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John Patitucci, Artist in Residence
DEPARTMENT : Bass Department- Three-time Grammy Award winner
- Fourteen Grammy nominations
- Played on many Grammy Award-winning recordings
- Thirteen solo recordings
- Latest CD, Remembrance, features saxophonist Joe Lovano and drummer Brian Blade
- Performed and/or recorded with jazz giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Haynes, Wynton Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Kenny Garrett, Victor Feldman, Nancy Wilson, and countless others
- Latest instructional book, Melodic Arpeggios and Triad Combining, published by David Gage
- Formerly the artistic director of the Bass Collective, a specialized school in New York
- Professor of Music at the City College of New York, 2002-2012
- Performed bass concerto A Prayer Out of Stillness by British composer Mark Anthony Turnage with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, the Estonian National Symphony, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (featured on a live broadcast by the BBC), the Trondheim Symphony of Norway, the St. Louis Symphony, and the London Symphony Orchestra
- Launched interactive online bass school through ArtistWorks.com in 2013
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- Vibraphonist and composer
- Guest appearances with the World Festival Orchestra under the direction of Paquito D’Rivera, the Milan Svoboda Orchestra in Prague, sold-out shows at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and in Tel Aviv, and as soloist with the Carlos Chávez Symphony Orchestra in Mexico City
- Solo appearances with the 85-piece Banda del Puerto in Valencia, Spain, under the direction of award-winning conductor Isidro Coll Ballesteros, as well as the Granada Symphony in Spain
- Recordings and performances with his own group, as well as with artists such as Paquito D’Rivera, Claudio Roditi, and Giovanni Hidalgo
- Named one of the Outstanding Latin Jazz Artists of the Year by Latin Beat magazine Black Bean Blues named one of the best Latin jazz recordings of the year by Modern Drummer magazine
- Named "the genre's leading vibraphone practitioner" and "one of today's most resourceful composers" by Jazziz magazine
- Clinician for Yamaha and Vic Firth
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- Vocalist and composer
- Recordings include 14 CDs with Presuntos Implicados featuring songs such as "Alma de Blues," "Mi Pequeño Tesoro," and "Cómo Hemos Cambiado"
- Four solo albums, most recently "Pequeñas Cosas"
- Collaborations with Joan Manuel Serrat, Herbie Hancock, Milton Nascimento, Randy Crawford, Armando Manzanero, Pancho Céspedes, Ana Torroja, Miguel Ríos, Ana Belén, Revólver, and Los Piratas
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- Studied classical double bass with Ferran Sala and Ludwig Streicher and jazz bassist Ron Carter at City College of New York
- Former member of the Orquestra Ciutat de Barcelona and the Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure
- Performances and recordings with Brad Mehldau, Jimmy Cobb, Tete Montoliu, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Perico Sambeat, Paquito D'Rivera, and Wynton Marsalis
- Member of Chano Dominguez's band
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Polo Orti, Instructor
DEPARTMENT : Contemporary Performance – Valencia- Jazz pianist and composer
- Author of "Vals" and "Be Bop Blues," included in the Superior Music Conservatories repertoire
- Three compositions (Quick and Running, Autumn, and Tiempos Felices) included in Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Mitchel Forman, Will Lee, and Peter Eskine’s album Reunion, which reached the top of the U.S. Billboard charts
- Performances with Herbie Hancock, the Yellowjackets, Tete Montoliú, the New York Voices, the Eric Marienthal Band, the Michel Camilo Trio, Gary Burton, Antonio Sánchez, Scott Colley, and Julian Lage
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- Master’s degree in education and ICT (e-learning), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Degree in jazz, Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya
- Bachelor of music degree in jazz composition, Berklee College of Music
- Project director or guest conductor of medium to big band ensembles worldwide
- Former director of L’Aula de Música Moderna i Jazz at the Fundació Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain
- Alto and soprano saxophonist
- Studied harmony and arrangements with Zé Eduardo at the Taller de Músics
- Attended the New School in New York and performed with Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb, and Joe Chambers
- Performances with Steve Lacy, Daniel Humair, Fred Hersch, Bob Moses, Louis Bellson, Michael Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Maria Schneider, Pat Metheny, and Kenny Wheeler
- More than 20 recordings as a leader and nearly 100 recordings as a sideman, with such artists as Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Tete Montoliu
- Latin Grammy nominee
- Winner of numerous awards, including the Bird Award given by the North Sea Jazz Festival and best recording of the year (Flamenco Big Band)