Studies 1984-1985
Shoreline Community College: Seattle, WA

Bachelor of Music: Percussion Performance 1976
Minor: Natural Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Wayne State University: Detroit, MI
Website:
http://wwww.akjazzworkshop.org
Website:
http://www.myspace.com/johndambergjazzquintet
Why I love jazz:
Its a great way to share my creative energy with other people. Its an art form that values each person's individual expression
Music:
Andy Narell
Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project
Laim Teague
Tower of Power-Back to Oakland
Paquito D'Rivera
Jovino Santos Neto
Steel Drum Music
Big Band Music-GRP Big Band, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington
Television:
Don't watch

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At 8:25pm on January 13, 2009, Lauren Sevian said…
Hi John, thanks for keeping me in mind for 2010, it would be great to come up to your workshop! Keep me posted. Best to you, Lauren
 
 
 

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