Director of Jazz Studies / Music Instructor
Mt. Hood Community College
Performing Arts Department
Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC), located in the shadow of majestic Mount Hood, serves approximately 33,000 students annually. Classes are offered at the Gresham Campus, Maywood Park Campus, Bruning Center for Allied Health Education and public schools within the district. MHCC offers 120 associate degrees, certificate programs and transfer options at the Gresham Campus, Maywood Park Campus, Bruning Center for Allied Health Education and public schools within the district. MHCC music alumni have continued their education at the Manhattan Conservatory, the Berklee College of Music, USC, and at universities across Oregon and Washington. They have become internationally known soloists and hold faculty positions at well-renown conservatories. Many have also established successful careers touring and performing with Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Buddy Rich, Mel Torme, Harry Connick Jr., Stan Kenton, and Woody Herman, to name a few.
Ensembles Directed
Large Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Combos
Courses Taught
Music Theory IV, V, Vi
Aural Skills I, II, III
Keyboard Harmony I, II
Jazz Improvisation I, II
Electronic Music Production I, II, III
Jazz History
Festival Director
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
Oregon State Jazz Championships
26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR 97030
503-491-7010 (office)
[email protected]
www.mhcc.edu/PerformingArts