First Name

Michael

College/University:

Berklee, WCSU, BU

I am here for:

Gigs, Educational Purposes, Meet Players, Networking

Whom I want to meet:

Jazz players, people interested in visiting my blog.

Employment Status

Employed

Occupation:

Muscian, teacher

Employer:

Valley Central School District

About Me:

I am a Doctoral candidate at BU. My research is focused on discovering the processes and experiences that help individuals find their unique conversational voices within the jazz idiom.

Musical Background & Experience:

Free lance performer for 30+ years. Public school music teacher grades 4-12 for 15+ years.

Website:

http://www.jazzsaxophonists.com

Website:

http://www.mikeantonelli.com

Why I love jazz:

Jazz is where the ultimate musical conversations take place.

Music:

Woody-n-Me by Michael's Jazz Quartet Released April, 2008

Top 5 Desert Island Discs:

Coltrane Jazz
Ah Um- Mingus
Wide Angles- Brecker
On this Day- Lovano
Birdsongs- Lovano

Books:

Jazz Cultures- David Ake
Outliers- Malcolm Gladwell
Thinking in Jazz- Paul Berliner
The World According to Garp- John Irving

Television:

Live Sports
NCIS

Movies:

Random Harvest
Its a Wonderful Life
Star Wars- A New Hope
The Shawshank Redemption
Forest Gump